Betty Joyce Dees Leone

Betty Joyce Dees Leone Kosciusko Betty Joyce Dees Leone, 83, passed away January 1, 2020 at Hospice Ministries in Jackson. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, January 4, 2020 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Joyce worked many years as a cook on a tugboat. She got to travel over seas and many other states. She enjoyed what she loved to do, COOK. Survivors include her husband of 37 years, Frank Leone; sons, Joe Gibson and wife, Cathy of Carrolton and James Gibson of Springdale, AR; daughter, Melinda Ansley and husband, David of Alto, TX; sister, Floyce Brock and husband, Clinton of Kosciusko. Joyce was blessed with five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her first husband, James R. Gibson; daughter-in-law, Rusty Gibson; parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Dees; brothers, Marion Dees, Marce Dees, Jim Dees, David "Junior" Dees, and Ernest Dees. Online condolences can be made at jordanfuneralhome.com.