Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Joyner, Clinton T., 1937 

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CLINTON T. JOYNER 

FORMER COUNTY MAN DIES IN AUTO WRECK 

   Clinton T. Joyner, a native of Southampton County, and a brother of Mrs. 
Rufus L. Johnson and Miss Blanche Joyner of Sedley, was instantly killed 
Wednesday afternoon about 2:30 when his car left the road a little east of 
Farmville.  Mr. Joyner had been to Mountain Lake and was returning to his 
home in Portsmouth when the accident occurred.  His machine was not in 
collision with any other and there was no car near him when the wreck 
happened, it being assumed that he must have lost consciousness for some 
reason, the car having followed an erratic path down the highway before 
stopping that suggested it was completely out of control.

   Mr. Joyner was 57 years old and had been auditor for the Navy Yard 
cooperative restaurant for many years.  He had lived in Portsmouth for 30 
years, where he was widely known and liked.  He was an active member of the 
Court Street Baptist Church, where he served as chairman of the board of 
deacons.

   The body was brought to the W.J.M. Holland & Sons funeral home here 
following the accident.  Funeral services will be held at Grace Memorial 
Church, Sedley, his home community, this (Friday) afternoon at 3 o’clock, 
Rev. R.D. Stephenson of Franklin to be assisted by the pastor, Rev. A.W. 
Roten.  Burial will be in Rosemont Cemetery.

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RITES FOR CLINTON T. JOYNER 

   Funeral services for Clinton T. Joyner, age 57, a native of Southampton 
County, son of the late Richard B. and Mrs. Mary Wills Joyner, auditor of 
the Navy Yard Cooperative Association, and a resident of Portsmouth for 30 
years, who was killed in an automobile accident near Farmville September 8, 
were conducted last Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock in Grace Memorial Church, 
Sedley, and were largely attended.  A large group of Portsmouth people 
attended the services, among them many members of Court Street Baptist Church, 
in which Mr. Joyner was an active member, serving as chairman of the board of 
deacons, and being one of the most beloved members of that congregation.

   He is survived by two sisters, Miss Blanche Joyner and Mrs. Rufus L. 
Johnson of Sedley, a number of relatives and a host of friends.

   The services were conducted by Rev. R.D. Stephenson, pastor of the Franklin 
Baptist Church, Rev. A.W. Roten, pastor of Grace Memorial Church and Rev. H.B. 
Owens of Benns Church.  On behalf of Rev. A.B. Bass, pastor of the Portsmouth 
church, who was unable to be present, J.A. Morris delivered a eulogy on Mr. 
Joyner’s exemplary life, which had endeared him to all with whom he came in 
contact.  The hymns, "The Old Rugged Cross" was sung as a solo by Mrs. J.T. 
Codd of Portsmouth.

   The casket was covered with a pall of Ascension lilies and there were 
numerous floral tributes, among them being designs from Court Street Baptist 
Church, Navy Yard Cooperative Association, employees of the Navy Yard 
Association, Masonic Naval Lodge No. 100 and Grace Memorial Church.

   The honorary pallbearers were deacons of the Court Street Baptist Church 
and directors of the Navy Yard Cooperative Association, who attended in a 
body.  Active pallbearers were C.A. Robin, J.T. Williams, J.M. Gurley, C.S. 
Sherwood, Jr., J.A. Wilkins, L.T. Fox, N.B. Richardson, Jr. and N.E. Adamson.

   Interment was made in the family plot in Rosemont Cemetery.


Clinton Thomas JOYNER, of Portsmouth, 
Navy Yard Cooperative Association auditor, 
Southampton Co. native, killed in wreck 8 Sep 1937, near Farmville, age 57, 
interred in Rosemont Cemetery**, Sedley, 10 Sep 1937, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Sep. 10, 1937, p. 1; 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Sep. 17, 1937, p. 5 

*His parents are also buried there. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Rosemont list (S-42&44): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/rosemont.txt 

His mother's obit ("Tidewater News," Aug. 2, 1929) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/j560m6ob.txt 


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