Joyce Evelyn Zeeck Mundell was born September 13th, 1931, in Lamesa, TX. She passed away Monday morning, April 18th, 2022 at
the Walsh Healthcare Center. She was 91. She is preceded in death by her husband Grover William (Bill) Mundell, and parents Carl
and Christine Zeeck.

Joyce grew up in the Panama Canal Zone. When she was 18 months old her parents moved there where her father, Carl, took a job
working as an electrician on Madden Dam and was a Control House Operator for the Pedro Miguel Locks. She attended her first 12
years of school in the Canal Zone except for a year and a half during World War II when Carl sent the family back to Lamesa as a
precaution against an attack on the canal.

As a kid she enjoyed numerous school activities and clubs and excelled particularly in the sport of swimming. Throughout middle school
and high school she competed in many national meets in the Canal Zone and United States. She was an outdoor girl who enjoyed
fishing, an occasional alligator hunt, and going to the beach with friends and family. Joyce graduated from Balboa High School (Balboa
Canal Zone) in 1949 and moved with family back to Lamesa. She would never return and often stated, "I have no desire to see it other
than how I remember it."

Joyce attended college at Colorado A&M, Ft. Collins, CO (Colorado State University) receiving a bachelor of science degree in physical
education in 1953. She traded long strenuous swimming hours for western attire and rodeo club/equine activities being named College
Days Queen, 1951. She was an inaugural member of the Westernaires precision riding club that performed at the National Western
Stock Show and other rodeo functions along the front range of Colorado. This club is still active today. At A&M she met rodeo team
member and infrequent class attender, Bill Mundell. They were married on July 21, 1953, in Lamesa and, after Bill being discharged
from the Air Force, moved to Bill's family ranch north of Walsh. By many accounts it was a bleak beginning. They were married for 68
years.

In the 60's, Joyce taught girls physical education (there was no mixed physical education in those days) for 7 years at Walsh and
developed competitive intramural teams in field hockey, basketball, volleyball, and archery, to name a few. This was prior to Title IX and
organized competitive sports for women. She loved taking "my girls" up to Lamar for the annual sports days for area southeast
Colorado schools which offered the girls a day or two of competition. She often proclaimed proudly, "We held our own" and was so
proud of their efforts and accomplishments and the competitive athletic program development for women.

In 1968 she took a year leave to pursue a Masters degree in Guidance and Counseling which she received from West Texas State
University, Canyon, TX (now West Texas A&M). She served as the guidance counselor at Walsh High School from 1969 until retirement
in 1986. She helped many Walsh and Baca County youths with academics, college scholarships, and general life direction. She loved
seeing kids overcome obstacles to achieve their goals and dreams. It did her heart good.

She took the early retirement option to be with and assist husband Bill out at the ranch. She was a meticulous yard keeper/gardener
and was constantly engaged with lawn care, flowers, her garden on the hill, and the general appearance of the place. She specialized
in pickled beets, hot dill pickles and okra, green onions, and jellies and jams. She loved those jellies and jams and most guests were
offered if not forced to take a jar or two.

Seems she was always mowing and went through many a riding John Deere mower in doing so. Her efforts saved the current ranch
house when the Badger Hole Fire of 2018 had to detour around the house since she had combustibles mowed down to a short stubble.
She was never "badgered'' about mowing again. She was happiest maintaining and improving her home out on horse creek.
Joyce is survived by brothers Richard Zeeck (Vivian), Albuquerque, NM, and Charles Zeeck (Vieta) Lubbock,TX; sons Joe Mundell
(Darla), Lamar, CO, and Don Mundell (Sue), Springfield, CO; grandchildren Blake Mundell, Nashville, TN, Mandi Mundell, Walsenberg,
CO, Justina Mundell, Fowler, CO, Kelly Mundell, Amarillo, TX; Great grandchild, Kaysen Sporcich, Walsenberg, CO; numerous nieces
and nephews.

Joyce was fortunate to live a long productive life, full of many friends, laughs, and memories. She strived to make a difference in
people's lives as she could. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, and a helping friend to many who knew her. She did her
best, her race has been run, and we will miss her!