Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Joyner, Nancy M. Pruden, 1945 

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MRS. JOYNER, 102, SUCCUMBS 

Death Follows Recent Illness 

  SUFFOLK, July 10. - Mrs. Nancy Monroe Joyner, born June 11, 1843, in 
Nansemond County, died Monday at 5:20 p.m. at the home of her only daughter, 
Mrs. Effie J. Hargrave, on East Washington Street. 

  She was the wife of the late Josiah Joyner and daughter of James Monroe and 
Sallie Pruden.  She had been a member of Bethlehem Christian Church for more 
than 90 years, having joined at an early age under the pastorate of the late 
Dr. William B. Wellons. 

  "Grandma" Joyner, as she was known by her many friends, last month 
celebrated her 102nd birthday anniversary, even though in ill health. 

  Besides her daughter, Mrs. Hargrave, with whom she had made her home for 
many years, Mrs. Joyner is survived by four sons, Willie J., Jesse E., Richie 
H., and J.B. Joyner, all of Nansemond County; 13 grandchildren, 21 great-
grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. 

  Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 4:30 p.m., at the R.W. Baker 
and Company Funeral Home.  Burial will be in Bethlehem Cemetery. 


Nancy Monroe (PRUDEN; Mrs. Josiah) JOYNER, 
b. 11 Jun 1843, Nansemond Co., d. 9 Jul 1945, Suffolk, 
interred in Bethlehem Christian Church Cemetery*, 11 Jul 1945, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 30, No. 301, July 10, 1945, p. 8, col. 1 

An obit also appeared in the "Daily Press," July 10, 1945. 

*Bethlehem list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/bethchr.txt 

Birthplace from D.Cert. 11962 (Norfolk #1173), which gives single.  She had 
   a congenital heart condition and d. of bacterial endocarditis. 

She applied for a Confederate widow's pension, 5 Mar 1923.  Her husband served 
   in Co. E (2d), 6th VA Infantry. 


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