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Mary Frances “Cake Lady” <I>Branch</I> Joyce

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Mary Frances “Cake Lady” Branch Joyce

Birth
Dobson, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Death
16 Feb 2016 (aged 77)
Red Brush, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Red Brush, Surry County, North Carolina, USA GPS-Latitude: 36.4382861, Longitude: -80.705825
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Mrs. Mary Frances Branch Joyce, age 77, of Mt. Airy, NC passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at her home.

She was born in Surry Co. on April 23, 1938 to the late Howard William and Anna Vivian Badgett Branch.

She was a member of Day Springs Baptist Church, and was retired from Quality Mills in Mt. Airy, and worked in the family business with her husband “Westside Memorials” for over 32 years.

Surviving are her husband of 61 years, Fletcher Junior “Red” Joyce, of the home; two daughters and sons-in-law: Robin Joyce and Fiancé Jim Cox of Roanoke, VA, Crystal and Junior Potts of Mt. Airy, NC; son and daughter-in-law Tony and Cindy Joyce of Mt. Airy; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sister-in-law Pat Branch of Mt. Airy.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Curtis Branch.

Funeral service will be held 2:00 PM Friday, February 19, 2016 at Day Springs Baptist Church with entombment to follow in the Blues Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Roger Pickett will officiate the services.

The family will receive friends at Day Springs Baptist Church on Friday from 1:00 PM until the time of her service at 2:00 PM.

The family would like to give special thanks to the doctors at Forsyth Medical Center and also to the Mountain Valley Hospice and Palliative Care for the love and care given to his wife and their mother.

Moody-Davis Funeral Home is serving the Joyce family.

(Moody Funeral Services)
Mrs. Mary Frances Branch Joyce, age 77, of Mt. Airy, NC passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at her home.

She was born in Surry Co. on April 23, 1938 to the late Howard William and Anna Vivian Badgett Branch.

She was a member of Day Springs Baptist Church, and was retired from Quality Mills in Mt. Airy, and worked in the family business with her husband “Westside Memorials” for over 32 years.

Surviving are her husband of 61 years, Fletcher Junior “Red” Joyce, of the home; two daughters and sons-in-law: Robin Joyce and Fiancé Jim Cox of Roanoke, VA, Crystal and Junior Potts of Mt. Airy, NC; son and daughter-in-law Tony and Cindy Joyce of Mt. Airy; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sister-in-law Pat Branch of Mt. Airy.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Curtis Branch.

Funeral service will be held 2:00 PM Friday, February 19, 2016 at Day Springs Baptist Church with entombment to follow in the Blues Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Roger Pickett will officiate the services.

The family will receive friends at Day Springs Baptist Church on Friday from 1:00 PM until the time of her service at 2:00 PM.

The family would like to give special thanks to the doctors at Forsyth Medical Center and also to the Mountain Valley Hospice and Palliative Care for the love and care given to his wife and their mother.

Moody-Davis Funeral Home is serving the Joyce family.

(Moody Funeral Services)


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  • Created by: A.W.R.
  • Added: Feb 17, 2016
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158267062/mary_frances-joyce: accessed ), memorial page for Mary Frances “Cake Lady” Branch Joyce (23 Apr 1938–16 Feb 2016), Find a Grave Memorial ID 158267062, citing Blues Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Red Brush, Surry County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by A.W.R. (contributor 47508929).