Joyce Moyer Miller

Joyce Moyer Miller, 59, passed away June 1, 2022. She was born January 7, 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to the late Daniel Moyer, Sr. and Janet (Long) Moyer. Joyce graduated from Frankford High School in June 1980. She graduated from Eastern Mennonite College in April of 1984. Joyce's roommate was Rose Miller and one Thanksgiving Joyce went home with Rose and met Mark during the Thanksgiving break. And now you know how Joyce and Mark first met. While attending EMC, Joyce took a skiing course she really enjoyed and a semester in New York City. Joyce attended EMC while her sister Joan was there and they enjoyed sharing a car. After graduation, Joyce bought the old Chevy Nova and it took pretty good care of her. She called her car Betsy. After graduating from EMC, Joyce taught several years at Locust Grove Mennonite School in Lancaster, PA. One of those summers she went to Europe for several weeks with 3 girlfriends and had a great time. She was also a member of the local YMCA and enjoyed exercising and swimming. Joyce married Mark Miller on July 4th,1987 as they wanted to see "fireworks" on their honeymoon. Mark & Kathy Wenger (pre-marriage counselors) shared this at their wedding about Joyce: "Mark, we think you are marrying a strong woman who wants to be treated as an equal partner in your relationship. She finds beauty in things, the tasteful and the courteous. We believe some of her clear ideas you will sometimes find frustrating and even maddening, but her respect for you, you have no fear". Joyce taught 30 years in Baltimore County Public Schools at: Oliver Beach, Glenmar, Red House Run and Martin Boulevard Elementary School. She graduated from Towson State in January 1991 with a Masters in Reading. Joyce continued to take courses throughout her teaching years and ended up with well over 90 hours/credits beyond her Masters. When she wasn't teaching or taking courses, Joyce served with Mark on many Project Serve Mission trips with Youth for Christ to the Philippines, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic. Joyce went on many different Living End Winter YFC ski retreats, and many Alive and Impact Youth Conferences in Ocean City, Maryland. Our kids enjoyed those trips and going on mission trips with us as well. Joyce also loved helping out at Youth For Christ Camps as a leader, helping in the kitchen and the many other responsibilities that go along with serving youth at camps. Joyce invested a lot of time and energy getting to know many of YFC summer interns. Several interns lived with us while they served during the summers including Mary, a YFC intern from the Dominican Republic for a year. We also hosted Alex, a foreign exchange student from Germany. One of our Campus Life students Miguel lived with us for many years after he graduated from High School and was working for Garda. Miguel remembers many late night talks with Momma Miller and they always ended in an "I Love You". In 2018, she retired and was able to enjoy her winters in sunny Sarasota, Florida and return to Baltimore, Maryland over the summer months. Joyce and her husband, Mark, moved to Sarasota, Florida permanently in 2020. Joyce dearly loved her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She was passionate about sharing the love of Jesus with others. Joyce was a lover of people with a servant’s heart. She regularly attended Bayshore Church with her husband and she was very active in Sunday School Class/Fellowship Of Believers. Being a generous person, she found extreme joy in giving thoughtful gifts. She was loving, caring and compassionate, always seeing the good in people. She was an active listener and people would often confide in her. Her positive energy was magnetic. She was fun-loving and enjoyed a good laugh. You know you were being listened to well when Joyce would gently twist her hair. She enjoyed planning family activities to bring everyone together. To Joyce, family was everything. Going out to a restaurant and having conversation around food was one of her favorite things to do. She loved going for long walks, shopping and getting her hair and nails done. Joyce enjoyed a good nap or curling up with a book. She was a member of our Glen Oaks Estate neighborhood book club, and appreciated those relationships. Left to cherish her memory are her husband of 34 years, Mark; daughter, Brooke Miller and her fiancé Bert Baldwin; son, Aaron Miller; sister, Joan Ray and her husband Randy; brother, Daniel Moyer Jr. and his wife Ruth Ann; her granddog, Moose and many nieces and nephews. There will be a Celebration of Joyce’s Life on September 17, 2022 at 11:00 am at Grace Fellowship Church, 9505 Deereco Road, Timonium, Maryland 21093. Memorial contributions may be made in Joyce’s honor to Metro Maryland Youth For Christ for Camp Scholarships at (On Give Link below fill in other line with Memorial Joyce Miller): https://mmyfc.org/give/ Memories and condolences may be left for the family as well as to send flowers and gifts at www.MFHcares.com

Joyce Moyer Miller

January 7, 1963 - June 1, 2022