Obituary of Joy G. Presnell
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Mrs. Joy Glenn Presnell, age 86, of Sugar Grove, passed away Tuesday afternoon, August 18, 2015 at Life Care Center of Banner Elk. Born May 12, 1929 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Sigal Glenn. Mrs. Presnell was a member of Antioch Baptist Church. She worked for a number of years for the Project on Aging as a cook.
She is survived by four daughters; Eunice Hicks and husband Jim of Sugar Grove, Linda Parlier and husband Jackie of Mountain City, Tennessee, Shirley Ellison and husband Robert of Deep Gap, and Theresa Cox and husband Chris of Boone, eleven grandchildren and several great grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Harmon Presnell, one son, Johnny Allen Presnell and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mrs. Joy Glenn Presnell will be conducted Saturday at noon at Austin & Barnes Funeral Home Chapel. Officiating will be Rev. Jeffrey Wilson. Burial will follow in the Antioch Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday prior to the service from 11 oclock until noon. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Ebenezer Christian Childrens Home, PO Box 2777, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659. Online condolences may be shared with the Presnell family at austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com.
Austin & Barnes Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the Presnell family.