Funeral services for Joyce Rinehart, 89, of Purcell were held November 20, 2023 at the Wilson-Little Funeral Home Chapel. Interment was at the Hillside Cemetery in Purcell under the direction of the Wilson-Little Funeral Home in Purcell.

Mrs. Rinehart passed away Friday, November 17, 2023.

Joyce Dean Fielder was born December 16, 1933 in Wayne, Oklahoma, the youngest of three children born to Charles H. Fielder and Ida Ethel (Lynn) Fielder. She spent her early years in Wayne and later Purcell, where she graduated with the Dragon Class of 1952.

Joyce married her best friend and life partner, Doyle Lee Rinehart on May 18, 1953 in Purcell. Together they raised four children, son, Tracey and daughters, Tijuana, Tina and Tika.

Joyce first worked for Louie Beck at the law office and the IRS for a time. She then worked as a secretary at Purcell High School until leaving to care for her husband. Joyce spent the next ten years as caregiver, caring and providing for Doyle, as they faced many challenges in his battle with ALS. She also managed to continue the day-to-day operations of Doyle’s Music for as long as she could.

Away from work, she enjoyed taking walks and tending to her mother’s roses, and she never missed an opportunity to curl up with a good book. Joyce was a woman of great faith and longtime member of the 9th & Pierce Church of Christ. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, sister, aunt and a true friend. 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Doyle Rinehart; her parents, Charlie and Ida Fielder and a sister, Deacie Maxine “Tiny” Rose. 

Joyce is survived by her children, Tijuana Woodrow (Marty) of Slaughterville, Okla., Tina Rinehart Hayes (Jerry) of Purcell, Tracey Rinehart (Roger) of Dallas, Texas, and Tika Rinehart (Darrin) of Norman; brother, Charles L. Fielder of Lexington; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren and a host of other family and friends. 

Online condolences may be made at wilsonlittle.com.