Joyce Eileen Askins, 74, of Shell Knob, Mo. passed away Saturday, October 26, 2024, at her home.

She was born February 6, 1950, in Winfield, Kan., the daughter of Hap and Iris (Foster) Jackson who preceded her in death.

Also preceding her in death was one son, Corey; one brother, Kenneth Jackson, and one stepdaughter, Regina Askins.

Survivors include her husband, Ronald Askins; one son, Justin Askins and his wife Melanie of Winfield, Kan.; two stepdaughters, Ronda Rakestraw and her husband Bob of Kansas City, Mo. and Michelle Askins and her husband Greg Long of Kansas City, Mo.; one sister, Dorothy Broce and her husband Bill of Lost Springs, Kan.; six grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

She worked for 37 years as a nurse’s aide at Winfield State Hospital in Winfield, Kan.

She has lived in the Southwest Mo. area for 23 years.

Services will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangements under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.