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Mrs. Joyce Kennedy House, age 77, of Winder, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 26, 2025, surrounded by her family.
She will be remembered best as a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
Mrs. House was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy Lewis House; parents, Jack Clinton Kennedy and Mary Harp Kennedy; and six brothers, Bill, Randolph, Gene, John, Danny, and Bobby Kennedy.
Joyce is survived by her children; Terry (Jo) Cain of Buford, Tracey (Stoney) Byrd of Winder, and Michael (Dana) House of Winder; siblings, Francis Thomas of Winder, Shirley Kennedy of Winder, Patricia Reynolds of Winder, and Stanley Kennedy of Winder; six grandchildren, Kaleigh (Jonathan) Medford, Mandy (Barry) Chandler, Brandon (Brandi) Wilson, Allison Wilson, Brady House, and Brooks House; and four great-grandchildren, Collins Cain, Audrey Chandler, Ethan Chandler, and Madilyn Wilson.
The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 in the Chapel of Maddox-Carter Memorial Home with Pastor Heath Kennedy officiating. A private burial will follow the service at Chapel Christian Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 from 1:00 PM until the service hour at Maddox-Carter Memorial Home.
Maddox-Carter Memorial Home, Winder, is entrusted with the arrangements.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
265 Highway 211 NW PO Box 934, Winder, GA 30680
Memories and condolences can be left on the obituary at the funeral home website.


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