Mrs. Joy Kay Bryson, age 69 of Cohutta, Georgia, departed this life Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at Memorial Hospital. She was born August 10, 1954 in Harriman, Tennessee, a daughter of the late Stiles and Mary Joyce Schubert Raymond. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Samuel Edward Raymond, Steven Douglas Raymond, granddaughter Willow Bryson.

She is survived by her loving husband of 43 years, Terry Lee Bryson of the residence; sons and daughters-in-law, Bryan Shane and Mona Lisa Stanley of Ringgold, GA, Jonathan Blake and Britney Nicholle Bryson of Varnell, GA; brother and sister-in-law, Ray and Darlene Raymond of Rockwood, TN; sister and brother-in-law, Janet and Bobby Swaney of Maryville, TN; grandchildren, Bryan Christian Stanley, Eugenia Michelle Ledford, Tiffany Nichole Blair, Rodney Deen Miller, Brayden Groves; great grandchildren, Skylar, Chase, Landon, Bella, Shy, Rodney, Addie; nieces and nephews.

Service to celebrate the life of Mrs. Joy Kay Bryson will be held Saturday July 13, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. from the Ponders Melrose Chapel with Terry Bryson and Reverend George Gray officiating. Interment will follow in the Ponders Colonial Hills Memorial Park Cemetery with Bryan Shane Stanley, Jonathan Blake Bryson, Jim Clark, Wesley Grey, Curtis Shubert and Bryan Christian Stanley serving as pallbearers. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 12:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.

In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to House of Prayer Baptist Church Building Fund 14774 East Hwy 136 Lafayette, GA 30718.

Arrangements by Ponders Melrose Chapel, 138 Melrose Drive, Dalton, GA, 30721.   706-226-4002 "A Selected Independent Funeral Home"