Interment will follow at Lakeview Memorial Park.
Joy was born in Greensboro. She was a member of Lawndale Baptist Church where she sang for many years in the Celebration Choir as well as the Voices of Experience Choir. She served on several committees as well as church circles. She was an employee of the Internal Revenue Service for twenty years. Joy founded Jarvis Day Care Center in 1967 and was active until her retirement in 1990. She was a member of Fairview Seniors Club.
She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Linville Luther Jarvis;
daughtersro Carole Pegram and husband Buddy of Summerfield; Lucille Hart of Elizabethton, TN;
Beverly Chandler and husband Wilson of Greensboro;
son Steve Jarvis of Brown Summit;
sister, Peggy McClellan of Greensboro
granddaughters, Melody Causby and husband Houston
Cecelia Peters and husband Joseph;
great granddaughter Adelynn Rae Peters
Joy's siblings:
David Kerner Wray 1908-1962 spouse:Madge Daisy Craven Wray 1904 – 1997 in Greensboro, Gilmer Township, Guilford, North Carolina
Martha Jane Wray 1903 – 1996 husband Gilbert H Williamson
Pauline Wray 1906 – 1908 (infant)
Leaner Lee "Lena" Wray 1911 – 1912 (infant)
Walter Henry Wray 1912 – 1916 (adopted infant)
Nezzie Dare Wray 1913 – 2005 husband Edward McCauley
William 'WILLY'Bratcher Wray 1915 – 1976 wife Stella McCaskill
Sallie Lou Wray 1917 – 2002
Emilie W Wray 1919 – 2003 husband Milton F VonCannon
Julius B.'HAM'Wray 1921 – 2008 wife Mazel Wray
Allie Albert Wray 1922 – 2002 wife Mildred Ross
Sidney Lanier Wray 1924 - 2003 wife Jessie Gray Atchison
Joyce Joy Highfill Wray Jarvis 1926 - assumption Living (2010) - husband Linville L Jarvis
Peggy Ann Wray McClellan 1928 – (? n/a) husband LeRoy McClellan
Parents:
Henry Pleasant Wray (1877 - 1939)
Sallie Kerner Highfill Wray (1886 - 1973)
Memorial contributions may be made to Lawndale Baptist Church Music Fund, 3505 Lawndale Dr., Greensboro, NC 27408. Online condolences may be offered at www.forbisanddick.com. Forbis and Dick North Elm Street Funeral Home is serving the Jarvis family.
Interment will follow at Lakeview Memorial Park.
Joy was born in Greensboro. She was a member of Lawndale Baptist Church where she sang for many years in the Celebration Choir as well as the Voices of Experience Choir. She served on several committees as well as church circles. She was an employee of the Internal Revenue Service for twenty years. Joy founded Jarvis Day Care Center in 1967 and was active until her retirement in 1990. She was a member of Fairview Seniors Club.
She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Linville Luther Jarvis;
daughtersro Carole Pegram and husband Buddy of Summerfield; Lucille Hart of Elizabethton, TN;
Beverly Chandler and husband Wilson of Greensboro;
son Steve Jarvis of Brown Summit;
sister, Peggy McClellan of Greensboro
granddaughters, Melody Causby and husband Houston
Cecelia Peters and husband Joseph;
great granddaughter Adelynn Rae Peters
Joy's siblings:
David Kerner Wray 1908-1962 spouse:Madge Daisy Craven Wray 1904 – 1997 in Greensboro, Gilmer Township, Guilford, North Carolina
Martha Jane Wray 1903 – 1996 husband Gilbert H Williamson
Pauline Wray 1906 – 1908 (infant)
Leaner Lee "Lena" Wray 1911 – 1912 (infant)
Walter Henry Wray 1912 – 1916 (adopted infant)
Nezzie Dare Wray 1913 – 2005 husband Edward McCauley
William 'WILLY'Bratcher Wray 1915 – 1976 wife Stella McCaskill
Sallie Lou Wray 1917 – 2002
Emilie W Wray 1919 – 2003 husband Milton F VonCannon
Julius B.'HAM'Wray 1921 – 2008 wife Mazel Wray
Allie Albert Wray 1922 – 2002 wife Mildred Ross
Sidney Lanier Wray 1924 - 2003 wife Jessie Gray Atchison
Joyce Joy Highfill Wray Jarvis 1926 - assumption Living (2010) - husband Linville L Jarvis
Peggy Ann Wray McClellan 1928 – (? n/a) husband LeRoy McClellan
Parents:
Henry Pleasant Wray (1877 - 1939)
Sallie Kerner Highfill Wray (1886 - 1973)
Memorial contributions may be made to Lawndale Baptist Church Music Fund, 3505 Lawndale Dr., Greensboro, NC 27408. Online condolences may be offered at www.forbisanddick.com. Forbis and Dick North Elm Street Funeral Home is serving the Jarvis family.
Family Members
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Martha Jane Wray Williamson
1903–1996
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Paulean Wray
1906–1908
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David Kerner Wray
1908–1962
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Leaner Lee "Lena" Wray
1911–1912
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Walter Henry Wray
1912–1916
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Nezzie Dare Wray McCauley
1913–2005
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William Bratcher Wray
1915–1976
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Sallie Lou Wray
1917–2002
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Emily Wray VonCannon
1919–2003
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Julius Barlett "Ham" Wray
1921–2008
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Allie Albert Wray
1922–2000
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Sidney Lanier Wray
1924–2003
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