Joyce Ann Gilbo Holeman peacefully slipped into the arms of her Savior the morning of March 6, 2023 in the hospital in Greenville, South Carolina. Joyce was 89 years old.
Joyce was born August 7, 1933, to Edgar and Addie Gilbo of Fort Smith, Arkansas. She had two older sisters, Mildred and Jewel. At a young age, her family moved to Bell Gardens, California. It was there, while attending Bell Gardens Baptist Church, that she met her future husband Bill Holeman. They married on December 16, 1950. After raising four children, she completed one of her proudest accomplishments. She graduated in 1998 from Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA.