Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Joyner, James C., 2000 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ JAMES C. JOYNER James Charlie "J.C." Joyner, 78, died June 4, 2000, in Obici Hospital. A lifelong resident of Southampton County and a retired farmer, he was a son of the late Charlie J. and Dana Cutchins Joyner. He was an Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War. Mr. Joyner was a member of Franklin Baptist Church and its Bruner Bible Class, the Forks of the River Ruritan Club and Forks of the River Hunt Club. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Edith Brittle Joyner; three sons, Robert Glenn Joyner and his wife, Vickie, Joseph Charles Joyner Sr. and his wife, Sandy, and David Lee Joyner and his wife, Chrissy, all of Franklin; five grandchildren, Amy O'Berry and her husband, Mike, James Preston "J.P." Joyner, Joseph Charles "Jay" Joyner Jr. and his wife, Nicole, David Michael "Deke" Joyner and Lindsay Joyner; and two great-grandchildren, Brandon and Cole O'Berry. He was predeceased by a brother, Edward Lee Joyner. A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Wright Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. Roy E. DeBrand and the Rev. Sharon E. James officiating. Burial will be in Poplar Spring Cemetery. The family will receive friends today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home, and suggests that memorials be made to the American Lung Association, 5349 E. Princess Anne Road, Norfolk, VA 23502, or to the Franklin Fire and Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 179, Franklin, VA 23851. James Charlie "J.C." JOYNER, retired farmer, Army veteran of WW-II & Korean War, b. 4 Jun 1922, Southampton Co., d. 4 Jun 2000, Suffolk, interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 170*), Franklin, 7 Jun 2000, "Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), June 6, 2000, B8 *His parents are also buried there. Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, Poplar Spring list: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx2.txt His mother's obit ("Tidewater News," Sep. 28, 1951) is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/j560d1ob.txt Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/j560j18o.txt