Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Joyner, John R., 1944 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ JOHN RALEIGH JOYNER John Raleigh Joyner, age 61, died Friday morning, March 31, at his home in the Franklin community after a long illness. He was the son of the late Elisha J. and Annie Bracey Joyner. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lelia Brantley Joyner, two brothers, R.H. and E.E. Joyner; one sister, Miss Minnie V. Joyner, two nieces and two nephews, all of Franklin. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the residence by Rev. R.E. Brittle. There were many beautiful floral tributes. Pallbearers were J.G., A.B. and S.M. Joyner, I.C. White, T.R. Cobb, W.H. Scott, T.M. Collier and Sam Cutchins. Burial was made in Poplar Spring Cemetery, Franklin. John Raleigh JOYNER, d. 31 Mar 1944, at home, Franklin, age 61, interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 45*), Franklin, 2 Apr 1944, "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Apr. 7, 1944, p. 4 *Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS}, Cemetery Project, Poplar Spring list: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx2.txt Additional information: His father's obit ("Tidewater News," Nov. 20, 1928), is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/j560e5ob.txt His mother's obit ("Tidewater News," July 31, 1931, p. 4), with their marriage record appended, is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/j560i4ob.txt They are buried in Poplar Spring- Section 2, Plot 36A*: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar2.txt Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/j560j1ob.txt