Mrs. Joycie Beall Brown, 66, of Hogansville, died Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, at Columbus Regional Medical Center.

Born Nov. 7, 1946, in Hogansville, Mrs. Brown was the daughter of the late Frank Melvin Beall and the late Magdalen Johnson Beall Copeland. She retired from BellSouth and the Troup County School System, was a member of the Telephone Pioneers and had been active in the Junior Achievement program. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Hogansville, where she served as treasurer and church secretary, was a member of the choir and a volunteer for AWANA.

Survivors include her husband, Bill Brown of Hogansville; sons, Leon Merrill of Hogansville, Perry and Melanie Merrill of Brandon, FL; step-son, Greg and Giselle Brown of Atlanta; sister, Julia Morrow of Hogansville; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Frank Melvin (Buster) Beall, Jr.

Funeral services will be 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, in the Chapel of Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home. Rev. Clinton Hughes will officiate, with interment in Myrtle Hill Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 6 until 9 Tuesday night at the funeral home.

Condolences may be expressed at www.mckibbenfuneralhome.com.