Joyce Miller Cooks, age 74, of Madison, Fl., passed unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19 at her church, Pineland Missionary Baptist, with burial in Bethlehem Cemetery. A viewing will be held from 4 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 18 at Pineland.
Born in Jacksonville, Joyce was a longtime Monticello resident before settling in Madison. She was a retired cook. Her love will be forever cherished by her children: Earnest and Tony (Tracy) Wooten, Morris (Darlene) Tucker, Cynthia Footman, Candace (Corderick) Cooks and Kimberly Cooks Joseph; brother, Joseph Miller; sisters: Jeanette Gadsden, Gloria Jean Leonard and Linda ( James) Miller; 14 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and several other relatives and friends.