Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Joyner, Addie F. Smith, 1931 

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ADDIE F. SMITH JOYNER 

      SUFFOLK DEATHS 

      MRS. ADDIE F. JOYNER 

  Suffolk, Oct. 11. - Mrs. Addie F. Joyner, well-known resident of Nansemond 
County, died tonight at the age of 58 after a short illness.  She was a 
daughter of the late John H. and Mrs. Celinda [sic*] Smith.  Besides her 
husband, she is survived by three sons, Harry Lee, J. Clinton and J. Smith 
Joyner, and three brothers, A.L. Smith, of Newport News, and E.R. and J.T. 
Smith, of Nansemond County, and two grandchildren, Harry Lee Joyner, Jr., and 
W.J. Joyner. 

  Mrs. Joyner had been a member of Bethlehem Christian Church since she was 12 
years old.  Funeral services will be conducted there.  The date and hour have 
not been announced. 

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MRS. W. J. JOYNER DIES IN COUNTY 

Prominent Nansemond Churchwoman Died Last Night At Age 58; 
   Funeral At Bethlehem Church. 

  Funeral services for the late Mrs. Addle F. Joyner, who died at her home in 
Nansemond county last night at 9:30 o'clock, at the age of 58, will be held at 
Bethlehem Christian Church, Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, with the Rev. R.E. 
Brittle officiating, assisted by Dr. W.W. Staley and Dr. W.D. Howard.  Mrs. 
Joyner was a faithful and consistent member of the church and was affiliated 
with all of the church organizations. 

  Mrs. Joyner, the wife of Willie J. Joyner, was a woman of many fine traits 
of character.  In addition to her husband, she is survived by the following 
children; Harry, Clifton, and Smith Joyner, all of the county; two 
grandchildren, Harry Lee and William Joyner; three brothers, E.R., and J.T. 
Smith, of the county, and A.L. Smith, of Newport News. 

  Active pallbearers will be nephews of the deceased: Emmett Luke, Sylvester 
Smith, Courtney Smith, Wesley Copeland, Genie Luke, Harvey Smith, Richard 
Copeland and Claudie Luke. 

  Honorary pallbearers: Captain Hines, Dr. W.C. Gigson, S.H. Babb, T.A. 
Barbee, E.R. Roberts, Richard Saunders, H.G. Taylor, Charlie Jordan, J.W. 
Folk, Edward Harris, Isaac Piland, T.U. Savage, Ernest Oliver, J.H. Boothe, 
H.C. Nelms, Sidney Powell, A.J. Powell, Frank Lummis, Jim Bryant, and all 
other friends of the family are asked to act as honorary pallbearers. 


Addie F. (SMITH; Mrs. "Willie" William James) JOYNER, 
b. 8 Jul 1873, Nansemond Co., d. 11 Oct 1931, Nansemond Co., 
interred in Bethlehem Christian Church Cemetery (Lot 136*), 13 Oct 1931, 
"Virginian-Pilot & Norfolk Landmark," Vol. 123, No. 12, Mon., Oct. 12, 1931, 
   p. 10; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 9, No. 172, Mon., Oct. 12, 1931, p. 8 

*Additional information: 

Her parents, John Henry & Sylinda (MARBLE) SMITH, are buried in Lot 135. 
   Bethlehem list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/bethchr.txt 

A photo of her gravestone - added by Libby0716 - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #178508898. 

D.Cert. 24126 (Holy Neck #282) gives daughter of John T. and Celinda SMITH. 

Her husband's obits ("Norfolk Virginian-Pilot" & "Suffolk News-Herald," 
   June 16, 1947) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/j560w18o.txt 

Her mother's name appears in a variety of spellings.  Her obit 
   ("Christian Sun," Oct. 26, 1893, p. 11) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/s530s6ob.txt 

Her father's obit ("Christian Sun," Nov. 11, 1908, p. 16) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/s530j9ob.txt 


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