Ms. Joyce Elaine Rawlings

June 29, 1962 - July 2, 2015

Joyce Elaine Rawlings, 53, was born on June 29, 1962 to John Mitchell Rawlings Sr. and Roberta (Bates) Rawlings in Lexington, Kentucky. She transitioned to her new journey on July 2, 2015. Joyce grew up in Lexington, KY, and graduated from Lafayette Senior High School. She spent the latter part of her life in Georgia. Her life’s profession was that of a Certified Nursing Assistant. She spent her normal working hours caring for the elderly in nursing homes and assisted living environments. However, she also adopted and cared for elderly people in her neighborhood and community without pay. Joyce was a free spirit and lived life to the fullest. She had a gregarious personality and an infectious smile. She was also a networker. Many times she brought people together who could benefit from one another. She lived and she loved. She had a talent for bringing articles of clothing together in her own unique fashion. Joyce knew how to have fun and enjoy herself. It was not uncommon to find her on a karaoke stage performing, “Killing Me Softly” by Lauryn Hill Fugees (her favorite). Joyce was preceded in death by her siblings Julia Denise Rawlings, John Mitchell Rawlings III and Morris Lee Rawlings (her twin); grandparents (maternal) Robert Bates and Hattie Mae Berryman; and, (paternal) John Mitchell Rawlings, Sr. and Pansy Rawlings. Joyce is survived by her siblings Mark Keith Rawlings, Sr. (Barbara) (Lexington, KY); Valerie Banks Ford (Colbert, GA); and Cecil Clay Banks, Jr. (Atlanta, GA); nieces and nephews Devin Sanford, Merica Keysha Rawlings, Mark Keith Rawlings, Jr., JaNae Natasha Ford, Jarard Vinson Ford and Maurice Kevin Rawlings; an (aunt) Bertha Hampton (Lonzell) and host of relatives and friends.