JOYCE ELLENE HARBIN HEJTMANCIK, 91, of
Houston, TX passed away on Oct. 3, 2021.
Joyce was born on Sept. 15, 1930, to Robert & Jewell
Harbin in Eastland County, TX and spent her youth
moving with her family to various locations in Texas
and Oklahoma. Joyce graduated from Ranger High School
in the Class of 1949 where she was a RHS cheerleader.
Joyce attended North Texas University. She then moved
to Tulsa, OK and began her career as a secretary with
a major oil company where she met her husband, Lloyd
Hejtmancik. They were married in Tulsa in May of 1958,
and moved to Houston in 1964. There she briefly had a
career in real estate & then became a full-time stay-
at-home mom. She was a member of Fair Haven United
Methodist Church and was active in school and church
activities.
Joyce is survived by her husband of 63 years, Lloyd
Hejtmancik, son Bryce Hejtmancik and wife Liz Chang
of Brooklyn, NY, daughter Cynthia Steele and husband
Philip Steele of Allen, TX, grandsons Ethan Steele
and Colin Steele, and many nieces, nephews, family
members & friends. She is preceded in death by her
parents, Jerrell and Jewell Harbin, by her sisters
Maudine Charter and Helen Welborn, and her brother,
Calvin Harbin.