Joy Winters

Frankfort – Joy Ann Winters, age 83, formerly of Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, December 28, 2023. She was born on July 20, 1940, in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky to Haskell and Gladys Gregory, and graduated from Western Anderson High School in 1958. Following her graduation from high school, she enrolled and graduated from Fugazzi Business School in Lexington in 1959, earning a diploma in business. In 1960, she accepted a position with the Department of Revenue and worked as an account clerk for ten years. On April 12, 1964, she married her husband, Paul Winters. They had one son, Kim Winters, who resides in Frankfort. In 1970, she resigned her position with Kentucky State Government, and enrolled at Kentucky State University where she graduated with Honors earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Education in 1974. The following school year she substituted in the Franklin County School System and was later hired full time as a classroom teacher, teaching at Thorn Hill Elementary, Hearn Elementary, and finishing her career at Bald Knob Elementary. During the summer months, she tutored students who needed extra help in reading and math. While teaching, she enrolled in Georgetown College, attending classes during the summer and at night to earn her Masters Degree in Education and Rank IA. After teaching for 20 years, she retired from the Franklin County School System and spent five years of teaching at the Christian Academy in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. She left this position to stay at home and homeschool her only grandson who was her “pride and joy.” During the time that Joy was working and going to school she was faithful in taking care of family members, her father, mother, brother, and her twin nephews, Bryan and Ryan Gregory, whose father had passed away when they were only four years old. She enjoyed watching her son, Kim Winters, participate in middle school, high school, and Frankfort Recreation Department sports, namely baseball. She was faithful in attending all of his games and was a very proud and supportive “baseball Mom.” She regularly attended Forks of Elkhorn Baptist Church and Buck Run Baptist Church. She is survived by her devoted husband of 59 years, Paul Winters; son, Kim Douglas Winters of Frankfort; grandson, Jared Winters of Frankfort; brother, Billy Gregory (Mary) of Lawrenceburg; nephews, Bryan and Ryan Gregory of Frankfort; nieces, Jennifer Marshall (Steve) of Lexington and Angie Kerrick (Brian) of Lexington. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Haskell and Gladys Gregory; sister, Doris June Gregory; brothers, Jimmy Gregory and Marvin Gregory. Services will be held at Harrod Brothers Funeral Home on Thursday, January 4, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. with Dr. Hershael York officiating. Entombment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at Harrod Brothers Funeral Home from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 3, 2024. Serving as pallbearers will be Mark Mehrizi, Lyman Lyons, Steve Price, Terry Beaty, Kyle Chism, Steve Clark, Ken Yue, Josh Cummins, Elbert Bowman, Glenn Hurt, Joe Teasley, Travis Tucker, and Bill Armstrong, and Tyler Owens. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made to the Capital Day School, 120 Deepwood Drive, Frankfort KY 40601, in honor of her grandson, Jared Winters, and the Oneida Baptist Institute, Oneida, KY 40792, in honor of her nephews, Bryan and Ryan Gregory. Arrangements are under the direction of Harrod Brothers Funeral Home & Crematory.

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Joy Winters

July 20, 1940 - December 28, 2023