Joyce Ann Seale

Joyce Ann Seale passed away Thursday, September 18, 2022. She was born on January 19, 1940 in Hardy, Kentucky, to the late Charley and Brookie Scott. She was preceded in death by two husbands, William E Manus (Bill) and Edgar J Seale (EJ) and two brothers, JC Scott and Charles Scott. Joyce (or Ann to some or Mamama to others) graduated in 1958 from Belfry High School and moved to the Atlanta area shortly after. She met her first husband while working at Nalley Chevrolet, then married and started having her three children [Melony Bolden (Robert), Suzie Franklin (Ed), Scott Manus (Darryl)] within a year. She lost Bill to meningitis when she was only 27 years old and her babies were 5, 4, and 1. She struggled as a single parent until all three of her children were raised into adulthood. She never remarried until her kids were grown because she said she never met a man who loved her children like she did. Joyce was a woman of faith who raised her children as loyal Christ-followers. She was a proud and supportive mother who saw the good in everyone. She kept her kids close and busy to keep them out of trouble, and she built traditions and demanded they be honored. Music was a big part of the home she built, and singing was a must every day. She was easy to please and grateful for any gifts or attention she received. In fact, she was sneakily able to guilt people into giving her things and doing things for her by asking questions like, "Do you want to get me a Coke?" Or "What else did you bring me?" Or "Where did you get that? You need to get me one." Despite being grateful, Joyce loved almost all food, but she was also picky about the way it was served. She loved plain Lays Potato Chips, (real) Cokes, Arnold Palmers, McDonald's breakfast burritos with hot sauce (she was a huge Cholula addict), popcorn, banana splits without chocolate, a slice of raw onion at almost every meal, grilled ribeye steaks, strawberry cheesecake, and milk in a freshly-rinsed glass with exactly 3 cubes of ice. She didn't like alcohol except for a little in a strawberry daquiri or a margarita maybe once a year, and she told everyone she hated coffee and chocolate even though chocolate candy and cupcakes disappeared from her house when she was the only one there. Joyce had her children and herself on perpetual diets which failed miserably. She loved her food, but only second after her family. Joyce was a harmless flirt all the way up to her last days, always appreciating a good-lookin' man and playing matchmaker every chance she got. She loved the sun and especially loved the beach. Even when she had very little money (which was often), she would load up some Vienna sausages, saltine crackers, a 2-liter bottle of Pepsi, and Nutter Butters and take off for the beach with kids in tow. She loved almost all animals (but rodents and snakes were her worst nightmare), and she was probably the only one of her siblings who liked cats. Besides her beloved children, Joyce was blessed with two grandchildren [Josh Bagley (Ashley) and Jessica Teal (Jason)] and five great-grandchildren (Andee, Scotty, Kolton, Levi, and Ella Kate). She was never happier than when all of her brood was with her. Joyce loved spending time with her siblings and their spouses [JC Scott, (Doris), Polly Hay (Edwin), Lois Owens (Ronnie), and Charles Scott (Rachel)], her nieces and nephews, and her many cousins. She enjoyed getting together with a small or large group of extended family and reminiscing about stories from her childhood, usually ones where they pranked each other. There was always laughter. When they couldn't be together, she was on the phone with them for hours at a time. She made loyal friends everywhere she went and stayed in touch when one of them moved away. Even when she became ill later in life, she giggled her way through doctors' appointments and hospital and rehab stays. She quickly became a favorite of the staff who appreciated her positive attitude. What Joyce leaves behind is a close-knit family who vows to keep her traditions, friends who will forever remember her, and the habit she instilled in her children to always say "I love you" at the end of a phone call or visit, in case those might be the last words you said to each other. Visitation is at 1PM at Sharpsburg Baptist Church on Sunday, September 25, and a celebration of her life will start at 2PM. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The address of the church is 6413 GA-54 in Sharpsburg, Georgia. Plans are being handled by McKoon Funeral Home in Newnan, Georgia. The family welcomes flowers, but for those who wish to honor Joyce by a donation, they can send contributions to Southwest Christian Care Hospice (on the campus of Christian City in Union City, Georgia) or The Julius Scott Cemetery PO Box 426 Hardy, KY 41531. McKoon Funeral Home & Crematory 770-253-4580

Joyce Ann Seale

January 19, 1940 - September 18, 2022