Southampton-Powhatan County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Joyner, Henry C., 1929 

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HENRY CRAWFORD JOYNER

   Henry Crawford Joyner, a prominent lawyer of Powhatan County, died in Stuart 
Circle Hospital, Richmond, April 8, after a brief illness. He was born in 
Southampton County, August 29, 1896, son of the late Alexander Joyner and Mrs. 
Martha Faircloth Joyner of Sedley.

   He is survived by his wife, who was Miss Mildred Bollinger of Amelia, his 
mother, two sisters, Mrs. J.C. Bradshaw of Franklin and Miss Doris Chase Joyner 
of Walters, and two brothers, Lindley Joyner of Walters and Wilbur Joyner of 
Isle of Wight C.H.

   Funeral services were conducted from the Friends Church, Sedley, Wednesday 
afternoon at 3 o’clock by the Rev. Jesse Stanfield of Corinth Friends Church, 
assisted by Rev. J.W. Fix of the Franklin Christian Church.  Masonic rites were 
conducted at the grave by Masons from Powhatan, Richmond, Amelia, Franklin and 
Courtland lodges. Interment was made in Rosemont Cemetery at Sedley.

   The body bearers were: Linwood Bradshaw and Ned Wills of Sedley, L.S. Herrink 
of Richmond, J.A. Tilman and John Farriss of Powhatan, Hert Wootten of Amelia, 
Fred Whitaker and J.A. Johnston of Eggleston. The honorary pallbearers were: 
Judge Edwin P. Cox and Milton Bonifant of Richmond, Ernest H. Williams of 
Smithfield, Rufus Johnson and Maywood Johnson of Sedley, Charles Simpson, Dr. 
R.D. Tucker and Winfrey Parker of Powhatan, Dr. Tilman of Rock Castle and Dr. 
R.L. Raiford of Franklin.

   Mr. Joyner was educated at William and Mary College and the University of 
Virginia and took his law course at the University of Richmond. He passed the 
bar examination in 1925 and since that time had had an extensive practice in 
Powhatan and adjoining counties.

   He was an active member of the Masonic lodges of Amelia and Powhatan and of 
the chapter in Richmond. He was also a member of the Elks and Samis Grotto of 
Richmond. He was an ex-soldier, having served in the S.A.T.C. of the University 
of Virginia and was at the time of his death a member of the American Legion 
Post of South Richmond.

   The floral offerings were many and beautiful. Quite a number of people from 
Powhatan, Richmond, Amelia, Eggleston and Norfolk, Va., and Raleigh, N.C., 
attended the funeral.


[Henry Crawford JOYNER, Powhatan Co. lawyer, 
 b. 29 Aug 1896, Southampton Co., d. 8 Apr 1929, Richmond, 
 interred in Rosemont Cemetery, Sedley, 10 Apr 1929, 
 "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Apr. 12, 1929] 

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