Joycelyn M. Favel, 61, passed away due to natural causes at her Rocky Boy residence on July 6, 2017.  Wake services will be held on Friday, July 7, 2017, and her funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 8, 2017, all at St. Mary's Catholic Church.  Burial will follow in the Rocky Boy Cemetery.
Joycelyn was born in Fort Belknap on December 14, 1955, to Robert and Joanne (CarryWater) Favel, Sr.  She was raised in Rocky Boy, attending schools there.  Following her high school years, Joycelyn and George Chandler Jr. had three children.  They later separated, and she moved to Seattle, Washington, living there for quite a number of years, before returning to Rocky Boy soon after 2000.

Joycelyn was a feisty little lady who enjoyed beading, cooking, and playing the machines.  She was a social butterfly who enjoyed spending time with her many friends and chatting with just about anyone.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Joanne Favel, Sr.; her brothers Randy and Terry Favel; her sister Peggy Favel; her nephews Denver Buckman and Ben LaRose; and her great-nephew Shooter LaRose.

Joycelyn is survived by her children, Cora Chandler (Dylan Black Eagle) of Billings, Kelly Ann Chandler, Lawrence, Kansas , and George Amanda Chandler III of Hays; her 11 grandchildren; her 2 great-grandchildren; her sisters Roberta (Alan Matt) Favel of Grand Coulee, WA, and Jackie Favel of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; her brothers Charlie (Rose) Favel of Small Boy Camp, Alberta, Canada, Larry (Rose) Favel of Rocky Boy, Billy Favel of Havre, and Robert (Joan) Favel, Jr. of Rocky Boy; her aunt Shirley (Max) White of Hays; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and other extended family and friends.