Joy Brown, age 89, of Gatesville, formerly of Corrigan, Dallas, and Pottsboro, Texas, passed away Monday, October 24, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Jim Brown. Joy is survived by her daughters, Maureen Swanson and husband, Skip of Gatesville, Lawana Graves and husband, John of Atlanta, TX, Janie Dutton and husband, Robert of Pottsboro, TX; sister, Carolyn Robbins and husband, Bill of Dallas, TX; grandchildren Shannan Swanson-Bryan of Gatesville, Clint Swanson of Seattle, WA, Stacey Long of Mesquite, TX, Lisa Graves of Atlanta, TX, Gwen Smith and Robbie (Roberta) Barlow of San Angelo, TX; great-grandchildren, David and Emily of Gatesville, Kennedy and Remington of Leonard, TX, Devin and Ashby of Atlanta, TX, and Riley and Audrey of San Angelo, TX. Memorials may be made to Alzheimer’s Texas, 3520 Executive Center Drive, Suite 140, Austin, TX 78731.