She was a homemaker and a Catholic. She attended elementary school in Collins and graduated High School in Dermott in 1954. Joyce was the daughter of the late Lizzie Barnard.
She is survived by one son, Wesley Bethune of Houston, TX; her dearly beloved ex-husband, Gerhard Schmalz of Pine Bluff and numerous cousins and other relatives.
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Erica Barnard
, AR Saturday, December 1, 2012 Joyce was a wonderful lady. I've had the pleasure of getting to know her & care for her over the past few years. Those who knew her know she was a double handful. She had her ways and that's the way it was going to be. You never knew what she would say or do. She diffidently kept us on our toes. She had a way of keeping people at a distance, but as she soon learned from our time together that I was as stubborn as she was and I wasn't going any where. We became friends and I'm going to miss her. She may be gone but she will never be forgot.