Thursday, July 5, 2018 3:51 pm

Horace Lee Joyner, age 59, of Rocky Mount, passed away on Monday, July 2, 2018. Born in Nash County on December 28, 1958, he was the son of Wiley Burrell Joyner, Jr. and Marie Smith Joyner. He also was preceded in death by his brother-in-law Kenny Rogers.

He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Barbara Marlowe Joyner of Rocky Mount; his son Jeremy Joyner and his wife, Samantha, of Whitakers; and his sister Cindy Joyner Rogers of Rocky Mount; his mother-in-law, Jeanette Marlowe of Rocky Mount; his brother-in-law Randy Marlowe and his wife, Carol, of Winder, GA; several nieces and nephews.

Services will be held on Monday, July 9, 2018 at 6 p.m. at Englewood Baptist Church, 1350 S Winstead Ave, Rocky Mount, with Mr. Kenny Dickerson officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 4 - 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 8, 2018 at Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

Following the Celebration of Horace's Life, friends are welcome to accompany the family on a Memorial Motorcycle Ride from the church to the Good Tymes Club of Rocky Mount in memory of Horace.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made in Horace's memory to either St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Department 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142; Sport Evangelism & Mission (SEAM Inc), 2022 Singletree Lane, Rocky Mount, NC 27804; or to Eastern Carolinas Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), 110 Cinema Drive, Unit A, Wilmington, NC 28403.

Arrangements by Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Rocky Mount.