Joyce Marie Ellis Obituary (1951 - 2023)

Remembering Joyce Marie Ellis Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Joyce walked into the gates of Heaven, Saturday, November 25, 2023 in the comfort of her new home in LaMarque TX. Joyce was born February 11, 1951 in Galveston, TX, the fourth child of Booker T. and Ruby Watson. She was born after her older sisters and brother, Vera, Jitty, Dot, and Jean and before her baby sister Jeanette. She was quiet, shy, strong willed, and liked to stay close to home and enjoy family. Most of all she devoted her life from the age of 20, to Jesus Christ and was a member of The Church Of God Of Prophecy under the direction of Pastor Rosetta Ellis. She was the Sunday School teacher until she couldn't do it any longer, which was this year, 2023. She was educated in LaMarque Public Schools and was a proud graduate of Lincoln High School Class of 1969. She attended the College Of The Mainland and received her Business Certificate. She was a hard worker and started her clerical career at Todd's Ship Yard in Galveston, TX for 7 years. She moved on to Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, where she worked for 25 years, which was her personal goal and where she retired from. She made many close friends in her work life. In 1970, Joyce married her High School Sweetheart Curtis Lee Ellis. From this union came two daughters, Tamara (Nikki) and Alecia (Lisa) Ellis. She lived such a wholesome life and enjoyed traveling by vehicle on many vacations. All of her daughter's closest friends became her babies as well. Even though she wasn't feeling the best on some vacations, she pushed thru any pain with no complaints. She was truly a Soldier in the Army of the Lord. Joyce was preceded in death by her father, Booker T. Watson Sr., her mother, Ruby Lee Watson, and her sisters Vera Brooks and Vera Jean Watson Hamilton. Mourning her loss, but celebrating her beautiful life are her husband, Curtis Lee Ellis, daughter's Tamara Ellis and Alecia Ellis. Sibling's Booker T. Watson Jr. (Mildred), Dorothy Parnell, and Jeanette Hall. Grandchildren, Jalyn Washington, Dennis W. Henderson Jr., LaDarrian Ellis-Jones, Terrance. Ellis-Hardeman, Denise Henderson, Keiara Dancer, Dunte' Henderson, Joycelyn Dancer, Aizha Johnson. Great-Grandchildren, Kaidence Washington, Alani Ellis-Jones, Nevaeh Saldana, Ari Ellis-Jones, Kaixon Washington, Reign Johnson, Braxton Robeison. She will also be missed by her extended family of nieces and nephews who she treated like her own children. Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Friends and Special Friend, Carolyn Demerson. The family would like to thank Living Hope Homehealth and Harbor Hospice for their care and companionship that they provided for Joyce in these last 2 months.