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JOYCE LEE SLATER WILLIAMS, BORN ON JUNE 18 1935 IN SUNNY SOUTH, ALABAMA, WAS THE OLDEST OF FOUR CHILDREN BORN TO THE LATE RAINEY D AND RHODA J (SMITH) SLATER. ALSO PRECEDING HER
IN DEATH WAS HER BELOVED DAUGHTER, CHERYL RHONDA WILLIAMS.

JOYCE DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON APRIL 2, 2020, WHEN HER FORTASTE OF GLORY DIVINE THROUGH FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST ,
BECOME A HEAVENLY REALITY.

THE FAMILY RELOCATED TO PHILADELPHIA IN 1939, WHERE SHE RECEIVED HER INITIAL EDUCATION THROUGH THE PHILADELPHIA SCHOOL SYSTEM, GRADUATING FROM SIMON GRATZ HIGH SCHOOL. HAVING A THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE, JOYCE CONTINUED HER EDUCATION AND THROUGH HARD WORK AND DETERMINATION AND VARIOUS CERTIFICATES OF ACCOMPLISHMENT IN BETWEEN,
SHE ULTIMATELY ACQUIRED HER MASTERS OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATIONAL SUPERVISION AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT.

JOYCE'S MULTITALENTED ABILITY AS AN ARTIST, WRITER AND POET COMPLIMENTED HER TEACHING SKILLS IN THE CLASSROOM. SHE WAS ABLE TO RELATE TO HER STUDENTS IN PRACTICLE DEMONSTRATIONS.(WITH PUPPETS AND SCRIPT OF HER DESIGN). ADDITIONALLY HER CULINARY SKILLS ENABLED JOYCE TO PREPARE NUTRICIOUS BUT VERY TASTY MEALS OFTEN ENJOYED AT FAMILY FUNCTIONS

AS A BORN AGAIN BELIVER, SHE WAS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH GLASSBORO. JOYCE SERVED ON MANY MINISTRY’S THROUGH THE YEARS.

LEFT TO CHERISH HER MEMORY ARE HER SONS: MARK WILLIAMS (VICTORIA) AND TED WILLIAMS (SHLONDA),
GRANDCHILDREN, BAILEY, MARK JR. AND TAMIKA. GREAT GRANDS, MARK WILLIAMS III, ALEAH, ARYELLE, CERRINETY AND SCARLETT.

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