Joyce Ann Avalos

July 3, 1944 - March 17, 2022

Joyce Ann Avalos, age 77 of Rockdale, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2022 in the Ascension Seton Williamson Hospital in Round Rock. Services for Joyce will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale. Burial will follow in the Oak Lawn Cemetery in Rockdale. Visitation is 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday, March 21, 2022 at the funeral home. Joyce was born July 3, 1944 in Taylor to Ruth (Pokorny) and Hamlin August Susan. Joyce married Hubert Barcuch, July 3rd, 1965, bringing into this marriage was Joyce’s two children Sandra and Billy. Joyce and Hubert had 6 children, Ronald, Taffenie, Linda, Thomas, James and Michael. Joyce married Edward Castillo Avalos on January 6, 1986. With this marriage brought Edward (Chivo) and Staci. Joyce became a mother at a very young age. She had 10 children that she cherished. Though she did not have a lot money, she had a lot of love for her family. Having 10 children had it's challenges, but she always made sure her kids were cared for, she loved watching her Soap Operas and planning picnics at the Taylor Murphy Park with her sister Ruby. After a hard week of chopping cotton during the summer, she rewarded the kids with a picnic and swimming at Jonah River many of their summers. Most evenings were spent playing board and card games, especially Scrabble with her children. When her children were younger, she spent the weekends hanging with either her brother Johnny making funny memories or sister Ruth Ann playing games or her sister Alice just sitting around making small talk. Later in life, Joyce loved to travel with her husband Edward to Shreveport Louisiana and enjoyed playing Mexican Bingo with Edward’s family. Joyce loved spending holidays with her children, especially the JJ Pokorny Family Reunion each year. She is preceded in death by her parents, Hamlin and Ruth Susan; her husband, Edward Avalos; sisters, Betty Jane Zimmerhanzel and Ruby Roznovak; and a brother, Johnny T. Susan. Survived by her 10 Children: Sandra Rathke, (Bobby), Centerpoint, Texas, Billy Stifflemire, (Larry), Rockdale, Texas, Ronald Barcuch, (Melissa), Rockdale, Texas, Taffenie Walton, (John), Taylor, Texas, Linda Avalos, (Joe), Brady, Texas, Thomas Barcuch, Austin, Texas, James Barcuch, (Kearsten ), Round Rock, Texas, Michael Barcuch , Austin, Texas, Edward Avalos (Missy), Hutto, Texas and Staci Clayton (Justin), Rockdale, Texas. 19 Grandchildren: Timothy Ford, Robert Sanders, Kambra Perrin, Anthony Barcuch, Chelsea Menchaca, Aaron Barcuch, Ashley Barcuch, Kasey Scott, Jenni Walton, Stefani Avalos, JJ Avalos, Brianna Knoblock, Brayden Knoblock, Bently Knoblock, Kendall Clayton, Jason Avalos, Jayleigh Avalos, Mia Vargas, and Max Avalos; and 15 great grandchildren, Lauren, Kaden, Ryan, Reid, Rhett, Aly, Ty, Jayda, Kierra, Mikey, Paisley, Rori, Lilly, Sutton & Jett. Pallbearers are, John Wuensche, Karl Wuensche, Aaron Barcuch, Anthony Barcuch, Robert Sanders and Bryan Scott. Honorary pallbearers are, JJ Avalos, Brayden Knoblock and Jason Avalos.