Mrs. Joyce Elaine Mack Holland, 79, of Jonesboro, GA (most recently Greensboro, NC and Chandler, AZ), passed away peacefully with her family by her side Monday, May 29, 2023, at Moses Cone Hospital following a lengthy illness. Joyce was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend.
A funeral service will be held Saturday, June 3, 2023, 2:00 p.m., at Striffler-Hamby Mortuary in Columbus, GA. Burial will follow in Parkhill Cemetery. Friends will be received Saturday, from 12:30 p.m. until 2:00 p.m., prior to the service, at the funeral home.
Joyce was born June 13, 1943, in Salem, AL, the daughter of Lodus and Thursia Smith Mack. She attended high school in Columbus and met her lifelong love and husband Gerald there. She was offered a full scholarship to college, but chose to marry him and go to Germany with him as he served in the US Air Force.
Joyce loved her family and friends. She always had a smile on her face, never met a stranger, and tried to brighten others’ day. She enjoyed reading, games and puzzles, traveling (especially cruises) and just being silly. Most of all, Joyce loved taking care of her family and spending time with her grandchildren. She will be greatly missed.
In addition to her parents, Joyce was preceded in death by her brothers-in-law, Charles Gosa and Chuck Mann.
Those left to cherish her memory include her husband of 61 years, Gerald Holland; son, Greg Holland (Wendy) of Greensboro, NC and daughter, Angie Norton (Craig) of Chandler, AZ; brother, Larry Mack (Faith) of Cataula, GA; sisters, Sandra Gosa of Columbus, GA and Reba Mann of Pine Mountain, GA; and grandchildren, Gregory Holland and Alexa and Jack Norton, and many other loving extended family members and friends.
The family asks with gratitude that memorials in Joyce’s name be made to the American Kidney Fund or the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America.
Online condolences may be made at www.shcolumbus.com
