We knew little that morning that God was going to call your name,
In life we loved you dearly; in death we do the same.
It broke our hearts to lose you, you did not go alone.
For part of us went with you, the day God called you home.

You left us peaceful memories, your love is still our guide,
And though we cannot see you, you are always at our side.
Our family chain is broken, and nothing seems the same,
But as God calls us one by one, the chain will link again.

Mrs. Joyce Hopkins-Miller, age 84, of Warrenton, North Carolina departed this life on Sunday, May 12, 2024, at Nash General Hospital.

Celebration of life for Mrs. Joyce Hopkins-Miller will be held on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at 1:00PM in the chapel of Boyd & Royster Funeral Service 149 Holland Bland Rd. Warrenton, North Carolina. Interment will follow at The Hopkins-Miller Family cemetery.

Joyce is survived by her children, Marilyn Thomas and Jermaine Hopkins; grandchildren, Tyray, Jermaine, DaQuan, Jamiah, Tyvoria, Al-jalil, Tiara, Robert (AJ), Zakia, D’mari, and Dyrell; a host great grandchild; one sister, Mary Lovelady; along with a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.

Public viewing will be held on Friday, May 17, 2024, from 2-5PM at Boyd & Royster Funeral Service 149 Holland Bland Rd. Warrenton, North Carolina.