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

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DIANA LAURA BOWDEN JOYNER 

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, 
Isle of Wight Co. native, d. 27 Oct 1939, at son's home, Zuni, age 82, 
interred in Tucker Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery*, 29 Oct 1939, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Nov. 3, 1939, p. 8; 
"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Thurs., Nov. 9, 1939, p. 3, col. 7 

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

She received a pension, beginning in 1932, for her husband's Confederate 
   service, in Isle of Wight Co. 


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