Services for Joy McRaney Hostetler, of Brookhaven, were 11 a.m.Tuesday, Feb. 16, at Riverwood Family Funeral Service Chapel.Graveside services will follow at 2 p.m. at Lone Star Cemetery inCovington County.

Mrs. Hostetler, 78, died Feb. 14, 2010, at her residence. She wasborn on March 21, 1931, to Reed McRaney and Bertha McRaney.

She was retired as vice president of Hostetler Farms. She was amember of First United Methodist Church in Brookhaven.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, Jack H.Hostetler; and a number of brothers and sisters.

Survivors are her sons, Steve Hostetler and wife Rhonda, ofBatesville, and Gary Jordan and wife Laurie, of Alabama; herdaughter, Sandy H. Gryder and husband Tommy, of Ocean Springs; herbrothers, Reed McRaney, of Jackson, and Willie McRaney and wifeDot, of Mobile, Ala.; her sisters, Dorothy McRaney Huey, of Mobile,and Hilda McRaney, of Raymond; a special daughter-in-law, Brenda B.Jordan; her grandchildren, Patrick Jordan, Jamie Jeffreys, JoyCrawford, Alexandria Gryder, Samantha Gryder and Lily GraceHostetler; her six great-grandchildren; numerous nieces andnephews; and John Roberts, who was like a son.

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