Funeral services for Joey Dwayne Hyden, 22, of Brownwood, will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 17 at Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. J.L. Gandy officiating and the Rev. Terry Hancock assisting. Interment will follow in Pleasant Valley Cemetery under the direction of Netherton Funeral Home.
Mr. Hyden passed away Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004, as a result of a motorcycle accident.
Joey was born Aug. 25, 1982, in Coleman, the son of Leon and Kathy Hyden. He was married to Ashley Blanton on Oct. 13, 2001. He attended May High School. He was an avid fisherman and artist. He enjoyed and loved creating and painting designs on cars and motorcycles. He had been a resident of Brownwood most of his life, and was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife Ashley Hyden of Brownwood; two children Kearston McKinzie Hyden and a new baby-to-be, expected in June of 2005; his parents Leon and Kathy Hyden of Lake Brownwood; his parents-in-law Forrest and Jodie Blanton of Brownwood; one brother Jesse Hyden and wife Amber of Brownwood; two sisters Shonda Foster of Brownwood and Christy Melder of Bangs; sister-in-law Haley Blanton of Brownwood; grandparents Robert and Ada Baumguardner, Bo and Linda Hunter and Preston and Barbara Blanton; a number of nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends.