Joyce Ineah Bell

Beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Joyce Ineah Bell, age 90, passed from this life, Monday, January 23, 2023, surrounded by her family.

A visitation will be held on Thursday, January 26, 2023, from 5:00-7:00 PM, at Rice Funeral Service in Catoosa, OK. A Celebration of Life will be held Friday, January 27, 2023, at 10:00 AM at Catoosa First Baptist Church.

Joyce, one of seven children, was born on January 20, 1933, to Zack and Effie Thompson, in Catoosa, Oklahoma. She spent her childhood in Catoosa and graduated from Catoosa High School.

Joyce loved spending time with her family. When she wasn’t doing that, she was a member of a car club that focused on early Ford flatheads. She also enjoyed working in the flower garden in her backyard.

Left behind to honor the memory of Joyce, are life partner, Jim McCartney; sons, Dale Bell and Rodney Bell; grandchildren, Jason Bell and wife Samantha, Traci Bell, Stephanie Phillips and husband David, and Geana Acosta; great-grandchildren, Alison, Kylie, Levi and Ethan; sister, Patty Autry; as well as many other cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends.

Joyce is preceded in death by her parents, Zack and Effie Thompson; siblings, Bonnie Thompson, Leon Thompson, Orlene Hiller, Evanell Hobbs, and Ronnie Thompson; and Jack Vaughn.

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