Joyce Groff Obituary

Age - 72

September 12, 2023

Vero Beach, FL

Joyce Ann (Ralls) Groff, was born January 19, 1951 in Green Bay, Virginia, and went home to be with Jesus and her family before her on the 29th of August 2023 in Vero Beach, Florida. . She went to Central High School in Seat Pleasant, Maryland and finished High School in England. After High School she moved to New York to become a model. There she met and married Brian Groff. Joyce is proceeded in death by her Father Orlon Ralls and her Husband of 40 years, Brian Groff, as well as her Aunt Lillian Lowery. She is survived by her mother, Beulah Cobb; brothers, Richard Wayne Ralls, David Lee Ralls, Johnny E. Dewsbury and William M. Dewsbury and many precious nieces and nephews. There will be a Celebration of Life at the Club House at Pine Creek Condo's on the 23rd of September 2023 from 3:00-5:00 pm. To plant Memorial Trees in memory of JOYCE A. GROFF, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store.

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