Joyce Inez Barnes Watzke Obituary
With profound sadness, we say goodbye to Joyce Inez Barnes Watzke of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, whose vibrant spirit touched the lives of many. Joyce left this world on October 25, 2025 at the age of 94, leaving a void in the lives of so many people. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Joyce Inez Barnes Watzke to show support.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Joyce may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
She was predeceased by: her parents, John Hiram Barnes, Sr. and Genevieve Terry Barnes; her husband Edwin George Watzke; and her brother John Hiram Barnes, Jr.. She is survived by: her daughter Jane Sutton; her son-in-law James D; her grandson John Frederick Sutton (Taylor); and her great grandchild Grant Thomas Sutton.
