Joyce Fox Clarke

September 30, 1940 - March 11, 2020

Joyce Fox Clarke, 79, of Katy, TX passed away on Wednesday, March 11th, at home while under hospice care. Joyce was born in Ranger, TX to James and Bess Fox on September 30, 1940. She grew up in Olden, TX and then moved to San Antonio, TX where she attended Harlandale High School. She later moved to Houston, TX where she worked in the oil industry for many years. She started her career at Gulf Oil where she worked as a keypunch operator and later as a geophysical draftsman. She continued working as a draftsman and later as a geophysical technician for Union Pacific in Fort Worth and the final 8 years of her career were spent as a 3-D mapping technician at Halliburton. After retirement, Joyce was active in both the Garnet Gals and Fillies Red Hat organizations and also served as a volunteer at the Fussell Senior Citizen Center in Katy where she helped to organize the weekly canasta games each Tuesday. Joyce is preceded in death by her late husband Arthur Clarke, father James Fox, mother Bess Fox, brother Jimmy Fox, sister-in-law Nell Fox, nephew Jimmy Gene Fox, and grandson Chalen. Joyce is survived by her daughter Kelli Onda and husband John; stepdaughter Shannon Hartfiel and husband Glenn; 2 grandchildren Kyle and Skylar; sister Bettye Sue Akers and nieces Loretta Avarello and Rhonda Robson Longgrear. In respect of Joyce’s wishes, there will be no visitation or funeral services. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her honor to MD Anderson Cancer Center. gifts.mdanderson.org/Cancer/Donations‎