Joyce Audrey Lindsay

NASHVILLE, TN-----Joyce Audrey Wakefield Lindsay, 98, born June 4, 1927, passed away peacefully on December 4, 2025 at Belmont Village in Nashville, Tennessee. She was preceded in death by her parents May Elizabeth Parry Wakefield and Charles Frederick Valentine Wakefield, her daughters L. Robin Lindsay and Leslie Carol Lindsay, and her sister Iris Wakefield Baker. She is survived by her sister Barbara Jo Palmer and her granddaughter Rachel Lindsay and nine nieces and nephews.

Joyce was born in Kenvil, New Jersey, the middle daughter of her parents. The family moved shortly thereafter to Newark, Delaware. She graduated from the University of Delaware with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, and she taught high school honors English for thirty years in the Delaware school system. In 1986, she moved to Milton, Delaware, in a residential area adjacent to Rehoboth Beach and a very large marsh area known as Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge. She worked as a volunteer in the Refuge visitor center for over 26 years and received several volunteer awards and recognitions. Over the years, Joyce was active in the Episcopal Church. She sang in the choir and contributed to writing the history of the historic St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Lewes, Delaware. She enjoyed gardening and caring for her faithful and loving dogs. Family was very important to Joyce, and she was a strong-willed, independent, helpful mom and grandmother who always encouraged her family in their endeavors.

Three years ago, Joyce moved to Nashville and lived in Belmont Village Senior Living Center. The family wants to thank the staff at Belmont Village. Joyce really appreciated Belmont Village and the friendly, helpful staff and often commented that she was very happy to live there. A memorial gathering will be scheduled at a later date.