Carolyn “Joyce” Brese, 86,
of Poteau, OK passed away Thursday, October 31, 2019 in Poteau. Joyce was born March 22, 1933 in Boswell, OK
to Don & Connie (Hall) Thompson. She
was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Poteau. Joyce received a Distinguished Service Award
in 2012 for six decades of service. She
taught Sunday School for 50 years and always carried a purse full of
candy. Kids of all ages followed her
around at church. She loved her
grandchildren with all her heart. Joyce
was preceded in death by her husband, Charley Hale Brese (January 2006);
daughter, Susan Kay Brese; brother, Phillip Thompson and her parents.
She is survived by
daughters & sons in law, Connie & Keith Luton of Howe, OK, Gale &
Ward Brown of Poteau, OK; 5 grandchildren; 9 great grands and 1 great great
grand; sisters in law, Norma Jean Brese of Bokchito, OK, Rose Brese of Owasso,
OK & Karen Thompson of Bloomfield, NM. A special thank you to Mandy &
David Ollar (granddaughter & caregivers).
Services will be 2 pm,
Monday, November 4, 2019 at First Church of the Nazarene “Faith Community
Church of the Nazarene” Poteau.
Interment will follow at Oakland Cemetery. Pallbearers will include David Brese, Louis
Gill, John Reed, John Brese, John Boevers, & Kenneth Brese.
My beloved Aunt Joyce will be missed by everyone whose lives she has touched. I remember the fun we would have at the Brese family reunion, with Joyce, Charlie, and the girls. Also, the fun visit at their home in Poteau, riding horses and sleeping on the floor in her living room. No matter what, we were always welcome and treated as if we were her own.I will always remember her great smile, her funny laugh and her big Avon collection. Rest in peace Aunt Joyce. I love you and will miss you.
ReplyDeleteI knew you sense I was a teenager and even than I realized that you were a Very Special kind lady. One of a kind. I am glad to have got to know you and that my kid's also got to know you as well. Kathleen Olson Stephens and Family
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