Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday, June 14, at Fourth and Elm Church of Christ in Sweetwater, Texas, for Jimmie D. Joy of Roscoe, Texas.

Joy, 74, passed away Monday, June 10, 2024, at Hendrick Hospice Care in Abilene, Texas.

Michael Harbour will officiate the services, with interment to follow at the Roscoe Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Cody Hughes, James Parrott, Mike Casabonne, Jimmy Mason, Carl Everette and Ronny Rainey. Honorary pallbearers are Willis Hughes, Henry Don Parrott and Butch Vidler.

A friends and family visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at McCoy Funeral Home in Sweetwater.

Jimmie was born April 1, 1950, in Artesia to Trueman and Dorothy (Vogel) Joy.

He graduated from Artesia High School and received his Bachelor of Science in Agronomy from New Mexico State University.

On May 4, 1984, he married Kaye Lehmann in Artesia, and the couple moved to Roscoe in 1996.

Jimmie was a lifelong farmer and was a board member of the Artesia Alfalfa Growers’ Association, the Penasco Soil and Water District, and the Nolan County Farm Bureau. He was a past member of the Roscoe Lions Club and a current member of Fourth and Elm Church of Christ.

Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Kaye Joy; sons Zachary Joy of Abilene, Tanner Joy and wife Beth of Abilene, and Nikolas Joy and wife Lindsey of Tuscola, Texas; sister Maryln Hartman and husband Eddie of Lake Brownwood, Texas; brothers Jack Joy and wife Diana of Artesia, and Johnny Joy of Lake Arthur; grandchildren Kolson Joy, Sam Joy, Kyndal Joy and Summer Joy; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Arrangements are under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home. Condolences may be expressed online at www.mccoyfh.com.