Lloyd and his wife lived off of Thrift Road (now Freedom Drive) in the
Paw Creek community of North Carolina, near his brother Oscar. They had
a tiny store on Thrift Road. Members of the family would gather at his
house to play cards. His wife Chloe returned to her home in Georgia or
South Carolina after his death.
Obituary from "The Charlotte Observer," Thursday, October 1, 1953:
Lloyd A. Joy Dies At Home In Paw Creek
Lloyd Alfonzo Joy, 66, died yesterday at his home in Paw Creek after
an illness of two years. Funeral services will be at Hankins-Whittington
chapel Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock with the Rev. F. S. Johnston, pastor
of Paw Creek Presbyterian, and the Rev. Charles P. Auten of Thrift
Baptist Churches officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Mr. Joy was born in Gaston County Nov. 28, 1887, the son of the late
Sidney A. and Emma Abernathy Joy. He attended county schools and had
made his home in Charlotte since 1919. He was a retired brick mason and
at the time of death operated a store and service station on Rozzelle's
Ferry Rd.
Survivors are the wife, the former Cora Flowe Tincher of Huntington,
W. Va., whom he married Sept. 16, 1912; two sisters, Mrs. Lexie Fisher of
Charlotte and Mrs. Mattie Abernathy of Belmont; and a brother, O. F. Joy
of Paw Creek.
Nephews who will be pallbearers are O. F. Joy, Jr., J. F. Joy, J. M.
Joy, D. E. Joy, C. M. Joy, G. A. Fisher.