Obituary
Joy Lee Reynolds
Augusta Twp., MI
Age 77, passed away at home, peacefully Saturday morning, December 10, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on March 23, 1945 in Pikeville, Kentucky to Lee and Opal (Gearls) Ferrell.
In 1964 Joy moved up from the south to Ypsilanti where she met the love of her life, Earl Reynolds. On February 13, 1965 they were married in Ypsilanti and he survives. Together they raised four children.
Joy loved being a wife, mother grandmother and homemaker. In addition, she worked as an administrative assistant for Ford Motor Company. Joy took pride in her home and always enjoyed remodeling it (almost constantly) to stay up with current décor. In addition, she had an impressive flower garden, spent hours mowing grass, being active with her children and getting them involved, as well as making great meals, cooking, baking and taking care of her home. Joy always looked forward to the holidays, cooking big meals and having the family over. She was the consummate homemaker.
Besides her husband, she is survived by four children: Sheryl (Jim) Eastman of Milan, Kimberlee (Chris) Girbach of Manchester, Theresa (Keith) Lesnick of Grass Lake, and Earl Robert (Heather) Reynolds of Howell, ten grandchildren: James, Joshua, Karrie, Virginia (John), Benjamin, Chloe, Paige, Katherine, Kassandra, and Zachary along with six great grandchildren and four siblings, Joe, Jerry, Annie and Henry. She was preceded in death by her parents and four siblings.
Visitation will be held at Ochalek-Stark Funeral Home, Milan on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 from 4:00-7:00pm. where funeral services will be held on Wednesday, December 14th at 11:00am. Burial will follow at Marble Park Cemetery, Milan, MI.
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