A funeral service for Mrs. Gladys "Joye" Hinton Fellows, 83, of Longview, Tx., will be held 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 29, 2022 at Mt. Ararat Baptist Church in Downsville, La. with Rev. Mark Fenn officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Ararat Cemetery in Downsville, La. under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 12:45 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 29, 2022 at Mt. Ararat Baptist Church in Downsville, La. prior to the funeral service.

Gladys "Joye" Hinton Fellows loved sports – a basketball player, coach, and a zealous Saints and LSU Tigers fan. A native of Downsville, Louisiana her 59-year marriage to Howard "Buck" Fellows, Jr. spanned living in Morgan City and New Orleans, Louisiana, and Longview, Texas – raising two children, Gary and Kelli Lynn Fellows, and spoiling two grandsons, Dru and Peyton Bennett. A passionate educator, her natural teaching ability fueled a 30+ year secondary school teaching career, active church-based educational program development and implementation, and a 25-year career as a Tax Preparer for H & R Block.

Known for her quick wit and generous spirit, Joye never met a stranger. Travels across the United States brought her Leafing in Vermont, lighthouse exploring across the Northeast, hiking and white-water rafting in Colorado, meeting "Elvis" in Missouri, and cruising around glaciers in Alaska.

When you talked to Joye, conversations would center on three key themes – her grandsons, sports, and how she could help you with whatever was unfolding in your life. When crawfish were in season, a 5-lb bag was a good start for her lunch. If you wanted to fish, shell peas, or go shopping on the day after Thanksgiving – she was game.

Her impact is evidenced by the gravity of loss felt by those who knew her – those who loved her – those who learned from her. Go rest high on that mountain .

Joye was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Thelma Mae Allen Hinton; one brother, W. M. Hinton; one nephew, Greg Kennedy; two brothers-in-law, Winston Fellows and Dean Eason; and one sister-in-law, Kathy Eason.

Those left to cherish her memory include her husband of 59 years, Howard "Buck" Fellows, Jr.; one son, Gary Martin Fellows; one daughter, Kelli Lynn Fellows; two grandchildren, Dru Bennett and Peyton Bennett; one sister, Billie Jean Kennedy and brother-in-law, Claude "PeeWee" Kennedy; along with one niece, several great nieces and nephews, cousins, and extended family.

Pallbearers will be Gary M. Fellows, Dru Bennett, Peyton Bennett, Kenneth Russell, Randy Russell, and Tod Hibbard.