Elaine J. Price

Elaine Joyner Price was born the fourth of seven siblings to her mother, Corrine Givens Joyner and her father, Joseph Lucky Joyner, on March 14, 1934 in Washington, DC.

Elaine attended District of Columbia Public Schools ultimately graduating from Francis L. Cardozo High School in 1952. After graduation, Elaine stayed connected with alumni by participating in Scholarship fund-raising trips sponsored by the Cardozo Class of ’52 Reunion Committee, Inc. She enjoyed excursions to Toby’s Dinner Theater in Baltimore, Radio City’s Christmas Show in New York, and various plays at the Site and Sound Theatre in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Elaine went on to receive her Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology from DC Teachers College. Also, in 1954, Elaine began her federal government career. After 37 years of faithful service, Elaine retired from the Department of Education as a Statistical Assistant in August 1991.

In March 1976, Elaine married Lorenzo Picola Price.  She delighted in their time together taking trips to the Caribbean, Canada and Las Vegas. Two devoted sons, Wayne and Byron, were born out of their union.

Elaine was gifted in music, mathematics and mastering organization. She played the piano. She was good with numbers which lead to her successful career in statistics.  She also kept her house and life in meticulous order. When she felt her health declining, she provided her family step-by-step instructions to ensure her needs could be met with ease.

Elaine learned early in life the blessing of declaring Jesus as her personal Savior. She fostered a relationship with Him through reading the Holy Bible; being a member of First Rock  Baptist Church and later, joining Largo Community Church; and worshipping Him by singing songs such as her favorite, “Jesus is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me,” by James Cleveland.

She leaves to cherish her memory, two sons, Wayne Darnell Price (Belinda) of Euclid, OH, and Byron Steve Price (Ebony) of Forestville, MD; five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren; a host of other relatives, friends, and her Imelda’s Eldercare family. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. Joseph Lucky and Mrs. Corrine Givens Joyner; her husband, Lorenzo Picola Price; her four brothers Delano, Franklin, Carol, and Joseph Joyner; and her two sisters, Delores Joyner and Eleanor Joyner Marsh-Dantzer.