Lovingly written by her family~

Joyce Louise Rose McGuirk, 79, of Joplin, departed this life on Friday, May 20, 2022 at the Sarcoxie Nursing Center.

She was born on July 24, 1943 to Oliver Jackson and Olein (Moore) Rose in Vernon County, Missouri. After living in Joplin for several years, she later moved to Sarcoxie. She worked twenty years in the housekeeping department for the Sarcoxie Nursing Center. She was married to Ernest Cummins, later divorced and married Jack McGuirk, Sr. on March 8, 1972 in Miami, Oklahoma, sharing thirty-nine years until his passing in 2011.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brothers Richard and Jackie Rose; grandchildren, Tessa McGuirk, Crystal Maness and Billy Burton; and great-great-grandson, William Burton III.

She is survived by two sons, Lee Cummins and fiancée, Jenny Abernathy, of Joplin and Billy Cummins, of Kansas City, Missouri; step-children, Jack McGuirk of Joplin, Wes McGuirk of Bonneville and Misty Ratliff of Galena, Kansas; brothers, Bill Rose and wife, Irene, of Carthage and Daniel Rose of Joplin; five grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.

On-line condolences may be sent to the family through our website www.housh-goodwinfuneralhome.com . Cremation arrangements are under the personal care and direction of Housh-Goodwin Funeral Home in Sarcoxie, Missouri.