Joyce Rogers Bridges

Joyce Rogers Bridges, age 84, of Forest City, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2026, at Holly Springs Senior Citizens Home.

Joyce was born Tuesday, November 4, 1941, in Rutherford County to the late Marcus Rogers and Hazel Gordon Rogers. She worked at Spindale Mills for more than thirty years and was a faithful member of Chase Baptist Church. She was talented in woodworking and enjoyed building furniture and other handcrafted items for her family. Joyce was also an expert seamstress who loved crafting. Above all, she loved the Lord and read her Bible through several times. Inside the back cover of her Bible was her personal salvation testimony, in which she wrote, “Gave my life to Jesus, forever changed, May 20, 2013.”

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Bridges; daughter, Sheila Ann Buff; brothers, David, Bruce, and Mike Rogers; sister, Sandra Graham; and great-granddaughter, Morgan Bristol.

Those left to honor her legacy include her daughters, Sherri Lynn Buff of Forest City, Angela Joy Buff of Forest City, and Toni Harrill (David) of Rutherfordton; son, Jeffrey Scott Buff of Bostic; grandchildren, Jamie Hill, Amy Roach, Brandon Tipton, Joshua Ledbetter, Tabitha Buff, Jeffrey Buff II, Jeremy Horton, Andrew Buff, and Stephen Buff; and twelve great-grandchildren.

The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at Henrietta First Baptist Church with Reverend Scott Butler officiating. Interment will follow at Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church.

Memorial donations are requested to the Wounded Warrior Project, https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org