Joyce Eileen Anderson Stevens, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, friend and colleague, passed away at a Mansfield medical center on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016, at the age of 76. Celebration of life: 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at St. John the Apostle United Methodist Church, 5450 Mansfield Rd., Arlington, 76017. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to the in Joyce's honor may be made at donate.cancer.org. Joyce was born on Nov. 30, 1939, at the family farm house west of Coleridge, Neb. She operated her own law practice, Joyce E. Stevens, Attorney at law P.C., for over twenty years. She was well respected in the law community and a fellow in the College of the State Bar of Texas, the Texas Bar Foundation and the Tarrant County Bar Foundation; and a member of the Arlington Bar Association. Her family affectionately nicknamed her "Counselor." Joyce was a lifelong conservative republican and a member and former president of the Republican Women of Arlington. She was an active member in P.E.O. since 1969. She joined Chapter ER, Arlington in 1974 and remained active in that chapter until her death. Both daughters were initiated into ER and Joyce and Nicole were members of the ER singing group "Starlight," which gave many performances, including multiple Texas State Conventions and the International Convention in Milwaukee, Wis., in 2001. Joyce was an active member in church for all of her life, most recently at St. John the Apostle United Methodist Church in Arlington. She was a big sports fan, always watching Nebraska Cornhusker Football, Texas Rangers baseball and the Dallas Cowboys on TV, and the reputed "loudest fan in the stands" at her family's sporting events through the years. Her greatest joy in life was her two children and her four grandchildren. Joyce will be greatly missed by all who knew her. She was predeceased by parents, Vincent Anderson and Josephine Joslin Anderson; and brother, Lawrence Anderson. Survivors: Brothers, Randal Anderson and wife, Shirley, of Hartington, Neb., and Glen Anderson and wife, Deanna, of Coleridge, Neb.; sister, Janice Anderson-Brookes and husband, David, of Windsor, Colo.; children, Nicole Garner and husband, James, of Cypress and Natalie Bierman and husband, Ronnie, of Haslet; grandchildren, Zoe Garner, Brett Garner, Hayley Oberbeck and Hannah Oberbeck; their father, Robert Oberbeck; and many, many cousins, nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. The family invites all who would like to sign the guestbook at legacy.com.