Joyce Smith

Joyce Smith, 91 of Lakewood, NM passed away on March 14, 2012 at Lakeview Christian Home. A Memorial Service is scheduled for 3:00 PM, Thursday, April 5, 2012 at the Escapee RV Park Club House in Lakewood, NM. Denton-Wood Funeral Home in Carlsbad, New Mexico was in charge of the local arrangements. Mrs. Smith was born April 29, 1920 in Spearman, Texas. She married Dane Cambern on September 14, 1938 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He preceded her in death in 1975. She later married Cliff Scott on May 31, 1981. He preceded her in death in 2001. Joyce had a truly kind spirit and loving heart. She loved her family, she lived to dance and she also loved to travel. We will miss her deeply. She is survived by her husband: Al Smith of Carlsbad, New Mexico; sister: Marciel Barber of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; 5 children: Dane Cambern and wife Rhonda of Sour Lake, Texas, Grant Cambern and wife Pauline of Amarillo, Texas, Kenny Cambern and wife Judy of Pampa, Texas, Sharon Martindale and husband David of Houston, Texas, and Cindy Harris and husband Rick of Pampa, Texas; 13 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by 3 brothers: Frank, Fred and A. J. Womble; and 5 grandchildren: Melissa Shannon Cambern, Cheryl Louise Cambern, Matthew Grant Cambern, Doug Auwen and Catherine Diann Cambern. Condolences may be expressed at dentonwood.com.