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Joyce Ann Smith ,73, of Atchison, KS. died Wed. Feb 8th, 2012 at the Atchison Hospital.
Funeral services will be 11:00 AM on Saturday, Feb. 11th, 2012 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with Rev. Stephen Lucas officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Joseph Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:00 am until time of service on Saturday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions are suggested to the American Cancer Society, Atchison Hospital Auxiliary or the Atchison Humane Society and may be sent in care of the funeral home. Condolences to the family may be left online at www.beckerdyer.com.
Joyce A. Reno was born on April 12, 1938 in St. Joseph, Mo., the daughter of Ivel and Thelma M. (Cox) Reno. She graduated from Benton High School in 1956. She worked for 32 years in the housekeeping dept. of the Atchison Hospital retiring in 2009. She was a former member of the Missouri Valley Baptist Church, Halls, Mo., and enjoyed baking, cooking, making candy, sewing, animals, and watching television. She especially enjoyed her children and grandchildren.
She was married to John A. Smith in 1957 and they were later divorced. Survivors include two sons; Gary (Barbara) Smith, and Greg Smith, both of Atchison, two daughters; Diana Smith, Atchison, and Debbie (Alan) Melton, Lancaster, KS., three brothers; Eldon (Leatha) Reno, Ronald (Anna) Reno, and Jerry Reno, all of St. Joseph, Mo., a sister; Suzie Hayes, Tulsa, OK., seven grandchildren; David Melton, Brian (Kerri) Melton, Jeff (Shelly) Thorne, Stephanie Smith, Brandi Gilliland, Sheena and Bayley Smith and five great grandchildren; Cole Melton, Zack Thorne, Brook Thorne, Kean Gilliland, and Divinity Gilliland. Her parents preceded her in death.
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