Joyce Ramona Betler Estridge

She was born May 16, 1934, on the family farm on Gilman Road, the eldest child of the late George Henry Betler and Mary Francis Suesli Betler.

Her youngest sister, Katherin Ross, also preceded her in death on Sept. 3, 2021.

For five years, she attended the one room-one teacher Marstiller School. Beginning in the sixth grade, she began attending the Elkins schools, graduating salutatorian of Elkins High School class of 1952. In 1956, she graduated with honors from Berea College, Berea Kentucky, with a B.A. degree in education and later went on to obtain a Masters of Education, from the University of Maryland. She taught in the public schools of Randolph County, West Virginia, Tom Green County, Texas, and Prince Georges County, Maryland across four decades.

On June 1, 1957, Joyce married Floyd G. Estridge, Jr., who survives.

Also, surviving is her son, George Gilbert Estridge of Roanoke, Virginia; one granddaughter, Lauren Taylor Wright and partner, Jen, of Bel Air, Maryland; two great grandsons, Timothy and Aiden Taylor, of Bel Air, Maryland; one sister, Carylon Tallman of Columbia, Maryland; one brother, George Dewey Betler and wife, Karen, of Catonsville, Maryland; one brother-in-law, Frederick Pross of Beverly, West Virginia; five nephews and numerous great nephews and nieces.

She was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church as well as the Prince Georges County and Maryland State Teachers Associations. An avid reader, amateur genealogist and hiker she enjoyed outdoor activities for as long as her health permitted.

A graveside service will be conducted at 10 a.m., Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at the Mountain State Memorial Gardens near Gilman.

Rev. Ann Fretwell will officiate and interment will follow.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Randolph County Humane Society, P.O. Box 785, Elkins, WV 26241 or The American Heart Association, West Virginia Affiliate, P.O. Box 12110, Charleston, WV 25302, in memory of Joyce.

The Estridge family would like to thank the staffs of Mountain Memories Assisted Living & Retirement Center and West Virginia Caring for the care and support that they provided.

The Tomblyn Funeral Home of Elkins is in charge of the arrangements for Joyce Ramona Betler Estridge.

Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.tomblynfuneralhome.com.