Joyce Ham

Joyce Ann Wood Ham, 92, of Bailey, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2026.

Funeral, Friday, 1:00 PM, at Wilson Memorial Service followed by visitation. Entombment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park.

Mrs. Ham was born to the late Baylus Cade Wood and Mary Ethel Strickland Wood in Spring Hope on April 10, 1933.

She loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and was always a happy person.

Mrs. Ham is survived by her sons, Jeff Gardner (June) and Keith Gardner (Connie) and Anita Gardner; 9 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren; step-son, Tim Ham (Amy); step-daughter, Terry Lynn Senters.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husband Wilson Ham; sons, Randy Gardner and Dale Gardner; brother, Claiborn Wood; sisters, Naomi Wood Long, Martha Wood McCarroll, and Rosemary Wood Weant.

Memorials are suggested to Bailey Baptist Church, 6646 Deans St, Bailey, NC 27807.

Arrangements by Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Dr. N, Wilson, 237-7171; www.wilsonmemorialservice.com