She was born October 4, 1947, in Butler Missouri, the daughter of Leo Cary Talley and Aileen Hazel (Falk) Talley. She attended elementary school in Rockville, Missouri, and graduated from Appleton City High School, in the Class of 1966.
After high school, she moved to Kansas City, Missouri, and began working for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. (now AT&T) as a telephone operator. She married Richard D. Brown on May 16, 1979, in Appleton City, Missouri. Joyce and Richard continued to live in Kansas City, Missouri until they moved to Pleasant Hill, Missouri in 1995. She retired in May of 1998 after 32 years with the telephone company. Joyce moved back to Appleton City Missouri in 2012.
Joyce was a member of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Pleasant Hill, Missouri.
Joyce was a talented artist. Her artistic interests and abilities included: ceramics, silver jewelry making, doll making, and doing freehanded drawing and painting portraits, scenes, and objects. She was particularly good at taking an ordinary object like a Mason jar, and transforming it into a wonderful work of art, with just a few strokes of a brush.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Leo and Aileen Talley, half- brother, Otis Talley, her husband, Richard, and life-long best friend, Kathy Miller.
Joyce is survived by her Godson, Tim Miller, of Appleton City, Missouri. Memorial donations are suggested to the First Christian Church in Appleton City.
Joyce was a member of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Pleasant Hill, Missouri.
Joyce was a talented artist. Her artistic interests and abilities included: ceramics, silver jewelry making, doll making, and doing freehanded drawing and painting portraits, scenes, and objects. She was particularly good at taking an ordinary object like a Mason jar, and transforming it into a wonderful work of art, with just a few strokes of a brush.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Leo and Aileen Talley, half- brother, Otis Talley, her husband, Richard, and life-long best friend, Kathy Miller.
Joyce is survived by her Godson, Tim Miller, of Appleton City, Missouri. Memorial donations are suggested to the First Christian Church in Appleton City.
A graveside service will be held on Monday June 1st at 10:00 a.m. at the Appleton City Cemetery.
