Osley Joyce Obituary (1928 - 2020)

MADISON Osley Fonzy Joyce, age 92, passed away on Friday, February 28, 2020. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, March 2, 2020 at Colonial Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Joyce was born on February 10, 1928 in Stokes County to the late Charlie Thomas Joyce and Lucy Sisk Joyce. Osley loved his family, his church and gardening. He was an active member of Pleasant View Primitive Baptist Church and served as deacon. He was a lifelong tobacco farmer and co-owner of New Madison Tobacco Warehouse. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Hazel Hawkins Joyce; son, Archie Lee Joyce; brothers, Odell, Edison, Hubert, Clarence, Earl and Paul Taylor Joyce; sister, Treva Stanfield and daughter-in-law, Donna Tucker Joyce. Survivors include his four daughters, Judy Hennis (Jerry), Donna Ellis (Donnie), Debra Price (Jim) and Jan Fulcher (Paul); son, Dwain Joyce; eleven grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren; brother, Olin Joyce (Becky) and sister-in-law, Idell Joyce. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m., Sunday at the funeral home and all other times at the residence. Colonial Funeral Home in Madison is serving the family.