Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Joyner, Lessie E., 1916 
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MISS LESSIE E. JOYNER

Miss Lessie E. Joyner, the beloved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Joyner, died 
in Roanoke, Va., where she was undergoing treatment for diabetes, Thursday, 
April 13, 1916, in her fifteenth year.  Although she had been in ill health 
for some months her death was a shock to the community, but all her sufferings 
were borne with patience and fortitude characteristic of the trusting 
Christian and she was not afraid to meet the loving Master whom she had tried 
to serve and follow all through her life.  She professed faith in Christ at a 
very early age and had been a worthy, consistent member of the Burdette 
Baptist church for several years.  She was a young girl of most exemplary and 
lovely character, one worthy of study and emulation, always cheerful and 
patient in the home.  She was an obedient child to her parents and was loved 
and held in high esteem by all who knew her. 

Besides her mother and father, she leaves to mourn their loss: two sisters, 
Mrs. L.M. Raiford and Mrs. W.A. Talley, both of Burdette, and a host of 
relatives and friends. 

The body was brought to Burdette Saturday morning and the funeral services 
were held from the Burdette Baptist church, Saturday afternoon, April 15, by 
her pastor, Rev. G.C. Duncan, assisted by Dr. F.H. Martin of Suffolk, the 
interment following in the family plot in Riverside cemetery.  The pallbearers 
were: L.M. Raiford, G.E. Benton, C.M. Councill, Jacob Pond, Oscar Joyner, 
and C.E. Barrett. 

     Oh, how much she did suffer,/ But how she bore it all/
     Without a sigh or a murmer,/ Until she was called./
     We loved her, yes, we loved her,/ But Jesus loved her more/
     And he has gently called her,/ To yonder shining shore./
     The golden gates were open,/ A gentle voice said "come",/
     And without a word unspoken/ She calmly entered home. 


Lessie E. JOYNER, daughter of Joseph Boze and Ada Ann (CHARLES) JOYNER, 
d. 13 Apr 1916, Roanoke, age 15, 
interred in Riverside Cemetery (unknown/unmarked*), Courtland, 15 Apr 1916, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Apr. 28, 1916 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project,
   Riverside list:
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/riverside.txt 

Her parents are buried in a JOYNER family cem., behind Burdette Baptist Ch. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 8 (VIII-44): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol8.txt 

Her parents' marriage - 

Jos.B. Joyner, 25, single, b. & res. Southampton, 
   sn/o D.H. & Mary A. Joyner, Farmer 
Ada A. Charles, 25, single, b. & res. Southampton, 
   dt/o E.T. & Mary H. Charles 
m.lic. 23 Feb 1886, by clerk J.B. Prince 
lic. 25 Feb 1886, Southampton, by John T. Kitchen 
(Southampton Co. MB6:5) 


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