Southampton-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Joyner, Iris Williams, 1929 

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IRIS WILLIAMS JOYNER

PROMINENT RESIDENT OF SOUTHAMPTON AND SISTER OF E.R. WILLIAMS OF SMITHFIELD 
DIES IN SUFFOLK.

   Suffolk, Oct. 21. - Mrs. Iris Joyner, wife of the late Ashton Joyner, and a 
prominent resident of Southampton county, died Sunday afternoon at Lakeview 
Hospital after a brief illness. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Rebecca 
Williams; six brothers, E.R. Williams of Smithfield, Reginald Williams of 
Richmond, and Clyde, Leslie, Millard and William Williams of Southampton county, 
and one sister, Mrs. Gardner Hundley, of Southampton county.

   Mrs. Joyner was a niece of Moses and D.K. Joyner and of Mrs. R.L. Hancock of 
this city.

   Funeral services were held at the residence near Courtland on Monday 
afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. Burial was in the family cemetery.

   Mrs. Joyner was a member of the Methodist church near her home, and was 
active in church affairs.

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IRIS CLAIR WILLIAMS JOYNER

   Funeral services for Mrs. Iris Williams Joyner of the Trinity community were 
held at the grove in the family cemetery at the Henry Joyner homestead near 
Courtland Monday at 3 o’clock.

   Mrs. Joyner died in Lakeview Hospital, Suffolk, Sunday after a short illness. 
She was the widow of the late W. Ashton Joyner, who preceded her to the grave 
five years ago. She was the daughter of the late J.F. Williams and was born 
December 11, 1893.

   Surviving besides her mother are one sister, Mrs. G.T. Hundley of Sedley, and 
six brothers, E.H. Williams of Smithfield, Millard Williams of Sebrell, Reginald 
Williams of Richmond, and Leslie, Willie and Clyde of Trinity community, besides 
a number of nieces and nephews. "Abide with Me" and "Safe in the Arms of Jesus" 
were sung at the grave. There were many beautiful floral tributes. The body 
bearers were: G.B. Vick, Sidney Vick, H.E. Kitchen, Jr., Jesse Joyner, Jim 
Joyner, Elmo Pittman, Donald Little and Dr. Linwood Farley.

   Among relatives who attended the funeral were Mrs. E.H. Williams and son of 
Smithfield, Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Williams of Richmond, Mrs. G.W. Seal and 
Misses Mary and Elizabeth Bell of Richmond.


Iris Clair (WILLIAMS; Mrs. W. Ashton) JOYNER, of Trinity, 
b. 11 Dec 1893, d. 20 Oct 1929, Suffolk, 
interred in the family cemetery*, Henry JOYNER place, near Courtland, 
   21 Oct 1929, 
"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Oct. 24, 1929; 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Oct. 25, 1929 

Added to the JOYNER-HANCOCK Cemetery, off Ivor Rd. (Rt. 616), where her 
   maternal grandparents, Moses B. & Martha (LANKFORD) JOYNER, and their 
   children Henry JOYNER & Mollie (JOYNER; Mrs. Robert L.) HANCOCK are buried. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 7 (VII-42): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol7.txt 

Her brother Millard L. WILLIAMS is buried in the SEBRELL-SIMMONS Cemetery, 
   Sebrell (Plot 10). 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 4 (IV-3): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol4.txt 

Her brothers Leslie L. & Willie F. WILLIAMS are buried in Rosemont Cemetery, 
   Sedley.  SCHS Cemetery Project, Rosemont list (S-74): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/rosemont.txt 


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