Joy Lea James Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Joy Lea James of Dallas, Georgia, who passed away on April 22, 2026, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Joy Lea James to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parent Gene Sutherland. She is survived by: her mother Ginger Sutherland; her husband Alan James; her sons, Josh Highnote (Marissa) and Zack Highnote (Robbin); her granddaughter Zoe; her sister Kelly Adams; her niece Kuyler Stone (Austin); her great-nieces and great-nephews, Annalyn, Julia and James; her nieces, Mallory and Carli Adams; her sister Sandy Alston (Gordon); her nieces, Kaitlyn Wells (Ben) and Lyndsey Breeden (Alex); her stepdaughter Kristina Lane (Brian); and her grandchildren, Kylie, Viggo, Meredith Sparks (Andrew), Ginny, Ezra and Jason James.
We ask that in support of Joy's love for helping the education of our youth's future, please make donations to Georgia Foundations for Public Education.
