Joyce Garrison Bishop, 94, of Beaumont, died Thursday, January 21, 2016. She was born on October 21, 1921, in Beaumont, to Mary Cornelia Myers Garrison and Everett Edward Garrison, Sr., and was a lifelong resident of the area.

Joyce is survived by her daughters, Susan Kent and her husband, Tommy; Deborah Sanford and her husband, Charles, all of Beaumont; and Jan Thomson of Goring, England; grandchildren, Shea Kent and his wife, Laurie, of Beaumont; Cullen Kent and his wife, Katharine, of Memphis, Tennessee; Jason Young and his wife, Kelli, of Lumberton; Clare Thomson of London, England; and Annie Val and her husband, Carles, of London, England; great-grandchildren, Caldwell Kent, Eastin Kent, and McKinley Kent, all of Beaumont; Jackson Young and Kolby Young, of Lumberton; Lillian Kent and Nelson Kent, of Memphis, Tennessee; and Daniela Val, Silvia Val, and Mauro John Thomson- Ritucci, of London, England.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Nelson F. Bishop; great-granddaughter, Catherine Thomson; and son-in-law, John Thomson.

A graveside service for Mrs. Bishop will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 23, 2016, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, 4955 Pine Street, Beaumont, under the direction of Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont.

Memorial Contributions may be made to Calder Baptist Church, 1005 North 11th Street, Beaumont, Texas 77702; or Some Other Place, P.O. Box. 843, Beaumont, Texas 77704.