Joyce W. Krause

Joyce W. Krause, age 77 of 130 Lee St., Rochelle, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2011 at her residence.Graveside services will be held at 10:00 AM Friday in the Nance Cemetery in Alamo, Tennessee. Mrs. Krause was born on July 25, 1933 in Alamo, Tennessee.She was daughter of the late Willis Slayton Williams and Dovie Alice Jones Williams. She attended Wm and Mary College prior to working for the State Department as a Courier in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.Earning her pilots license in Pakistan, she convinced her future husband on a blind date that she would be a valuable asset in his attaining his Navy Wings of Gold since she already had her pilots license.Married, they moved to Japan for 7 years building wooden sailboats for export to the US.Returning stateside with her two young sons, she became the personal secretary to a Fortune 500 top executive while running her home in southern California then Portland, Oregon.Turning east, the Krauses settled in Rochelle in the early 80’s to build office furniture.She was also a member of the Alberta Crummey Garden Club. Their youngest son, Michael, was a traffic accident victim in the 80’s leaving them with one son, Peter.Joyce contracted lymphoma then meningitis.The treatments left her immobile and she passed away at home on March 10, 2011.She was a homemaker, devoted wife and mother,and was of the Catholic Faith. Survivors include:husband-Arthur Krause of Rochelle, son-Peter Krause of Atlanta, brother-Rupert Williams of Jackson, Tennessee, s-Dottie Harber of Jackson, Tennessee, Ruth Wiechert of Bellingham, Washington and Louise Clark of Memphis, Tennessee, one granddaughter-Rachel Krause of Valdosta. Frazier and Son Funeral Home in Rochelle and Ronk Funeral Home in Alamo, Tennessee is in charge of arrangements.