Joyce Louise (White) Thomas Neal

Joyce Louise (White) Thomas Neal passed away Saturday, April 9, 2022, in McLean.
Memorial services will be announced at a later time.

Cremation and arrangements are under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.

Joyce was born on June 19, 1935, in Red River County, Texas, to R.A. and Louise White. She married M.G. Thomas on February 18, 1956, in Hedley.

After his passing in 1988, she later married Harold Neal. Joyce graduated from Hedley High School before moving to Clarendon where she lived most of her life. For many years she made a living as a seamstress. She loved sewing for her nieces when they were little girls and made them numerous frilly dresses. Later, she became a certified nurses aide and worked at the Clarendon Medical Center for many years before retiring. She loved working out in her yard, playing the guitar, and singing, but most of all, she loved spending time with her grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, R.A. and Louise White; husbands, M.G. Thomas and Harold Neal; brother, Mack (Bud) White; and son-in-law Gilbert Collins.

She is survived by her daughter, Stacy Thomas Collins of Clarendon; grandchildren, Trenton Collins and Ann Smith of Canyon, Madison Collins and Zach McCord of White Deer, Melanie Jones and husband, Blake, of Pampa, and Malorie Collins of Clarendon; great-granddaughter, Serenity Grace McCord; sisters, Jane Hall of Holland, Texas, and Charlene and husband, Stephen Mills, of Gladewater, Texas; and numerous nieces and nephews who loved and adored her.