Sussex-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Joyner, John B., 2008 

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JOHN BARTHOLOMEW JOYNER 

  WAKEFIELD - John B. "Johnny" Joyner, 67, a resident of Wakefield, was 
stricken suddenly, Sunday at his home and died Monday evening, March 3, 2008, 
in Obici Hospital, Suffolk.

  He is survived by his beloved wife of 44 years, Mary Ann Stephenson Joyner; 
two daughters, Lenora J. Adams and husband, Bruce of Waverly and Tammy Joyner 
Lanier and husband, Richard of Wakefield; two grandchildren, Jake and Brandee; 
four sisters, Marjorie Lilly of Alabama, Mary Alice Freeman of Windsor, Peggy 
Britt of Elberon and Jean Goodrich of Wakefield; a brother, Bobby Crumpler of 
Ivor; his  stepmother-in-law, Grace O’berry Stephenson of Central Hill; 
several nieces and nephews and a host of good friends.

  He was preceded in death by a sister, Christine Clark and a brother, B.E. 
Joyner.

  Born on Oct. 12, 1940, in Southampton County, he was the son of the late Ben 
Edward Joyner and Esther (Peachie) Britt Joyner Crumpler Crocker.  As a boy, 
Johnny attended Ivor Elementary School, and in 1959, he enlisted in the United 
States Marin Corps, serving four years on active duty, and two as a reserve. 
He married his sweetheart, Mary Ann, in 1963 and the couple settled in Isle of 
Wight, where he began work as a mechanic with Cogsdale Implement Company of 
Wakefield in 1965.  In 1978 he began employment with Carr’s Truck Line of Zuni 
and later worked at Spurlock adhesives of Waverly.  In 2001, Johnny joined the 
Virginia Department of Highways and transportation, Waverly District, as a 
truck operator, where he worked until his death.  At the time of his death, 
Johnny was president and chief engineer of Wakefield Volunteer Fire 
department, where he had served for 15 years.  He was past vice-president and 
a member of the Board of Directors of Wakefield sportsman’s Club.

  Johnny was a popular and highly respected member of the Wakefield and 
surrounding communities.  He never met a stranger and his happy and playful 
personality endeared him to everyone he met.  He loved to fish all his life 
and as a young man, was an avid hunter.  The loves of his life were his wife, 
Mary Ann; his two girls Lenora and Tammy; his grandchildren; and his two sons-
in-law.

  A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 6, 2008, in the 
Purviance Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home, Wakefield.  The Rev. Jack 
Dobson and the Rev. Mike Dillon will officiate.

  Burial with Fire Department and United States Marine Corps Honors will be 
held in Wakefield Cemetery.  The family will receive friends at their 
residence on Vance Street in Wakefield and everyone is invited to a reception 
following the funeral and burial services, Thursday at the Wakefield Volunteer 
Fire Department, 155 Fleetwood Ave., Wakefield, VA 23888. 


"Johnny" John Bartholomew JOYNER, of Wakefield, retired VDoT truck operator, 
Marine Corps veteran, 
b. 12 Oct 1940, Southampton Co., d. 3 Mar 2008, Suffolk, 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 6 Mar 2008, 
"The Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), Mar. 5, 2008, p. A-9 

*Wakefield list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/cemeteries/wakefd.txt 

His father is buried Tucker Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Tucker Swamp list (TS-24):
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/tckrswp.txt 

His mother & her second husband are buried in Holly Lawn Cemetery, Suffolk. 
   Holly Lawn list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/hollyln.txt 

He was named for his maternal grandfather John Bartholomew BRITT, 
   buried in a BRITT family cemetery, on Hwy. 460, between Zuni & Ivor. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 9 (IX-24):
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol9.txt 


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