Joyce Maxine Colvin was born on June 8, 1932 to William S. Alderson and Urtle G. (Webb) Alderson at home in Kit Carson, Colorado. Joyce attended school at Kit Carson and enjoyed music class. After school she was a soda jerk at the local drugstore. She met Bill Colvin and they fell in love and eloped to New Mexico in 1950. They were at several locations near Kit Carson until they were at Rush Creek Ranch south of town..She was a devoted ranch wife and talented seamstress.

They had three children Becky, Tina and Jeff. Joyce was a wonderful, loving Mom. She also taught herself to play piano and would play a mean boogie woogie on summer afternoons after housework was completed and the kids would dance around the dining room. They lived north of Kit Carson for a few years at the Collins Ranch. After a short time living in Kit Carson, they bought the Margaret Brown ranch north of town. Joyce worked outside the home as a waitress, at the post office, and finally as a store clerk at the two local grocery stores. She loved talking to people from kids, to high schoolers on up.

She loved people and was thrilled when they came back just to visit with her. Joyce doted on her grand kids and great grand kids. After Bill passed, she and Jeff managed to keep the ranch going until her health took a turn for the worse.. She went into Cheyenne Manor in Cheyenne Wells and enjoyed both the staff and other residents.

Joyce passed away on Saturday, April 4th, 2026 at the age of 93. Joyce was preceded in death by her husband, Bill, her sister, Rita Holthus, her brother, Billy Alderson, her nephew, Michael Korrel and her son, Jeff.. She is survived by her daughters, Becky (Ron) Darling, Colby, Ks., and Tina Colvin, Kit Carson, Colorado; her sister, Vicki (Kevin) Illinois, a niece, Charlotte Frazzini and her son, Craig (Denver, Co), her grand daughters, Staci Smith (Hud Roberts) Farmersville, Tx, Courtney Arthur (Coty) Monte Vista, Colorado, and Kelley Junda, Denver, Colorado. She is also survived by her great grandchildren, Josie Arthur and Brycen Melendez.

There will be a graveside service on Friday, April 10th 11:00 am at the Kit Carson Cemetery.