Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Joyner, William L., 1944 

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WILLIAM LEONARD JOYNER

   William Leonard Joyner, 81, resident of Franklin for 14 years, died suddenly 
Tuesday morning, March 7, at his home.

   Funeral arrangements are being held up pending word from a daughter in San 
Diego, Calif.

   He was a member of Franklin Baptist Church and Bruner Bible Class.

   Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Effie Jane Joyner; seven daughters, Mrs. Thomas 
Bristow and Mrs. Milton Dailey of Suffolk; Mrs. A.L. Gardner, Mrs. E.B. Gayle, 
Mrs. Emmett Raiford and Mrs. Allen Raiford of Franklin and Mrs. D.R. Geist of 
San Diego; six sons, Thomas, Harrison and Ernest, of Newport News; S.L., Alonzo 
and Amos Joyner of Franklin; 40 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.

   His six sons will be pallbearers and the Bruner Bible Class will be honorary 
pallbearers.


William Leonard JOYNER, 
d. 7 Mar 1944, at home, Franklin, age 81, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 15B*), Franklin, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Mar. 10, 1944 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx2.txt 

Note: s/o James 'Amos' & Martha G. (TAYLOR) JOYNER; Wm. married twice. 
 
1m. (transcription by Matt Harris): 
William L. Joyner, 23, single, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
   sn/o Amos & Martha Joyner, Farmer 
m. 5 Mar 1885 Southampton Co. by Miles S. Read 
Clara T. Hundley, 22, single, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
   dt/o William T. & Victoria Hundley 
m.lic. 27 Feb 1885, by clerk J.B. Prince 
(Southampton Co. MB5:420)  

2m. (transcription by Bruce Saunders): 
William Leonard Joyner, 25* widowed, b. So.Co., res. So.Co., 
   s/o James Amos and Martha G. Taylor, Farmer (*age wrong- b. 5/1/1862) 
m. 01-08-1895 Franklin, Va. by Rev. J. Wallace Rawls
Effie Jane Cobb, 22, single, b. So.Co., res. So.Co., 
   d/o Benjamin Evans Jr. and Nancy Jane Buck Cobb
(Southampton Co. MB8:323 - 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/vitals/mb08pt.txt) 

Effie's obit ("Tidewater News," Oct. 6, 1966, p. 2) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/j560e8ob.txt 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
William J. DelMonte (JazzyBill@aol.com) and 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/j560w4ob.txt