Joyce Lorraine (Colyard) Roy

Joyce Lorraine (Colyard) Roy, 66, a resident of Fuller Hill Road, passed away October 17, 2023 at Albany Medical Center. Joyce was born on September 6, 1957 the daughter of the late Virginia Mary (Morris) Colyard and William Monroe Colyard in Elizabeth, NJ. Joyce was a very passionate person. Most passionate of people still with us and many that have passed. She was a voracious reader, master gardener and super painter and enjoyed volunteering. She loved laughter and quirky jokes. She loved to travel coast to coast, meeting new people, places and things, her latest being her trip to Key West, Florida. She never made it to Europe where she wanted to sip wine at a sidewalk café in Marseille. Her steady gait down main street and hearty hello will be greatly missed. “Let her fly, cause she’s a lady, let her dream cause she’s a child, let the rain fall down upon her, Shas a free and gentle flower growing wild.” Joyce is survived by her sister Kathleen Patricia Colyard, her life partner Joey Butz, niece Teresa Butz, nephews Aaron Colyard and Charles Butz all of Woodruff, SC, her sons William Adonios Roy of Brattleboro and Oscar Thayer Smith of Whitingham, VT, 2 granddaughters Danielle and Briella Roy of Brattleboro, VT. At the request of the family there are no formal funeral services. If friends desire memorial gifts in Joyce’s memory may be made to any suicide prevention service, c/o of Covey-Allen and Shea Funeral Home P.O. Box 215 Wilmington, VT 05363. To send the family personal condolences please visit www.sheafuneralhomes.com.