ALBANY – Joyce (Grimes) Cage, 69, was introduced to this world on March 29, 1940 and was escorted home on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 by God's Archangel.
Joyce was raised in Chatham, NY and graduated from Chatham High School in 1958. She was employed by the State of New York 31 years. Joyce was a member of Union Missionary Baptist Church for 44 years and served in the Usher Ministry. She was the usher with the warm smile who welcomed those she met with a hug.
As we celebrate her resplendent voyage, those left to treasure her memories are her children, Edward E. Cage and Jacquelyn J. Cage; her grandchildren, Je'Nae A. and Je'Loni T. Cage; her great-granddaughter, JasLee D. Cage; an aunt, Katherine Graham of Albany and a host of cousins. Joyce was predeceased by her mother, Hannah Grimes Clark, her grandparents, John and Eva Grimes, and a host of aunts, uncles, and cousins.
The Departing and Fellowship service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday at Union Missionary Baptist Church, 3 Morton Ave., Albany. Calling hours will precede the service on Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m. at the church. Interment Graceland Cemetery in Albany.