Joyce Deaton Brown

Joyce Deaton Brown was born December 29, 1940, in Hubbard, Texas, to John and Beatrice Moore. She entered the gates of Heaven on December 3, 2025, at the age of 84. Joyce married John William "Bill" Deaton on January 25, 1958. They had three children together: Steve, Nancy, and Joe. Joyce was a pillar of strength when Bill was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in his late 20s and passed away at the age of 50. Through her love and hard work, her family persevered through difficult times and have countless happy memories. Following Bill's death, she married Jim Roy Brown on March 5, 1988. They had a great life together, enjoying traveling and other fun times, until Jim Roy's illness and death in 2017. Her final love was James Hillerby, with whom she had spent the last three years laughing and talking. Joyce was a tough woman who held many different jobs throughout her lifetime, including Haggar Slacks, Chatanooga Glass Company, and Pactiv, to name a few. She served as a greeter working visitations at Griffin Roughton Funeral Home in her later years, a role she dearly loved because of the people she got to visit with. Joyce was never without a terribly corny joke or a smile for everyone she encountered. She lived her life to the fullest and was unapologetically and outspokenly herself! She enjoyed her family and friends as well as her two special pets, Rambo and Lulu. Joyce was always on the move, finding joy in being with her family and friends and in experiencing life to the fullest. She was a devout Christian and was a member of First Baptist Church in Corsicana. She was also a member of Home Rebekah Lodge No. 128 in Corsicana. Joyce was funny, dependable, generous, and there will never be another person like her! She will truly be missed by all who knew and loved her. Joyce was preceded in death by her parents, John and Beatrice Moore; husbands, Bill Deaton and Jim Roy Brown; brothers, Eugene Moore and Johnny Moore; great-nephew, Gene Robert Moore; and great-grandson, Brycen Jock. Left to cherish her memory are sons, Stephen Deaton (Bea) and Joel Deaton (Ginny), daughter, Nancy Chew (Coleman), brother, Rick Moore (Chany), sister-in-law Donna Moore, grandchildren, Jason Jock, Allison Chew, Seth Deaton, and Trevor Deaton, great grandchildren Olivia, Waylon, Faith, Qubert, Nora, Declan, Jayla, Zakk, and Sydney. special friend James Hillerby, along with a host of other family and friends who meant the world to her as well. The family would like to thank the staff of Legacy Nursing Home and Hand in Hand Hospice for their care of Joyce during her ten-month stay at Legacy

Joyce Deaton Brown

December 29, 1940 - December 3, 2025