Graveside services for Mrs. Mary Joyce Basco will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at Flatwoods Cemetery, with Reverend Corky Bolton officiating, under the direction of Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.

Mrs. Basco, 89, of Mora, entered eternal rest on Thursday, October 30, 2025, in her residence surrounded by her loving family.

She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a special friend to everyone who knew her.

She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.

She was preceded in death by her husband of sixty-nine years, Frank William Basco; one son, Warren “Biscuit” Basco; her parents, Ivy and Effie Richard; one brother, Carroll Ivy Richard; and one sister, Norma Lee Pierce.

Those left to mourn her loss and cherish her memory include one son, William Keith Basco of Pineville; three daughters, Veronica Pastoric of Baton Rouge, Ramona Sue (Pat) Thibodeaux of Arnaudvillle, and Ivy Lynn Basco of Mora; nine grandsons, Jimmy, Scott, Lee, Todd, Jesse, Joshua, Will, David, and Hunter; four granddaughters, Casey, Kimberly, Cassandra, and Meah; and special friend, Fredda Burns.

A time of visitation will be held in the Chapel of Rush Funeral Home, Pineville, on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. until time of departure to the cemetery.