Joyce Woodley Rogers, 86, of Mt. Pleasant, Texas, passed away on January 14, 2026, in Mt. Pleasant. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 20, 2026, in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Bro. Stephen Tindall officiating. Interment will follow at Gill Cemetery in Marshall, Texas under the direction of Bro. Stephen Tindall. A visitation for family and friends will be held prior to the service beginning at 10:00 a.m. in the Chapel.

Joyce was born on May 16, 1939, in Marshall, Texas to the late Tom and Grace Woodley. She attended Marshall High School and LSU in Shreveport, Louisiana. Her career was a span of 40 years in the defense industry. She worked for 32 years at Thiokol Corp. in Karnack, Texas and 8 years at Day and Zimmermann Camden Operations in Camden, Arkansas, where she retired in 2011. She was a member of Business and Professional Women of America and Quality Assurance Organizations of America. She was a member of Nevill's Chapel Baptist Church.

She is survived by her husband, Rex Rogers of Mt. Pleasant, Texas; two daughters, Carol Womack of Flint, Texas and Rhonda Tigert and husband, Ken of Mt. Pleasant, Texas; one sister and brother-in-law, Mary Tindall and husband, George of Chesterfield, Virginia; one brother, Jerry Woodley of Marshall, Texas; five grandchildren, Hollie Craft (Brandon) of Flint, Texas, Patrick Womack (Kristin) of Bullard, Texas, Lindsey Sanders (Brian) of Katy, Texas, Chelsea Tigert of Houston, Texas, Jarred Tigert (Allea) of Houston, Texas; seven great grandchildren, Jordan, Kennedy and Eli Craft of Flint, Texas, Charlotte and Catherine Sanders of Katy, Texas and Landrea and Lawson Tigert of Houston, Texas; two step-daughters, Traci Rogers of Marshall, Texas and Natasha Galloway of Longview, Texas and two step-grandchildren, Caiden Lawson and Kynlee Rogers of Marshall, Texas along with other family and friends.