Betty J. Joynor
August 14, 1943 – December 4, 2024
Funeral services for Betty Joyce Coleman Joynor, age 81 of Ruston, LA, were held on Saturday, December 7, 2024 at Cathedral of Praise Worship Center in Ruston with Rev. Bo Nicholson officiating. Burial followed in the Mt. Zion Cemetery in Vernon, LA under the direction of Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Ruston, LA.
Betty was born in Jonesboro, Louisiana on August 14, 1943. Betty parted from this life on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 into the arms of her heavenly father and her beloved husband, E.L. Joynor.
After Betty graduated from Jonesboro Hodge High School, she went to work at the papermill. After her bag machine caught on fire she promptly quit her job. A short time later, her best friend fixed her up on a blind date with a handsome young country boy from Vernon, Louisiana, named E. L. Joynor. The date was to the Louisiana State Fair where they found love on the midway. They were married on October 27, 1962.
After marriage, E.L. moved Betty from the city to the quiet country life in Vernon. She occupied her time by learning to cook and sew. Things were not quiet long, in August of 1963, Mike was born. Mike was followed by Gary in 1967 and Christy in 1969. She settled into her role as a homemaker and never worked outside the home.
Betty was an excellent hostess and anyone who entered the home was offered something to eat. She was very well known for her tea cakes, cold oven pound cake, divinity, and homemade biscuits. She loved to sew designer fashions for Barbie. Each gown was hand beaded in sequins and pearls. She sold many dresses on E-bay for $300.00 a dress.
Betty was an avid bible reader and attended church regularly, as long as she was able to go to church.
After the children grew up and got married, she begged for grandchildren. When the grandchildren came along, she became “Granny”. It was a role she treasured. She enjoyed going to the grandchildren’s ball games and FFA events.
In March of 2016, the world stopped turning when Betty suffered a hemorragic stroke in the middle of the night. The stroke affected her right side and left her unable to walk or use her right side. She remained bed bound until she was given her wings. Through it all she maintained her sweet spirit and was Granny to all who helped take care of her.
Betty will forever be missed by the family left to cherish her memory. She is survived by her sons, Mike Joynor and Gary Joynor and his wife Sandy; daughter, Christy Joynor Walker and husband Leo, “adopted” daughter, Deana Thomas; her grandsons, Brandon Joynor and his wife Elizabeth, Nicholas Walker and his wife, Heather, Alexander Walker and his wife, Haley, her granddaughter, Katelyn Rasmussen and husband Brandon; her great-grandsons, Mason Rasmussen, Jackson Walker, Caden Joynor and coming soon Wyatt Walker.
Also left behind, are her sisters, Alice Lee and husband Jeff, Karen Jordan and her husband, Randy and Leann Pearson; along with a host of nieces and nephews.
Betty was preceded in death by her husband, E.L. Joynor, and her parents Jesse and Julie Mae Coleman.
Doris (Gavin) Coleman
August 2, 1956 – December 5, 2024
Doris Jeanette Coleman passed away at her residence on Caney Lake on Thursday, December 5, 2024. She was 68 years old. Doris and her husband, Billy, enjoyed riding motorcycles, camping, and fishing. She was an avid shopper.
Doris is survived by her husband, Billy Coleman; daughter, Kristi Lawrence; sister, Laura Dell Doss (Jimmy); and a host of grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her father, James Kelly Gavin; mother, Marion (Crane) Gavin; and son, Jay Solida.
As per Doris’s wishes, she will be cremated. No memorial has been planned at this time. Friends are encouraged to donate to the charity of their choice, in Doris’s name.