Betty Joyce Steptoe Stapleton, age 85 of Norristown, GA went to be with her loved ones on Monday evening, May 22, 2023 at the Emanuel County Nursing Home in Swainsboro.

Joyce was born in Meeks, GA on October 14, 1937 to Elbert Benjamin Steptoe and Mettie Mae Price Steptoe.  She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Eldridge "Shorty" Stapleton; son, Henry Wilbur Stapleton; great granddaughter, Tiffani Marie Stapleton; sister, Audrey McCoy; and her brother-in-laws, Henry McCoy, Mack McCorvey and Paul Newsome.

Joyce loved children, loved to fish, was an avid reader and a fierce protector of her children and grandchildren.

Survivors include her daughter, Betty Ann Watkins (Tony) of Tom, GA; her sons, Jack Stapleton (Wanda), Ben Roy Stapleton, Charles Dale Stapleton of Norristown, GA and Eldridge Stapleton Jr. (Marie) of Modoc, GA; grandchildren, Tony Stapleton (Amber) of Metter, GA, Annie Stapleton Robinson (Kris) of Modoc, GA and Jack Daniel Stapleton of Norristown, GA; great-grandchildren, Landon Eldridge Stapleton, Ryon Robinson and Slate Stapleton; sisters, Jo Newsome of Kite, GA and Dianne McCorvey of Jackson, GA; brothers, Dewell Steptoe (LaJuan) of Meeks, GA and Huey Steptoe (Ann), Augusta, GA; nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

A private graveside service with Reverend Phil Wilson was held in the Corinth Church Cemetery.

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