Joyce Burnette McMillan

Joyce Burnette Hair McMillan, 72 of Dunn, went home to be with her parents and brothers on Christmas Day 2015. Joyce was born in Dunn where she lived all her life. She worked with Bell Telephone for 10 years, NC Commission of Indian Affairs Indian Education for Harnett County Schools for 15 years, and the City of Raleigh for 12 years. She was a Notary for 55 years. Joyce served on the Harnett County Coharie Indian Association and Coharie Intra-Tribal council since 1973. Joyce lived to serve her Native American community and loved her Native family. Joyce lived and breathed for her 2 daughters and 2 son-in-laws, her 12 grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren. Joyce was preceded in death by her mother, Gracie Maynard Burnette, father, Jessie Robert “Bob” Burnette, brothers Willard “Bud” , Robert, Ander, and Earl Burnette ; former husband of 16 years and father of her girls, Floyd Hair and her husband of 16 years also Mac McMillan. She is survived by daughters Sharon Hair Williams and husband Allan of Godwin and Shelby Hair Tyndall and husband Mike of Dunn; granddaughters, Christina Herring and husband Nick, Tiffany Boykin and husband Billy, Cheyenne (Paul) and Ariel Williams; grandsons Jessie Tyndall and wife Brittany, Mitchell (Heather), Shag (Diamond), and Brandon Tyndall, Robert (Dajah) and Justin Williams; Sean Tyndall and Milton Wilson; and 10 great grandchildren; Lexi, Maddie, Chloe, Mackenzie, Kaizley Herring, Jessie ,Lacie and Autum Tyndall, Karley and Jessie Boykin; brother Bobby Burnette; several nieces and nephews; special friends, Clayton and Kelly West and Denice and Elliot Colvin. A Funerals Service will be held in the Cromartie-Miller Chapel on Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at 1:00PM with Rev. Fredrick Hollis and Rev. Johnny Peterson officiating. Burial following in Devotional Gardens Cemetery The Family will receive friends Tuesday, December 29, 2015 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Cromartie-Miller Funeral Home and other times at the home of Shelby and Mike Tyndall. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Cromartie-Miller Funeral Home