Mary Joyce Wyatt

Mary “Joyce” Stanley Wyatt, 87, of New Bern passed away Friday, June 3, 2022 at her home with her husband of 68 years by her side. Mary was born in Craven County on October 14, 1934 to the late John Stanley and Lucy Baysden Stanley.

Joyce, affectionately called JJ and Fluffy, held a deep love for the church and her family. She and her husband, Pastor IC, were two of the founding members of Trenton Pentecostal Holiness Church, where she shared her gift for playing the piano with the congregation for 63 years. Along with this, she was the church secretary, offering quotes of wisdom and jokes on a weekly basis within her personally typed service programs. She spent 36 years as a civil servant, working for NADEP at Cherry Point. Amongst her many talents, she was an avid reader and over the years filled her study with hundreds of books. Friends of her grandkids will miss her creative commentary on Facebook to remind us that God was always watching us and taking note. Family and friends that were considered family were her lifeline. Her best days were spent preparing meals for Holidays and Homecoming that allowed memories around the table to be created and shared.

She is survived by her husband of 68 years, Pastor Iredell C. “IC” Wyatt Jr.:, two children, Gracie L. Jarman (Michael) and Ire”dell” C. Wyatt III; grandchildren, Brandon Wyatt Haines (Erica), Iredell “Cam”uel Wyatt IV (Morgan), Krystin Thorson (Chris), Carla Henries (Ricky), Kelsey Del Wyatt (Justin Parker); great grandchildren, Thomas Wyatt Haines, Edward Mitchell Haines, Troy C Wyatt, Jake L Wyatt, Nathaniel G Wyatt, Raeghan J Wyatt, Noah J Wyatt, Avalee Thorson, Parker Thorson, Raenly Henries, & River Blake.

Joyce is predeceased by siblings Maxine Stanley Cooper, Bell Stanley Green, Vic Stanley, Bobby Stanley as well as multiple brothers and sister in laws of the Stanley family of New Bern, NC and the Wyatt family of Richmond, IN and New Bern, NC.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Jude's Children’s Hospital or Tunnels to Towers.

The family will receive friends Saturday, June 11, 2022 from 6-8pm at Trenton Pentecostal Holiness Church, 261 NC-41, Trenton, NC. Funeral Service will be Sunday, June 12 at 11am at Trenton Pentecostal Holiness Church. Internment will follow at Greenleaf Memorial Park Cemetery. Online condolences can be made to www.cottenfuneralhome.com