Joyce Marie Cook, 78, a resident of Hardee county for most of her life coming from Alabama, passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Sebring, Florida. She was born on March 28, 1942 in Tuscumbia, Alabama. Joyce was a member of Faith Temple Church of God in Wauchula, Florida. Joyce had many accomplishments in her life she worked as an Interior Decorator in Wauchula and Coco Beach. She was a case manager for the Children's Home Society in Rockledge, Fl, an advertiser for the Herald Advocate as well as the local radio station WAUC as an advertiser. She was a counselor at Alpha and Omega Freedom Ministries, an ordained minister, A Sunday School teacher at Faith Temple Church of God for seven years.

She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Velma Smith and husband, Billy Cook.

Survivors include her daughters, Lisa Bolin of Wauchula, Fl; Celena Goode (Stan) of Wauchula, Fl; brothers, Earl Smith (Diana) of Bowling Green, Fl; Robert Smith (Ara Mae) of Wauchula, Fl; Jimmy W. Smith (Ginny) of Pine Flats, California; Wendell G. Smith (Tyina) of Wauchula, Fl; sisters, Dimple Tillman (Charles) of Wauchula, Fl; Carolyn Hines (Freddie) of Arcadia, Fl; Debbie DeGeus (Doug) of Pine Flats, California; Patsy Adams (Ken) of Pine Flats, California; grandchildren, Jon Hendry (Nicole), Jerrod Hendry (Shannon), Amanda Bolin, Paige Congleton, Ty Goode, Kayla Robins and great grandchildren, Hayden Hendry, Hoyt Hendry, Rylan Hendry, Layne Hendry, Braydn Congleton, Danielle Congleton and Emma Congleton.

A visitation will be held on Monday, November 23, 2020 at Florida's First Assembly-God in Wauchula, Fl at 1:00 pm
Funeral services will follow at 2:00 pm with Pastor Wendell Smith, Pastor Jeff Fowler and Pastor Billy Newell officiating. Interment will take place in Hart Cemetery.