Joy Yeatts Meeks

Joy Yeatts Meeks, 92 of Eden, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at UNC Rockingham Nursing Center.

A funeral service will be held at Immanuel Friends Church, Tuesday, April 15 at 2pm. Burial will follow at Dan View Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday, April 14, 2025 from 5-7pm at Fair Funeral Home.

Joy was born May 10, 1932 to the late John and Thelma Yeatts of Eden, NC. She worked for Morehead Hospital as a head nurse for many years until her retirement. Joy had two great loves in her life. One was the Word of God. She was extremely knowledgeable in the scripture and taught Sunday School at Immanuel Friends Church for many years. Her other great love was music. She played piano for The Fieldcresters Quartet, who performed in this area and made a few albums. She was Director of Music at Immanuel Friends Church where she loved to play and direct the choir. She played for many weddings and funerals and sang duets with her husband, Jerry. Her home was always filled with music and chances are, if you came to visit, you would hear music on your way in. Joy’s favorite thing to do on holidays, or when they visited, was to get with her sisters and play and sing hymns together. Between the three of them they knew every hymn ever written.

Joy is survived by her sons, Matthew Woods and daughter-in-law Nivine Woods of St. Louis, MO, and Stephen Woods of Eden, NC; daughter-in-law, Marsha Woods; grandchildren, Colton Woods, Jovie Woods, Nicholas Woods, Rowan Woods, Jace Woods; and several great-grandchildren; sisters, Doris Davis and Frances Conklin; caregiver, Anita Carrol.

In addition to her parents, Joy was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Meeks, son, Eric Woods, and grandson, Jacob Woods.

In lieu of flowers donations may be given to Ancora Compassionate Care, PO Box 281, Wentworth, NC 27375.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.fairfuneralhome.com.