Joyce Sapp Faulk, 79, of Blackshear went to be with the Lord Tuesday evening, September 15, 2026, at the Hospice Satilla Hospice House in Waycross, after an extended illness.
She was born in Blackshear to the late Hoke Smith Sapp and Goldie Altman Sapp and made Blackshear her home for most of her life. She owned and operated Stylers Salon for many years and was a woman with a servant’s heart. She enjoyed gardening, going to the beach, crocheting, crafting, photography, traveling and most of all the time spent with her family. She was a member of Central Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Kenneth Cecil Faulk; a son, Laban Stacey Faulk; seven siblings, Juanita Jewel Sapp Dixon, Omer Vernon Sapp, Joseph Donald Sapp, infant sister, Mary Alice Sapp, Barney Sapp and an infant brother.
Survivors include her son, Eric Tyler Faulk, wife Cassandra, Fernandina Beach, Florida; three grandchildren, Laban Faulk, wife Brooke, Blackshear, Tyler Faulk, wife Abigail, Fernandina Beach, Florida, Jade Buchanan, husband Ethan, Waycross; three great-grandchildren, Riley Brooke Faulk, Kace Buchanan and Katie Buchanan; three siblings, Waunell Sapp Hickox, Hoboken, Erma Jean Sapp Griner and Daniel Robert “D.R.” Sapp, wife Linda, both of Blackshear and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, from the Miles-Odum Funeral Home Chapel.
Interment will follow in Oakland Cemetery in Waycross.
The family would like to express their appreciation to Satilla Bluffs Senior Care for the exceptional care and support over the last few years.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the: Alzheimer's Association, 225 N Michigan Ave. Floor 17 Chicago, IL 60601
Sympathy may be expressed by signing online at www.milesodumfuneralhome.com
Miles-Odum Funeral Home of Waycross is in charge of arrangements.
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