Obituary of Joyce P. Ragan
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Mrs. Joyce Perry Ragan, age 81, of, Burkett Road, Boone, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, December 19, 2017. Born August 27, 1936 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of the late Don Carson and Blanche Williams Perry. Joyce was retired from Highlander Insurance and was of the Baptist faith.
She is survived by one nephew, Carson Perry and wife Karen of Southern Pines, one niece, Diane Perry Barnes and husband Billy of Charleston, SC, one great nephew, two great nieces, one great-great nephew and two great-great nieces, one sister in law, Nancy Price of Zionville, two brothers in law, Joe Ragan of Boone and John Ragan and wife Fern of Eden, NC, special niece, Debe Price Jones and husband R. K. Jones and a special nephew, Brad Price and wife Robin and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Preceded in death by husband, Orville Ragan and brother Carson Perry and three infant sisters.
Funeral services for Joyce Perry Ragan will be conducted Thursday afternoon at 1:30 PM at the Austin & Barnes Funeral Home Chapel. Officiating will be Rev. Harold Bennett. Burial will follow at Cove Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends prior to the service from noon until 1:30 at Austin & Barnes Funeral Home.
The family respectfully requests no food or flowers and suggests memorials to Cove Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, PO Box 68, Boone, NC 28607 or to the Hopewell Community Cemetery, in care of Betty Davis, 4061 NC Hwy 194 N, Boone, NC 28607.
Online condolences may be shared with the Ragan family at www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com
Austin & Barnes Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the Ragan family.