Joy Germaine Hunter

Joy Germaine Hunter was born November 1, 1941 to the late

Lionel and Lucille Trotman in Brooklyn, New York. Joy was

educated through the school system of New York City. She was

baptized at an early age under Reverend Chapman of Bethel

Baptist Church in Brooklyn, NY. Her mother Lucille and

grandparents Deacon and Deaconess Ralph and Lillian Paulson

kept Joy grounded in the word. Joy met the love of her life not too

long after high school. Joy and John A. Hunter were married in

the summer of 1960 and of that union a beautiful baby girl was

born. Their only child June Lynn Hunter.

If you knew Joy, then you knew she loved to travel. She was

always on an adventure! From hasting bus rides to various places

to flying all over the world. She took her first pilgrimage to Africa

with her mother Lucille to the holy cities Jerusalem and Egypt. Joy

worked hard just as much as she traveled. Joy spent many years

working for the New York Telephone Company in the payroll

department. Then latr she went on to work for British Airways.

After retiring from both jobs, Joy had all the time to focus on her

true passion, Christmas decorating.

Joy would decorate for almost every holiday, but Christmas was

her calling card. Joy turned her home into a Christian Christmas

wonderland. Her house in Brooklyn was featured on the news a

few times. People came from all over to see her house and to

take pictures. But Joy gave all of that up to move to Delaware with

her “kids” as she affectionately called her daughter,

granddaughter, and great granddaughter. While in Delaware, Joy

joined a new church family at Shiloh Baptist Church in

Wilmington, DE.

Joy was preceded in death by her parents Lionel Trotman and

Lucille Poulson, and her husband John A. Hunter. Her name and

memory will continue to live through her only child June Lynn

Hunter, granddaughter, Destinee L. Hardy and great

granddaughter Miracle J. Hardy. Joy leaves to mourn “Sons of her

heart” Harry Boone, Jr., Nathaniel McDonald (Jr.), Isaac Hardy,

and Anthony Washington. Her birthday twins, Dawn Poulson and

Patricia McDonald. Her oldest and dearest friends, the “South

Brooklyn Crew” Pat, Dottie, Cookie, Beverly, Noonie, and Snootie,

sister in laws Delores McDonald, Earline Thomas, and Valerie

Hunter, her Eastern Shore sisters, Nellie Thomas, and Isabella

Six whom preceded her in death. A special thank you to Joy’s

niece Rachel Uptegrow for always being on call for every

emergency. Lastly, but surely not least, Joy leaves a host of

nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.