Hayes Funeral Home
P.O. Box 387
Elba, Alabama 36323
Ph. Number (334) 897-2225

Joyce Laverne Barber age 79, a resident the Graceville Health Center passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2024. Graveside services will be held at Kingdom Life Ministries Cemetery on Friday, October 4, 2024 beginning at 2:00 PM with her grandson Lee Rhodes officiating. Burial will follow under the direction of Hayes Funeral Home.
Mrs. Barber leaves behind Daughter - Brenda (Steve) Rhodes, Graceville, FL, Daughter - Carol (Glenn) Bishop, Bruce, FL, Step-Mother - Shirley Whatley, Panama City, FL, Sister - Marie Nichols, Defuniak Springs, FL, Sister - Tammy Isler, Southport, FL, and a Brother - Dewey Whatley of Panama City, Florida. She also leaves behind to cherish her memory nine grandchildren, twenty-seven great-grandchildren, and five great great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Barber, a son, Walter Barber, along with her parents, Juanita and I.B. Whatley.
Hayes Funeral Home of Elba, Alabama is serving the Barber family.