MOUNTAIN HOME — Joyce F. Baskin

passed peacefully from this life to join her Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 30, 2020. She was born in Birta, Arkansas, on March 22, 1932. She was 87 years of age. She accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior at a young age and attended Birta Missionary Baptist Church during her youth.

She married Carroll Dee Baskin on December 11, 1949. Together they had four children and were blessed in later years with five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Joyce is survived by her three daughters: Jenny (Richard) Ellis of Rockwall, Texas, Pam (Richie) Gray of Cabot, Arkansas, Kaye (Mark) Hollingsworth of Mountain Home, Arkansas. She is also survived by grandchildren, Kathryn (Jack) Livesay of Dallas, Texas: Adam (Bethany) Gray of Austin, Arkansas; Lindsey (Blake) Lockwood of Fayetteville, Arkansas; Lacy (Josh) Price of Stuttgart, Arkansas. Joyce’s great-grandchildren are Bellamy and Beau Livesay; Kassidy, Savannah, and Macy Gray; Matthew and Anna Lockwood, Thrash Holt, and with the tenth great-grandchild, Caleb Price, to be arriving in April. Surviving siblings are Anna (Charles) Kiser of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Hugh (Margie) Eldridge of Birta, Arkansas. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Joyce was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Carroll Dee Baskin; son, Doug Baskin; and grandson, Dustin Gray. She was also preceded in death by five siblings: TJ Eldridge, Bill Eldridge, Patsy Jean Eldridge, Glenn Eldridge and Sue Martin.

The Family would like to thank the staff of Gassville Nursing Home for providing loving care to our Mom during these last few months. Joyce was loved by all and will be greatly missed.

A Celebration of Life will be held Monday, February 3, 2020, at 11 a.m., with visitation beginning at 10 a.m. by Brother Bill Hughes at Moore’s Jacksonville Funeral Home Chapel, 1504 North JP Wright Loop Road, Jacksonville, Arkansas. (501) 982-2136. www.mooresjacksonvillefuneralhome@gmail.com.

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