Joyce Marie (McLennan) Briles

Joyce Marie (McLennan) Briles, 94, passed away Thursday, January 26, 2023. A funeral service will be held  at 2:00PM, Sunday, January 29, 2023, at the Church of Christ in Throckmorton with Mr. Royce Priddy officiating. Burial will follow at the Rule Cemetery under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes, Throckmorton.

Mrs. Briles was born October 28, 1928, in Haskell County, to Cecil and Robert E. McLennan. She was the youngest of 6 children. She was married to Charles Dalton Briles, in 1950 in Lake Worth, TX. They married January 5, 1951, in Texarkana, Arkansas, and were together 60 years until his passing in 2011.

She leaves behind 3 children, Charles Steven Briles and wife Debbie of Crowley, TX, Edward Keith Briles and wife Katrina of Throckmorton, TX, Charlotte Norman and husband Les of Throckmorton, TX; 6 grandchildren, Marissa Briles of Ft. Worth, Bridget Briles, Hayley Briles of Throckmorton, TX, Heidi Briles Vazquez and husband Carlos of Arlington, TX, Jerrad Norman and wife Nicki of Amarillo, TX, Sam Norman and wife Haven of Reagan, TX; 6 great grandchildren, Beau Briles, Lynnley and Emory Norman, Knox Norman, Carlos Jr., Noah, and Ivory Vazquez.