October 14, 2023, 87, Hampstead — Joyce Penuel Sears made her way to Heaven on Saturday, October 14, 2023. She was born in Wayne County on July 14, 1936, to N. Henry Penuel and Sadie Evans Penuel.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles “Bill” William Sears; two…… read more »