Joyce Bone

Surrounded by her loving family, Joyce Bone of Gatesville, only 99 years young, entered the Kingdom of Heaven on Saturday September 19, 2015. Joyce was born May 8, 1916 in Purmela, Texas to the late Charles and Alma Baker. She grew up and enjoyed many life-long friends in Gatesville. In 1941 she married the man of her dreams, Jack Allen Bone. The wedding ceremony took place in the original log room of the Allen Ranch which dates back to 1856. They were married 52 years and raised their four children in San Antonio, Texas. In 1971 after her husband’s retirement, they moved back to the Allen Ranch outside of Gatesville. He preceded her in death in April of 1993. Joyce was a much beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend to many. She loved pitching quarters at the Gatesville Volunteer Fire Department, playing Bridge, and socializing with her friends, including the notorious “Lunch Bunch” and all of the staff at the Welcome Program. Joyce also loved to travel with her family and friends to see the wonderful sights of God’s green earth. Joyce personified grace and taught all how to love, laugh, forgive, bake, cheat at cards, cheer on the Longhorns, and other valuable life lessons. She had a beautiful way of making everyone around her smile. Her joy and love of life will be forever missed by those who knew her. Joyce was preceded in death by her brothers, Charles and Joe Baker and sister, Avis Colwick. She is survived by her four children: Bill Bone and wife Chris of Hewitt, Jane Hall and husband Jim Lockart of Austin, Marc Bone and wife Dianne of Austin, and Thomas Bone and wife Deena of Gatesville along with nine grandchildren Stephanie Isbell, Becca Jones, Jim Hall, Daryl Bone, Courtney Ignagni, Josh Bures, Sean Bone, Joshua Bone, Katelyn Bone, and Thomas Bone Jr.. Additionally, Joyce took great joy in her great-grandchildren: Cade Jones, Landry Isbell, Brody Jones, Langston Isbell, Lawrence Hall III, Victoria Hall, Victoria Ignagni, Trinity Ignagni, Hudson Parker, Carson Bone, Keaton Bone, Callie Coleman, Avery Bone, and Bella Bone. Visitation services with the family will be from 5-7p.m. Friday at Scott’s Funeral Home. A celebration of her life will be held at the First United Methodist Church in Gatesville at 1 p.m., Saturday, September 26, 2015 with Rev. Gene Gurley officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Gatesville Volunteer Fire Dept., 109 S. 23rd St. Gatesville, TX 76528 or the Coryell Memorial Foundation/Eula P. White Welcome Program, Attn: Cindy, 1507 West Main Street, Gatesville, TX 76528.