Southampton-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Joyner, Diana L. Bowden, 1939 

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DIANA LAURA BOWDEN JOYNER 

Mrs. Dina L. Joyner Dies At Zuni After Long Illness 

  Mrs. Dina L. Joyner, widow of Matthew Joyner, died at the home of a son at 
Zuni this morning at 10 o'clock.  She had been ill for a long while.  She was 
83 years of age. 

  Surviving Mrs. Joyner are two daughters, Mrs. Essie A. Bland, of Zuni, and 
Mrs. Sallie Stephenson, of Windsor; two sons, C.M. and P.L. Joyner, of Zuni; 
14 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. 

  Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at Tucker Swamp Baptist 
Church with the Rev. Mr. Kissinger in charge.  Burial will be in the church 
cemetery. 

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DIANA L. BOWDEN JOYNER 

   Mrs. Diana L. Joyner died after an illness of several months at the home of 
her son, P.N. Joyner, in Zuni last Friday, in her 82nd year.  She was the 
daughter of the late Elias and Mrs. Sallie Bowden and has been a resident of 
the Tucker Swamp community all her life.

   She was the oldest member of the Tucker Swamp Baptist Church, a love-able 
Christian woman and a devoted mother, her life being an inspiration to all who 
knew her.  She was gentle, pious and a loyal friend.

   She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Essie A. Bland of Zuni and Mrs. 
Sallie Stephenson of Windsor; two sons, C.M. and P.N. Joyner, both of Zuni; 14 
grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.

   Funeral services were conducted Sunday at 3:00 p.m. from Tucker Swamp 
Baptist Church by the pastor. Rev. George Kissinger, assisted by the Rev. N.V. 
Carroll of Windsor Baptist Church and the Rev. N.R. Buhlor, pastor of the Zuni 
Presbyterian Church.  The choir sang "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" and "Shall 
We Meet Beyond the River," a duet, "In a Land Where We Never Grow Old," being 
sung by Mrs. Homer Whitley and W.R. Buhlor, accompanied by Mrs. A.F. Wills.

   A pall of white and purple asters covered designs from friends, church and 
organizations.

   The active pallbearers were: C.J. Worrell, J.R. Powell, J.H. Clark, R.A. 
Horne, R.M. Doles, W.C. Andrews, O.C. Bradshaw and B.W. Eley.  Honorary 
pallbearers were friends of the family.  Burial took place in the church 
cemetery.

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MRS. DIANA T. JOYNER [sic] 

   Mrs. Diana T. Joyner, 82, widow of Mathews Joyner, died at the home of her 
son, P.L. Joyner, in Zuni, after a long illness.  She is survived by two 
daughters, Mrs. Essie A. Bland of Zuni, and Mrs. Sallie Stephenson of Windsor; 
2 sons, C.M. and P.L. Joyner, both of Zuni; 14 grandchildren and 4 great-
grandchildren.

   Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon Oct. 29 at the Tucker's 
Swamp Baptist Church by the Rev. Mr. Kessinger.  Burial was in the church 
cemetery.


Diana Laura (BOWDEN; Mrs. Matthew) JOYNER, Confederate widow, 
b. 3 Aug 1857, Isle of Wight Co., d. 27 Oct 1939, at son's home, Zuni, 
interred in Tucker Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery*, 29 Oct 1939, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 17, No. 185, Fri., Oct. 27, 1939, p. 1; 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 35, No. 5, Fri., Nov. 3, 1939, p. 8; 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 20, No. 32, Thurs., Nov. 9, 1939, p. 3, col. 7 

*Additional information: 

Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Tucker Swamp list (TS-26): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/tckrswp.txt 

Photos of her gravestone - added by Trish - are posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #60461830. 

D.Cert. 22619 (Zuni #5) 

Her husband (1837 - 1905) was a Confederate veteran, having served as a 
   private in Co. D, 3rd VA Infantry.  Diana applied for a pension for his 
   service 23 Jun 1932, in Isle of Wight Co. 


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