Joyce Sanders Whitt

Joyce Sanders Whitt obituary, Elizabeth City, NC

Joyce Sanders Whitt

Joyce Whitt Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Twiford Funeral Homes - Elizabeth City on Oct. 8, 2025.

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Joyce Sanders Whitt, age 88, of Moyock, NC, died at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center on Tuesday, October 7, 2025. Born in Norfolk, VA, on February 27, 1937, to the late Robert Floyd Sanders and Sallie Gilden Sanders, she was the widow of William Lawrence Whitt.
Joyce is survived by her daughter, Terry Kissel (Warren); two sons, William L. Whitt, Jr. (Chris) and Timothy Floyd Vance (Garrett); four grandchildren, Tammy Foster (Clifford), Amy Clark, Megan Whitt, and Ryan Whitt; and seven great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her parents; her husband; a sister, Vivian Mapp (John); and two brothers, Stanley Sanders (Shelby) and Robert Sanders.
Burial will be in the Whitt Family Cemetery in Wrigley, KY.
Twiford Funeral Homes, 405 E. Church Street, Elizabeth City, NC, is assisting the Whitt Family. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.TwifordFH.com.
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