She was born in Westfield, N.C., October 30, 1922, to William V. Joyce and Ida Inman Joyce.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Jennings; a daughter, Linda Hensley; two sisters: Gladys Potts and Vernell Beasley; one brother, Robert Joyce.
Rachel retired from Tultex with over 19 years of service and was a member of Mercy Crossing Church.
She is survived by a daughter, Kathleen Hall; and a son and daughter-in-law, Clinton and Carol Jennings; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren; two brothers: Herbert and Delmar Joyce.
The funeral service will be held Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at 11 a.m. at McKee-Stone Funeral Home in Martinsville where the family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at Roselawn Burial Park. The Rev. Jimmy Wood and Pastor Knuckles will officiate.
(Martinsville Bulletin (VA) ~ Monday, July 1, 2019)
~ Married Jack Jennings on April 30, 1942, at the Surry County Courthouse in Dobson, Surry County, N.C.
She was born in Westfield, N.C., October 30, 1922, to William V. Joyce and Ida Inman Joyce.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Jennings; a daughter, Linda Hensley; two sisters: Gladys Potts and Vernell Beasley; one brother, Robert Joyce.
Rachel retired from Tultex with over 19 years of service and was a member of Mercy Crossing Church.
She is survived by a daughter, Kathleen Hall; and a son and daughter-in-law, Clinton and Carol Jennings; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren; two brothers: Herbert and Delmar Joyce.
The funeral service will be held Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at 11 a.m. at McKee-Stone Funeral Home in Martinsville where the family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at Roselawn Burial Park. The Rev. Jimmy Wood and Pastor Knuckles will officiate.
(Martinsville Bulletin (VA) ~ Monday, July 1, 2019)
~ Married Jack Jennings on April 30, 1942, at the Surry County Courthouse in Dobson, Surry County, N.C.
Family Members
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Gladys Odell Joyce Potts
1913–2006
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Harvey Gaston Joyce
1915–1934
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Roy Vester Joyce
1918–1921
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Raymond Lester "Ramey" Joyce
1920–2006
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Clarice Vernell Joyce Beasley
1924–2008
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Albert Richard Joyce
1926–1937
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Herbert Hoover "The Bee Man" Joyce
1928–2019
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Robert Dean "Bob" Joyce
1936–2011
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Delmar Ray Joyce
1938 – unknown
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