Joyce "Nanny" Perry Collins Vittitow of Jones Creek, Texas died of respiratory failure at Brazosport Memorial Hospital on Friday, January 27, 2012. She was 86 years of age. Her parents Bryan Lamar and Mae Belle Perry welcomed her arrival on September 5, 1925 in Houston, Texas. She was a fifth generation descendant of James Franklin and Emily Austin Perry and a lifelong resident of Brazoria County. Nanny was Nanny to everyone, not just her family and will be greatly missed.

Joyce was preceded in death by her parents, brother, Bryan Lamar Perry, II,

Infant sister, first husband Ralph D. Collins, Sr. second husband William C. Vittitow, and her beloved grandson Shane Sandel.

She is survived by her 3 children:
Ralph D. Collins, Jr.
Debrya Collins,
Desiree and husband Tommy Pearson, all of Jones Creek;

Grandsons Troy Brimage and wife Sabrina of JC
Tommy Pearson and wife Beth of Conroe;
3 great grandchildren: Brendan and Breanna Brimage of Jones Creek,
Garrett Pearson of Conroe.

Joyce was a graduate of Freeport High School and worked at Goldberg's Drug Store during her youth. After graduation from business school she was employed in the accounting department of the Austin Company during the massive expansion construction at Dow Chemical Company. For a number of years she was a customer service represenative for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and retired after 32 years of service in the appraisal/tax office at B.I.S.D. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of American Legion Post #265 and Past President of the Freeport Jaycettes, a Cub Scout den mother and participated in Girl Scouts when her daughters were young, taught youth Sunday school at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Freeport and was a long time member of the Altar Guild.

A visitation will be held 6pm until 8 pm Monday, January 30, 2012 at Freeport Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted 3pm Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at the Gulf Prairie Presbyterian Church in Jones Creek with the Rev. Robert Dohle of St. Paul's Episcopal Church officiating. Her body will be laid to rest following the services in the Perry/Bryan Family burial grounds in Gulf Prairie Cemetery.

Pall bearers will be Tommy Pearson, Jr.,
Troy Brimage, Bubba Rape, Steve Havercamp,
Bud Miller, David Hardwick, David Funderberg,
Brandan Mize, Ross Watkins, Preston Brown, and
Ryan Code.

Memorial remembrances may be made to St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1307 West Fifth Street, Freeport, Texas 77541 or Gulf Prairie Presbyterian Church, 231 Gulf Prairie Road, Freeport, Texas 77541.

Joyce was a true Yellow Rose of Texas.

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