Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Joyner, Gosper L., 1956 

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GOSPER LEE JOYNER 

Gosper Lee Joyner, 63, a farmer of the Zuni community, died early Sunday 
morning, July 29, in Raiford Memorial Hospital after a brief illness.  He was 
a native of Southampton County and a member of Tucker Swamp Baptist Church. 

He is survived by one son, James L. Joyner of Zuni; three daughters, Miss 
Gladys Joyner of Norfolk, Mrs. Willard Duke of Walters and Mrs. Lloyd Cutchins 
of Franklin; one brother, William M. Joyner of Ivor; one sister, Mrs. Earl 
Fulford of Norfolk; eight grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. 

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock in the Purviance 
Funeral chapel at Wakefield with Rev. R.A. Richardson officiating.  Mrs. Nan 
Bland Seeley sang "Sunrise".  Burial was in Tucker Swamp Cemetery. 

Active pallbearers were Alvah Wills, Roger Britt, Harold West, Junior Bowden, 
Byron Bowden, Sr., and Philip Worrell.  Honorary pallbearers were friends of 
the family. 


Gosper Lee JOYNER, Zuni farmer, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 29 Jul 1956, Franklin, age 63, 
interred in Tucker Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery**, 31 Jul 1956, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Aug. 2, 1956, Sect. I, p. 7 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Tucker Swamp list (TS-24): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/tckrswp.txt 

His wife's obit ("Tidewater News," Feb. 3, 1950, p. 9) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/j560l9ob.txt 

His father's obit ("Smithfield Times," Oct. 30, 1941) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/j560w12o.txt 


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