Joyce "Joy" E. Burriss

October 17, 1961 - December 21, 2021

Joyce “Joy” E. Burriss, 60, Goshen, died 4:04 p.m. Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at Goshen Hospital. She was born October 17, 1961, in Waynesboro, Virginia, to Robert E. & Mary E. (Miller) Ganger. On July 9, 1983, she married Carl Raymond Burriss and he died August 29, 2008. Surviving are her parents, Robert & Mary Ganger, sister, Tamila (Earl) Hossler, both of Goshen, 3 children, Marion Adcox, Donna James, Carl Burriss Jr., many grandbabies & great-grandbabies, all of Tennessee, significant other, Richard Kline, Goshen, and a son-in-law, Tommy Adcox, Tennessee. Joy was a 1980 graduate of Goshen High School; a licensed beautician and a member of the Whosoever Will Worship, Elkhart and the Goshen DAV Chapter 15 Auxiliary. She retired from Parker Hannifin (Goshen Rubber) after 37 years. Joy was larger than life, when she entered a room, her presence was felt. Always on the go, she enjoyed driving, especially going to see her grandbabies in Tennessee. Visitation will be 1-4 p.m. Sunday, December 26, 2021, and one hour prior to the 11 a.m. funeral service on Monday, December 27, 2021, all at Rieth Rohrer Ehret Funeral Home, 311 S. Main St., Goshen. Pastor Earl Hossler will officiate. The service will be livestreamed on the funeral home website, www.rrefh.com. Go to Joy’s tribute page and click on photos and videos. Burial will follow at Violett Cemetery. Memorial donations may be directed to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Online condolences may be sent at www.rrefh.com