Joyce Ann Bliss was born March 19, 1965 in Fayette, Mississippi, the daughter of Herbert Lee Bliss and Mary Bernice (Gain) Bliss. She was a truck driver for many years and loved being on the road traveling to different places. Joyce enjoyed crocheting, doing puzzles, growing cactuses and had an obsession with shoes. She loved her family, especially her grandbabies, and will be missed by all who knew and loved her.
She is preceded in death by her father, Herbert Lee Bliss; three aunts, Sister Alphonsa Gain, Linda Gain, Lydia Gain and her uncle, Charles Eugene Manuel.
Survivors include husband, Don Burris of Fort Worth; mother, Mary B. Bliss of Athens; children, Jennifer Locke (Jerry) of Athens and Robert Laughery (Joann) of Eustace; siblings, Mary L. Bliss of Venus, Frank Bliss (Mary) of Granbury; grandchildren, Brook Locke, Jolene Laughery, Robin Ann Laughery; nephews, Herbert Andrew Bliss and Hunter Bliss and a host of other family and friends who loved her dearly.