Joyce Culbreath Harper

Joyce Ann Culbreath Harper, age 82 of Hammond, Louisiana, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2020, at North Oaks Medical Center. She was born on Tuesday, January 25, 1938, in Lansing, Michigan, the daughter of the late Jake  and Virgie Scott Culbreath. She was a loving mother and grandmother and was known to many as simply Maw Maw or Aunt Joyce. She loved to cook and entertain and will be remembered by her homemade biscuits and hot water cornbread. Joyce was a generous and caring lady who always put others ahead of herself. She will be sadly missed.

Joyce is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Deidra H. and Buzzy Bahm, daughter, Trudy Harper, daughter-in-law, Therisa E. Harper, grandchildren, Clifton "Cliff" Harper Jr., Dorothy Rayborn and her husband Brian, Megan Bahm, Wallace Bahm and his wife Sarah,  Waylon Prevost and his wife Heather, great-grandchildren, Emma Gagliano, Sophia Gagliano, Hudson Bahm, Layne Prevost, Owen Prevost, and Grace Rayborn, sister, Linda Culbreath, brother, Jerry Culbreath, numerous nieces and nephews, and her beloved dog "Baby".

She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilbert T. Harper, sons, Denny Harper, and Clifton "Cliff" Harper Sr., brother, Henry Culbreath, and 2 nephews.

Family and friends will be received at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, 2000 N. Morrison Blvd Hammond, Louisiana 70401, on Sunday, March 15, 2020 from 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm and on Monday, March 16, 2020 from 9:00 am until 1:00 pm.

Services will begin at 1:00 pm on Monday in the Funeral Home Chapel in Hammond,

Interment will follow at Stevens Cemetery in Tickfaw, Louisiana.

An on-line guest book is available at www.harrymckneely.com.

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