Joyce Winfrey Edwards

Joyce Winfrey Edwards, 83 of Greenville, S.C. Wife of the Late James Allen Edwards Sr., Passed away peacefully Sunday July 9, 2023. Born in Athens, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Boyd Winfrey and Annie Ednis Chester. She met the love of her life in Atlanta, Georgia while attending her grandmother’s church. They were married 52 wonderful years, raising their family to serve God and others. She thoroughly enjoyed being a faithful wife, devoted mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She enjoyed serving her community in Bible Study Fellowship, Prasso, Heart Strings, KAIROS women’s prison ministry, the Garden Club, and Good News Club. She was a member of Second Presbyterian Church. She is survived by her sister: Sue Richie; her daughter: Patty Burgess (Gary); and son: Scott Edwards (Ashley); grandchildren: Melissa Henry (Josh), Sarah Sandifer (Michael), Hannah Winker (Greg), Joshua Burgess (Ashleigh), Hailey Edwards, Ryley Edwards, James Wilson Edwards: great-grandchildren: James Bowen Henry, Lorelei Henry, Ashlyn Winker, Aiden Winker, Audrey Sandifer, Aaron Sandifer. Along with her parents and husband she was predeceased by a son James Allen Edwards Jr., sister and brothers; Marcielene Marshall, James Thomas Winfrey, Calvin Winfrey, Jerome Winfrey, and Douglas Winfrey. She would testify that the most important date in her life occurred when she accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Savior in 1972. As a strong Christian woman for over 50 years, she studied God’s word diligently and prayed daily. She desired that each person would personally know Jesus as their Lord and Savior. She was a genuine encourager and an inspiration to so many. We will greatly miss her. The family will receive friends Saturday, July 15th, 2023, from 1:00PM until 2:00 PM at Second Presbyterian church at 105 River Street Greenville, S.C. 29601. Funeral services will be Saturday July 15th, 2023, at 2:00 PM. Burial will be private at a later date at M.J. Dolly Cooper Veteran’s Cemetery. The family will be at their respective homes. Memorials may be made to Good News club 918 S. Pleasantburg Drive Suite 152 Greenville, S.C. 29607 or KAIROS Women’s Prison Ministries PO Box 22421 Hilton Head Island S.C. 29925 or Second Presbyterian Church 105 River Street Greenville, S.C. 29601.

Joyce Winfrey Edwards

March 25, 1940 - July 9, 2023