Joyce Beatrice (Akins) Peek

Graveside services for Joyce Beatrice (Akins) Peek, 93, of Oklahoma City are 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at Ravia Cemetery.

Joyce went to be with our Lord and Savior on July 17, 2025, after a long battle with congestive heart failure, and cancer in Oklahoma City at the age of 93. She was surrounded by family and friends.

Joyce was born in Ravia, Oklahoma on June 2nd 1932, to the late Emmett Eugene Akins and Quinnie Beatrice (Futch) Akins. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, her husband Hollis, son Steven, 6 brothers: Thomas Eugene, Willie May, John Henry, Forest Junior, Albert William, and Bobby Gene, and 5 sisters: Lucille, Evelyn May, Madie Lee, Lahoma Darleen, and Virginia Ann.

Joyce grew up in Ravia, OK and had a very large family and many friends. She graduated from Ravia High School in 1950. Joyce married Hollis Elmore Peek after his return from World War Il on January 23rd 1951, in Ardmore, OK. They had two sons and moved to Jackson, Michigan where Joyce was a housewife, and Hollis worked as a data processing supervisor. Hollis retired in 1969 and they moved back to the family farm in Ada, OK. Joyce and Hollis worked the farm for many years working in the fields and on the cattle, always together. They were members of New Hope Lighthouse church at Stratford, OK. Hollis was a disabled Veteran and passed away on January 28th 2006. Joyce continued to live on the family farm with her faithful dogs and enjoy the life her and Hollis created together until her health declined.

She is survived by one son Stuart and wife Carol of Oklahoma City, OK, daughter in law Susie Peek of Ardmore OK: 4 grandsons: Joshua and wife Shawn, Benjamin, Jeremy and wife Leigh, and Jeffrey, 1 granddaughter Cloe, 7 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great grandchild.