Joyce Parma1930-2016Joyce Margaret Parma, 86, passed away on September 12, 2016 in Houston, TX. She was born on February 22, 1930 in La Grange, TX to Emil and Edna Boening. She graduated from Schulenburg High School and married Richard E. Parma on August 15, 1951. They settled in Houston and both enjoyed long careers with Amoco Oil. She was an avid Houston Astros fan, ferocious Bridge player, and master cook in addition to being her subdivision's self-appointed Neighborhood Watch Captain. She is preceded in death by her husband, Richard E. Parma; mother, Edna Boening; father, Emil Boening; sister, Dorothy Bright; brother-in-law, Rayford Bright; and brother-in-law, Glenn Parma. She is survived by her daughter, Gail Hammontree and husband Robert, of Schulenburg, TX; grandson, Will Hammontree, of Cypress, TX; granddaughter, Laura Reina and great-granddaughter, Madeline Reina, both of Nacogdoches, TX; sisters-in-law, Verann Simmons, and her husband, Leon Simmons and Leonida Parma; numerous nieces and nephew.A visitation will be held Wednesday, September 14, 2016 from 5-7 p.m. at Memorial Oaks Funeral Home, 13001 Katy Fwy, Houston, TX 77079. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, September 15, 2016 at 10 a.m. at Covenant Lutheran Church, 3785 Barker Cypress Rd, Houston, TX 77084 with interment to follow at St. Rose of Lima Cemetery in Schulenburg at 3 p.m. In lieu of flowers donations "In Memory of Joyce Parma" are welcomed and can be sent to her church, Covenant Lutheran Church 3785 Barker Cypress, Houston, Texas 77084