Joyce Marie Wills

Funeral services for Joyce Marie (Faulkenberry) Wills, a McAlester, OK resident, (formerly a longtime Atoka, OK resident), were held Sunday, November 8, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Atoka with Richard Magby and Lynn Wallis officiating. Burial was in Green Meadows Cemetery in Atoka with Brown’s Funeral Service of Atoka in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Wills was born February 10, 1938 to Otis Lee and Susie Margaret (Grimsley) Faulkenberry at Atoka and passed away November 4, 2020 at McAlester at the age of 82 years, 8 months and 25 days. She graduated from Atoka High School and married Don Stephen Wills on December 26, 1957 in Durant, OK. They were happily married for 59 years before Don’s passing in September of 2017. Joyce was a proud military wife and homemaker. She was a longtime member of Tushka Baptist Church where she was a Sunday School teacher and active in the church choir. Joyce loved to sing, and sung at multiple funerals and church functions. She also loved baking, sewing, gardening, hosting Easter parties, and hanging out with family and friends. Joyce especially loved to travel with her husband during his time in the military.

Survivors include sons, Billy Don Wills, Sr. and wife Dianna of Enid, OK, and Jimmy Lee Wills of McAlester, OK; daughter, Diana Marie (Wills) Taylor and husband Larry of McAlester; grandsons, Billy Willis, Jr. and wife Amanda of Andover, KS, Matthew Sewell and wife Ashley of McAlester, and Chad Wills and wife Kristen of Mt. Home, ID; granddaughters, Kendra Wills and fiance’ Shane of Mustang, OK, Kati Schroeder and husband Aaron of Waukomis, OK, Madison Brock and husband Lane of McAlester, Emily Teel and husband Cason of Ada and Lauren Taylor of McAlester; nine great-grandchildren; siblings, 0. L. Faulkenberry and wife Frankie of Atoka, John Faulkenberry and wife Nellie of Lehigh, Margaret Belcher of Kingston, OK, Betty Burch of Canton, TX, and Mary Paige and husband Jerry of Tushka; brother-in-law, Lawrence Bowen of Stringtown; sister-in-law, Naomi York of Tyler, TX, along with nieces, nephews and many dear friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents and husband.

Casketbearers were Billy Wills, Jr., Matthew Sewell, Chad Wills, Buddy Faulkenberry, Homer Lee Belcher, and Steven Belcher. Honorary bearers were Ronnie Bowen, Eddie Bowen, Lawrence Bowen, Billy Wills, Jimmy Wills, and Lynn Wallis.

Condolences may be sent to the family by email to: browns@atoka.net. Please reference the name of the deceased in your correspondence.