Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Joyner, Joe Bob, 1946 

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Joe Bob Joyner Dies in Hospital 

  SUFFOLK, July 30 - Joe Bob Joyner, 65, of 261 Holladay Street, died at 4 
a.m. today at a local hospital after a short illness. 

  Joyner is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mae Joyner; four daughters, Mrs. K.E. 
Lester and Miss Nancy Joyner, of Rafael, Calif.; Mrs. Eugene Wilkins, Suffolk, 
and Mrs. G.O. Parker, of Portsmouth; one son, Willie C. Joyner, Hampton; nine 
grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Effie Hargraves, Suffolk, and three brothers, 
W.C., Jesse and R.H. Joyner of Nansemond County. 

  The body was taken to the Hill Funeral Home, where services will be 
conducted at 3 p.m. tomorrow by Dr. John G. Truitt and Rev. Charles W. Jones. 
Burial will be in the Bethlehem Church Cemetery. 


Joseph Robert "Joe Bob" JOYNER, Ferguson Mfg. machinist, 
b. 9 Jan 1878, Nansemond Co., d. 30 Jul 1946, Suffolk, 
interred in Bethlehem Christian Church Cemetery*, Suffolk, 31 Jul 1946, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 24, No. 106, Tues., July 30, 1946, p. 3 

*Additional information: 

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 his gravestone - added by Libby0716 - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #148195090. 

D.Cert. 15065 (Suffolk #197) 

His first wife, Etta Mae (NELMS) JOYNER (1876 - 1945), is also buried there, 
   apparently unmarked.  His parents, Josiah JOYNER & Nancy Monroe (PRUDEN) 
   JOYNER, are also buried there. 

Etta's obit appeared in the "Suffolk News-Herald," Aug. 28, 1945, p. 8. 
   Another, donated obit, found in the family Bible, is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/j/joyner258gob.txt 

His father (1839 - 1923) was a Confederate veteran, having served as a private 
   in Co. E (2d), 6th VA Infantry. 

His mother's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," July 10, 1945, p. 8) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/j560n2ob.txt 

His widow, Emma May (RIDDICK ASHLEY) JOYNER (1881 - 1964), is buried in 
   Olive Branch Cemetery, Portsmouth. 
   Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections, Olive Branch list: 
   https://www.portsmouthpubliclibrary.org/DocumentCenter/View/156/I---L-PDF 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
File Manager Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com). 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/j560j22o.txt