Mary Joyce Drew
Born Mary Joyce Brandon on April 10, 1937 in Piggott, Arkansas, the middle child of Allen and Mary Brandon. Her older siblings include Maurice Brandon (Pat), Wayma Taurone, Carlos Brandon (Betty), Myrna Kisrow(heaven) (Laverne) and her younger siblings Jerry Brandon, Martha Todd, Robert Brandon ( Beth), and Johnny Brandon( heaven). The family moved from rural Northeast Arkansas to Memphis, Tennessee in 1943, settling in the Hollywood area of Memphis. Joyce graduated from Humes High School in 1955. She married Richard Hansen Jr and they raised five children in Parkway Village; Richard Hansen III ( heaven), Lewis Hansen (Valerie), Judith McLaughlin, Jeffrey Hansen( Lisa), Eric Hansen(Heather). Their children gave them 10 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Joyce retired from the General Electric Lamp Plant in Memphis. In retirement, she enjoyed gardening, quilting, and travel. She was a voracious reader and a wordsmith in crossword puzzles. Later in life, Joyce married James Drew and after living a short while in Victoria, Mississippi, they settled down in Mountain View, Arkansas near Joyce's parents and many family members. With James, Joyce gained two children and five grandchildren. After James' death in 2019, Joyce moved to Germantown, Tennessee to live with her daughter, Judith. Here she was close to her other children who lived in the Memphis area. She lived here until she joined her loved ones in heaven on June 19, 2025. Her cremains are interred at the West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery Columbarium in Germantown, Tennessee. She was a loving mom, grandmother, sister, auntie, and cherished friend to so many. She will be missed.