Joyce Maurine Frazier Marak

Joyce Maurine Frazier Marak, age 92, passed away November 15, 2018. She was married to W. Charles Marak for 69 years before his passing in 2018. Joyce was born in Dallas, Texas on February 14, 1926 to the late Otto A. and Elizabeth Kirbie Frazier. After moving to Little Rock in 1937, she graduated in 1944 from Mount St. Mary Academy, where she was Prefect of the Sodality. She lettered four years as a member of the Belles' Basketball Team, and was a Catholic High School Rocket Cheerleader and Homecoming Maid. Joyce graduated from Little Rock Junior College (now UALR) and continued her education at Fontbonne College in St. Louis, Missouri as an English and Dramatic Arts Major. After college, Joyce's main career was that of being a wife and mother to three children. However, she did find time to pursue other careers before and after raising her family. She was employed by Southwestern Bell, the Arkansas Legislative Council, and the Pulaski County Tax Collector's office. She also taught kindergarten at Miss Selma's School for several years. Throughout the 1960s, Joyce was a Cub Scout Den Mother and served as the Outdoor Chairman and Program Chairman for the Ouachita Girl Scout Council. She was Treasurer of the Catholic High Parents' Club, and performed volunteer work for the YWCA Swim Team and the Arkansas AAU Swim Association as a swimming meet official. Joyce was a member of Christ the King Catholic Church, CHI St. Vincent Auxiliary and various alumnae organizations. She was past Treasurer of the Holy Souls Altar Society and past President of the Mt. St. Mary Alumnae Association. She was preceded in death by her husband, W. Charles Marak Sr. Survivors include a sister, Betty Frazier Johnston (Curt) of Little Rock; a son, Bill Marak (Susan) of Little Rock; two daughters, Jan Posch (Michael) of Orlando, Florida and Kay Marak of Little Rock; a granddaughter, J'aime Posch Dell (Steven) of Orlando; and two great-grandsons, Steven and Jameson Dell, also of Orlando. Memorials may be made to Mount St. Mary Academy, 3224 Kavanaugh Blvd., Little Rock, Ark. 72205; Catholic High School for Boys, 6300 Father Tribou Drive, Little Rock, Ark. 72205; or a charity of one's choice. Visitation will be Sunday, November 18, at 3 p.m., followed by the Rosary at 4:00 at Little Rock Funeral Home, 8801 Knoedl Ct. (NW corner I-630 and Barrow Rd.). Joyce will be buried in Calvary Cemetery after a Celebration of the Mass at Christ the King Catholic Church on Monday, November 19 at 1 p.m. Arrangements by Little Rock Funeral Home, (501) 224-2200. Joyce's online guestbook may be signed at www.littlerockfuneralhome.com.