Joyce Gail Reeves was born on May 27, 1941 in Dos Palos, California, the daughter of Anthony & Beulah (Givens) Mancebo.  She graduated high school in Dos Palos.  She studied nursing in a nursing program and became an LPN for different nursing facilities.

Joyce married Truman Reeves on January 12, 1982 in Utah.  They moved to Reeds Spring in 2021 from Farmington, NM.  They were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Branson West. Joyce loved to read and was talented at sewing.  She was also a fan of Harry Potter.

Joyce entered into rest on Thursday, November 30, 2023 in Branson at the age of 82.

She was preceded in death by her parents and one daughter Annette Zahn.

Joyce is survived by her husband, Truman Reeves of Branson; children, Gail Wagner of Reeds Spring, Barbara Richardson of Branson, Donald Batchelor of Kissee Mills, and Loren Rogers; step-children,  Charles Reeves of Kingman, AZ and Crystal Johnson of Ratcliff, AR; brother William Mancebo and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Cremation arrangements are in the care of Snapp-Bearden Funeral Home & Crematory.