Joyce Veronica Young, 81, of Ocoee, Florida departed this life on Monday, March 25, 2024. Joyce was born on September 20, 1942 in Barataria, Trinidad & Tobago. She was the first of twelve children born to the late Wilfred James and Verna H. Skinner-Williams.
Joyce was the first member of her family to emigrate to the US in 1969, where she met the love of her life, George Young, at church in Chicago, IL. They married in 1971 and later moved to Orlando, FL. During their fifty-three years of marriage, they extensively traveled the world. Joyce retired from the Orlando Public Library, where she worked for over twenty years. She was a devoted wife, sister, and friend who will be deeply missed by all who knew her.
She leaves to cherish her precious memory: loving husband, George Young; 11 siblings, Rev. Amos (Ann) Williams, Ezekiel (Maxine) Williams, Mervin S. Williams, Rev. Winston (Stephanie) Williams, Emus (Yvette) Williams, Anne Williams, Ken (Emma) Williams, Grace (Joseph) Simmons, Evangelist Carol Williams, Gail (Densil) Fletcher, Wayne C. Williams; and a host of other relatives and loving friends