Mrs. Joyce Irene Mclean of Raeford, North Carolina was born on March 23, 1957 to the late Mr. John Henry McLean and the late Elizabeth Graham McLean in Hoke County. She departed this life into eternity on May 12, 2021, at Firsthealth Moore Regional Medical Center, Pinehurst, North Carolina.

She leaves to cherish her memories, her husband John Douglas, four sons: Damaris McLean of Cary, North Carolina, Darius Mclean, Damien McLean, and DeLarry Mclean all of Raeford, North Carolina; one brother, Robert McLean of Fairmont, North Carolina; three sisters: Annie Bethune, Betty Allen of Georgia, and Angela Johnson of Knightdale, North Carolina. A host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.