Joyce Ann Wolf passed away May 25, 2026.
She was born on Aug. 14, 1950, at Pawnee Indian Hospital in Oklahoma to Cecil and Della Carter Lassley. Following graduation, Joyce attended business school in downtown Oklahoma City before transferring to Long Beach University in CA.
On March 15, 1971, she married Edward Littlehead Jr. in Shawnee, OK. Later, Joyce married her beloved life partner, Paul Donnie Wolf, on Nov. 12, 1993, in Seminole, OK.
Joyce was a proud member of the Sac and Fox Nation and dedicated much of her life to serving her community. She was active in the Sac and Fox Lady Auxiliary and faithfully helped with the Sac and Fox Honor Guard and Sac and Fox Elders. She retired from Hartford Insurance after 26 years of service on the Hurricane Catastrophe Team.
Joyce is survived by her son, David Littlehead of Shawnee; her daughter and son-in-law, Chris- tina and Jonas Walker of Shawnee; stepdaughter, Tonya Lee Wolf Grant and husband D'Angelo Grant of TX; grandchildren: Kyle Murdock and wife Athena Begay, Eric Bellymule, Nathan Bellymule, Phoenix Grant, Brently Bellymule, Courtney Littlehead and friend Jacob McNeil, Myra Littlehead, Anika Grant, and Ashley Francis and spouse Joseph Francis III of Shawnee; great-grandchildren: Jaliyah Francis, Jalen Francis, Ezaia Murdock, Christine Draper, Vincent B. Poe, "Buck", and Rielyan Littlehead; her sister-in-law Paulette Cozad; and extended family members, and dear friends.
Joyce was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Levi Coody; her sister, Libby Whitebead; and her husband, Paul D. Wolf.
Wake services will be held May 28, at 7 pm at Sallateeska Baptist Church in Shawnee, OK, with her nephew, Reverend Chebon Kernell, offciating. Funeral services will depart from Sallateeska Baptist Church, located at 45703 Garretts Lake Road, Shawnee, OK, on May 29, at 9 am with Sac and Fox Police escort to the Wolf Family Home at 45700 Moccasin Trail Road.
