Joyce Beal

Joyce Beal, 88, of Mead, Oklahoma, passed away on February 21, 2024, in Denison, Texas. She was born on August 21, 1935, in Mead, Oklahoma, to the late Hershel Smith and Edna Winona (Davis) Smith. Joyce was of the Baptist faith and loved the Lord. She enjoyed shopping and collecting coins in her younger years. Joyce enjoyed dinner parties and spending time with her loved ones. She also had a love for purple. Joyce Beal’s professional life was nothing short of amazing and transformative. Working in the title insurance business for more than 50 years, Joyce was a trailblazer and an inspiration for so many women who followed her. She started her career as an assistant in the late 1950’s at a small agency in Oklahoma, later moved to Dallas and worked for legendary title professionals and eventually opened her own title insurance agency. Joyce joined Stewart Title Guaranty Company in 1987, building and managing one of their most successful National Commercial Operations. She managed and closed some of the largest multi-site portfolio transactions in the company’s history and paved the way for so many others. Joyce was a great teacher and mentor, her legacy rich with title professionals in the industry today who were fortunate enough to have been under her tutelage. Joyce is survived by her loving family, including her sister-in-law Jeanette Smith of Mead, Oklahoma, nephew Hershel Smith and spouse Pam of Mead, Oklahoma, niece Annette Wigington and spouse Travis of Mead, Oklahoma, special friend Melissa Eastman of Dallas, Texas, special friend Nancy Kee of Ft. Worth, Texas, special friend Lu Lily and numerous nieces and nephews. Joyce is preceded in death by her father Hershel G. Smith, her mother Edna Winona (Davis) Smith, her brother John (Sammy) Arlis Smith, and her nephew Sammy Joe Smith. A Celebration of Life will be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at 10:00 A.M. at Brown’s Funeral Service Chapel. Services are under the direction of Brown’s Funeral Service of Durant. Online condolences can be made at www.brownsfuneralservice.com https://www.tributeslides.com/tributes/show/Q7N93FS4PRTBYQQC

Joyce Beal

August 21, 1935 - February 21, 2024