Joyce Richardson Mathis

Joyce Richardson Mathis, 79, of the Pleasant Grove community, passed away Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, at Hamilton Medical Center.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, John Harvey Richardson; second husband, D.V. Mathis; son, Al Richardson; daughter, Marsha Hocking; sister, June McKeen; and brother, Lewis Hurd.

She was a member of Salem Baptist Church.

She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Stephanie Richardson of Dalton; sister, Ruby Kittle of Dalton; stepson and wife, Danny and Cheryl Mathis; stepdaughter and husband, Brenda and Charles Bramlett; daughter-in-law, Glenda Richardson Fisher; son-in-law, Tim Hocking; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; special niece, Amy Davis; and nieces and nephews.

The funeral service to honor the life of Joyce Richardson Mathis will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Pleasant Grove Chapel of Julian Peeples Funeral Home with the Rev. Darey Kittle officiating.

Burial will be in Grove Level Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday from noon to 2 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Salem Baptist Church, Parking Lot Fund, 1448 Pleasant Grove Drive, Dalton, GA 30721.

You may leave the family a message on the tribute wall, upload photos or light a memorial candle at www.julianpeeples.com.

Funeral arrangements are by Julian Peeples Funeral Home, Pleasant Grove Chapel, Dalton. For more information, call (706) 259-7455.