In loving memory of
Joy C. Williams
May 1, 1932 – May 10, 2023
Lived 91 years
Mary’s Chapel · Ripley, TN
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1932
Born May 1
1939
Joy was 7 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1945
Joy was 13 when World War II ended
1955
Joy was 23 when Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat
1969
Joy was 37 when "Sesame Street" debuted
1971
Joy was 39 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1981
Joy was 49 when MTV began broadcasting
1995
Joy was 63 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
2005
Joy was 73 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2010
Joy was 78 when Instagram was launched
2022
Joy was 90 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2023
Passed away May 10, age 91
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