Funeral service for Joyce Anne Cowart, 79, will be Friday, November 29, 2019 at 2:00 PM at Grace Point Baptist Church with Bro. Jack Bailey and Bro. Donnell Brown officiating and Peck Funeral Home directing. Her body will lie in state, at the church, for one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Shiloh Baptist Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, November 27, 2019 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Peck Funeral Home.
Mrs. Cowart died on Monday, November 25, 2019 at Decatur Morgan Hospital. She was born August 25, 1940, in Morgan County to Colonel Nute Kirby and Mccellar Lorene Clemons Kirby. She was employed as a substitute teacher for the Morgan County Schools for 26 years, was a homemaker and also worked as a school crossing guard for Decatur Police Department. Mrs. Cowart was a member of Grace Point Baptist Church. She loved to quilt, cook and go camping.
Preceding her in death were her parents, a daughter: Gina Kay Cowart, three brothers: James Kirby, Buddy Kirby and Doyle Wayne Kirby and a sister: Rachel Bell.
Survivors include:
Her Husband :
Thomas S. “Sam” Cowart
Two Sons:
Michael T. Cowart (Youlanda) and
David N. Cowart (Lora)
One Daughter:
Candy Cowart Roden (Jon)
Three Brothers:
Charles Kirby (Carlynn),
Harvey Kirby (Melody) and
Bob Kirby (Sharron)
One Sister:
Shirley Kirby
Nine Grandchildren:
Caitlin Cowart
Carley Sasser
Jake Cowart
Jenna Cowart
Ethan Cowart
Emily Cowart
Wyatt Kaydee
Luke Roden
One Great Grandchild:
Leilani Cowart
Pallbearers will be her grandsons: Taylor Sasser, Jake Cowart, Wyatt Roden, Luke Roden, Landon Hornbuckle and Ethan Cowart.
Peck Funeral Home
