CLYMER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATIONS
39 Old Kings Road North
Palm Coast, Florida


Funeral services celebrating the life of Joyce M. Charles, 85, who passed away on December 23, 2018, will be held at Clymer Funeral Home & Cremations on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. Interment will take place at Flagler Palms Memorial Gardens following the service at 4:00 p.m. The family will be receiving guests at Clymer Funeral Home & Cremations on Tuesday, January 1, 2019 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. 

Joyce was born on August 11, 1933 to Jorge H. Modeste and Angess Celestine. Joyce was raised in Grand Roy St. Johns Grenada, West Indies. She worked at the Guave St. Johns Nutmeg Association now Grenada Cooperative Nutmeg Association (GCNA) until she came to the United States in December of 1982. Before moving to Palm Coast, Florida, Joyce lived in Brooklyn, New York where she worked as a Home Health Aide. 

In December of 1987 she married her longtime friend, the late Gregory D. Charles. Upon moving to Palm Coast, Florida she worked in the field of Hospitality and retired on January 6, 2000. Joyce was a member of St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church, Palm Coast. However, she enjoyed fellowshipping with her daughter Minister Dale Session at United Evangelical & Missionary Outreach Church, Palm Coast. Joyce enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, gardening, playing carnival, dancing, and listening to music. She loved her children and grandchildren dearly. 

She leaves to cherish her memories her children Angela Francis, New York; Debra Berkley (Timothy), Canada; Dale Session (Gregory), Florida; adopted daughter Glennis Peters, New York; Arthur Modeste (Claire), Virginia; grandchildren Kelvin Belfon, Florida; Catina Villanueva, Georgia; Randy Modeste, Texas; Tyrone Thompson, Georgia; Kristen Berkley, Canada; Erica Modeste, Georgia; Kyler Berkley, Canada; Francis Feller, Virginia; Travis Thompson, North Carolina; Chelsea Modeste, Virginia; Kaitlin Brooks, Virginia; Isaiah Hodges, Virginia; great granddaughters Gianna Villanueva, Florida; Chloe Sellers, Virginia; Aariah Wilson, Virginia; great grandsons, Xavier French, Timothy Thompson, Georgia; sisters Jermaine Modeste, Trinidad; Irma Williams, Grenada; and a host of nephews, nieces, cousins and friends. 

The family of Mrs. Charles entrusted the arrangements to Clymer Funeral Home & cremations