Joyce Wike

Deceased Name: Joyce Eugenia Wike
Date of Birth: Sunday, January 09, 1927
Date of Death: Friday, March 10, 2023
Funeral services for Joyce Eugenia Wike, 96 of Lake St. John, LA will be held at Young's Funeral Home in Ferriday on Monday, March 13, 2023 at 11:00 AM with John Barker officiating. Interment will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Natchez, MS, under the direction of Young's Funeral Home.
Eugenia Wike was born on Sunday, January 09, 1927 in Plain Dealing, LA. and passed away Friday, March 10, 2023 at her residence on Lake St. John, LA, surrounded by her loving family. She was a member of Ferriday Church of Christ and so loved her church family which she was a member of for over 80 years. Eugenia was the Librarian for Huntington High School and was instrumental in starting the Dyslexia Program in the Ferriday School system. She loved sewing and gardening and was an avid collector of porcelan dolls which she adored.
She was preceded in death by
Father- Leroy Norris
Mother- Dovie McKenzie Norris
Husband C. Dale Wike
Brother- Ardis Norris
Sister- JoAnne Davis
Grandson- Timothy Lowry
Grandson- Jason Russell
She is survived by
Daughter- Dianne Wiley and her husband Lynwood of Lake St. John, LA
Son- Gary Dale Wike and his wife Mary Jo of Monroe, LA
Daughter- Gail Lowry and her husband Tim of Plain Dealing, LA
Son- Douglas Wike and his wife Kimmie of Ferriday, LA
7 Grandchildren, Bruce Wiley and his wife Rachel, Stephanie Hawn and her husband Craig, Wendy Wike, Justin Lowry and his wife Courtney, Eric Wike and Natalie Skipper.
She is also survived by 18 Great-Grandchildren and a host of Nieces and Nephews.
Pallbearers will be Bruce Wiley, Eric Wike, Justin Lowry, Bailey Skipper, Stephen Wiley and Morgan Hawn.
Honorary Pallbearers will be her Great-Grandsons, Jeremy Wiley, Bruce Wiley Jr., Aiden Wike, Kellan Skipper, Mason Skipper and Jase Wike.
The family wants to thank Sherrie Graves and Demiko Smith for their loving care they gave Eugenia for the past fifteen months in her home, and the kind and caring people from Enhabit Hospice who were so helpful to her and the family during her last days.
The family will receive friends at Young's Funeral Home from 9:00 AM til 11:00 AM, Monday, March 13, 2023. To leave an online condolence for the family please visit www.youngsfh.com.