James “Jim” Henry Joy, Jr., 72, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2015, in Tifton. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 4, 2015, at the First Baptist Church of Ty Ty with Rev. Justin Devereaux officiating. Mr. Joy will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday, April 3, 2015, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Mr. Joy will be placed in the church one hour prior to the service.
Mason Hardy, Hunter Caley, Allen Peugh, Kevin Robinson, Kyle Robinson, Bobby Paulk, Randy Paulk, Steve Shaw and Gene Arnold, Jr. will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be the Deacons of the First Baptist Church of Ty Ty, Bo Edenfield and Gene Arnold, Sr.
Mr. Joy was born January 16, 1943 in Jacksonville, Florida, the son of James Henry Joy, Sr. and Ruby Williams Joy, both deceased. He was retired from MRS Homecare in Tifton and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Ty Ty, where he also served as a deacon. He was a volunteer at G. O. Bailey Elementary School, where he was a reader and tutor. He was a certified police officer and EMT-I and one of the first certified volunteer firemen in Tifton. He was also a member of the Civil Defense.
Mr. Joy is survived by his wife, Margaret “Maggie” Griffin Joy of Tifton; two sons and a daughter-in-law, William Brian and Candy Joy and J. Barry Joy, all of Tifton; four grandchildren and their spouses, Laryn Joy, Emily and Hunter Caley, Mason Hardy and Mallory Hardy; and five great-grandchildren, Sara Joy Patterson, Abbigail Carr, Elizabeth Musgrove, Sophie Caley and Noah Caley.
Flowers will be accepted or memorial gifts may be made to the First Baptist Church of Ty Ty Memorial Fund, 157 North Church Street, Ty Ty, GA 31795.