Mrs. Joyce Dempsey McWilliams Obituary (1940

Mrs. Joyce Dempsey McWilliams, 77, passed away on July 21, 2017, at Magnolia Place in New Albany. Mrs. Joyce was born on February 20, 1940, in Washington County, MS, in the Shaw Community, the daughter of the late Woodrow Wilson and Martha Earlene Emma Washington Dempsey. She was a Customer Service Representative for Bryan Foods in West Point for over 30 years. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She married George Daniel McWilliams, Jr. on October 4, 1959, in Anguilla, MS. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother: Gary Dempsey. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister that enjoyed sewing and gardening. Funeral services will be Sunday, July 23, 2017, at 3:00 P.M. from Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Wes Shirckle officiating and assisted by Mrs. Kristen Shirckle. Burial will follow in Palo Alto Cemetery near West Point. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include Her Husband George McWilliams of West Point; Two Daughters, Teri Watson (Michael) of Blue Mountain and Toni Jackson (John) of West Point; Four Grandchildren; Randi Watson of Poughkeepsie, NY, Jon Michael Watson of Bogalusa, LA, Codi Williams of West Point, and Katelyn Watson of New Albany; One Brother, Keith Dempsey (Martha) of Orofino, Idaha. Pallbearers will be Jon Michael Watson, Trevor Holmes, Read Robbins, Ricky Langford, Joey Jackson, and David Lummus. Honorary Pallbearers will be Cody Debner, Jim Murray, Neil Smith, Staff of Right at Home, Nurses and Staff of Magnolia Place, and the Nurses and Staff of Homecare Hospice. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude's Place, Memphis, TN 38015-1942 or to Alzheimers Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, D.C. 20090-6011. Visitation will be Sunday 2:00-3:00 P.M. at Calvert Funeral Home. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com