Joyce Geraldine Powell, age 85, of Cottondale, Alabama, passed away on September 22, 2022. Joyce was a longtime member of Hopewell Baptist Church. She and her husband, Sonny, owned and operated Foreign Car Center, Winston Uniform Supply, Alberta Cleaners, and BCA Trucking for many years; after those businesses, she worked for DCH for 29 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sonny Powell; daughters, Joyce Yvonne Powell, Frances “Scooter” Powell, Cindy Sue Eaton; mother, Violet Brooks. Joyce leaves behind to share her memory her daughter, Bambi Powell; grandchildren, Ashley Eaton Lay (Johnathan), Jason Eaton (Nicole); great-grandchildren, Lexi McFerrin, Riley Eaton, Ava Stidham, and Emma Stidham. The family will receive friends on Monday, September 26, 2022, at Heritage Chapel Funeral Home between 12:00 and 1:00 pm. A Celebration of Joyce’s Life will be in the Chapel at 1:00 pm. Rev. Randy Beard is officiating. Burial to follow at Williamson Cemetery in Northport. In place of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Hospice of West Alabama