Willie Joyce Howard’s “much-used heart” gave out after a lifetime of sharing her home and hearth with a legion of family, strays and others who were blessed to receive her care throughout her 75 years of life.
A longtime resident of Daytona Beach, Joyce died on September 10, 2024 in her Daytona Beach home, surrounded by her children and a pack of tiny dogs, whose laughter, story-telling, barks and love peacefully heralded her on to her next
journey.
She was a loving wife, fierce-but-firm mother of seven, grandmother of seven and great-grandmother of three and was unofficially “Mom” and “Granny” to so many more children and youth throughout her blessed life. She was beloved by all she encountered…