Joyce Elaine James Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Joyce Elaine James of Brookhaven, Mississippi, who passed away on August 29, 2022 at the age of 81. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, James Melton Johnson and Eva Ernestine Johnson; her husband Tommy James; her son Darrell James; her grandparents, Allen Walter, Etta Jane Martin Boyte, Edward and Evie Hemphill Johnson; her parents-in-law, Brooks and Stella James; and her sister Lydia Faye Rowells.
She is survived by: her daughters, Darlene Patterson (Michael) and Dana Wilkinson (Jackie Jr.); her siblings, Don Johnson (Ann) and Norma Griffith; her grandchildren, Chad Sanford (Colette), April Rippy (Dustin), Chasity Bourn (Blake), Kayla Wilkinson and Kolby Wilkinson; her great grandchildren, Taylor Cosper (Elton), Piker Ratliff, Maggie Sanford, Abby Rippy, Caleigh Bourn, Celsey Bourn, Jacob Sanford, Karly Jo Rippy and Seth Rippy; and her sisters-in-law, Ann Russell and Nancy James. She is also survived by other loving family members and friends.