Arrangements by Preferred Cremation & Burial. Funeral Services were held on March 14, 2023.
Joyce Annette Anderson was born on October 2, 1948, to Eva and John Cooper.
She was raised in Chicago, IL., and attended Walter Scott Elementary and Hyde Park High School.
She accepted the Lord Jesus Christ and was baptized at an early age. Thereafter, she attended Simpson Temple Church of God in Christ (COGIC) in Oakland, CA. She sang solos in the choir and loved hearing and studying the word of God.
Joyce met Kenneth Anderson and married him after their courtship. They had three beautiful children; Deserrae, Kenneth Jr., and Maurice. Kenneth enlisted in the Navy to support his growing family and was stationed in California. As a military wife, Joyce had the opportunity to live in many cities in the United States and traveled around the world. Her favorite place to live was Yokohama, Japan. She loved the local people and learned to speak Japanese.
After a twenty-year life as a military dependent, Joyce moved back to Chicago to be closer to her mother and other siblings. Several years later she moved to California to be closer to her children and grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her ex-husband; Kenneth Eugene Anderson, daughter; Deserrae Fischbach, parents; John Cooper and Eva Cooper and brother; John Cooper.
Joyce Annette Anderson was called to heaven on March 30, 2023.
Left to cherish her memory are sons: Kenneth Jr. (Debra) of Fairfield, CA., Maurice of San Diego; siblings: Francesca Glinsey of Chicago, IL, Dmitri Cooper (Deborah) and Kelvin Cooper of Chicago, IL.; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and a host of relatives and friends who loved her and will miss her dearly.
