Joyce Langford-Beaugard was born on December 17, 1966, in Omaha, NE to Earnest and Doris Langford. She transitioned into eternity on March 18, 2019, due to metastatic breast cancer. She accepted Christ at an early age. She met Troy Beaugard and in November 2001, they married. To this union, they bore a son, Jaden. Joyce also was blessed with two stepchildren, Troy Jr., and Jacquelyn. She was very devoted to her family and spent a lot of weekends supporting her children’s extracurricular activities. She is a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Joyce graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha with a degree in English. She taught English at Nebraska College of Business. She was also employed by State Farm Insurance Company as a Claims Assistant, Claim Specialist in Property Claims, Medical Claims and Bodily Injury Claims. As a specialist, she represented State Farm as an Intra-Arbitrator Panelist for the states of Nebraska, Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota. Joyce was also a part of the National Catastrophic REACT and National Litigation Assistant Review Teams. She later accepted the role of a Claim Automation Procedures and Training Consultant which advanced her duties to the Enterprise Legacy/Auto Model Transitioning Team. She was responsible for transitioning over 60,000 enterprise employees’ access to internal and external vendors.
Joyce received her Certified Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation, the premier designation for insurance professionals, in December 2010. Joyce was a trainer, consultant, troubleshooter, very resourceful and knowledgeable, and she was well respected by her business partners and peers.
When Joyce was not working, she spent a lot of time crafting and reading. She was a very avid learner and was extremely talented with her hands.
Joyce is survived by husband, Troy; son, Jaden; step-son, Troy Jr.; step-daughter, Jacquelyn; parents, Earnest and Doris Langford; sisters, Patricia Johnson (Curtis) of Omaha, NE and Margaret Langford of Fayetteville, GA; four brothers, Earnest Langford (Kim) and Kevin Langford (April) of Omaha, NE, Michael Langford (Beverly) of Redondo Beach, CA, Darryl Langford (Markgetta) of Fayetteville, GA; mother-in-law, Pearlie Beaugard; sisters-in-law Janis Burris (Lonnie) of Omaha, NE and Jacqueline Calderon (Johnny) of Maple Grove, MN; eighteen nieces and nephews; seven grand nieces and nephews; special cousins, Carolyn Foster and Candice Nelson; aunts, uncles and a host of other relatives and friends.
