The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, April 17, 1996              TAG: 9604170319
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BERNARD W. JOYNER

Bernard W. Joyner, 85, formerly of Kinston, N.C., died April 16, 1996, in his residence.

He was a retired locomotive engineer for Seaboard Coastline Railroad where he had worked for 44 years. He was a native of Bertie County, N.C.

He is survived by his wife, Louise D. Joyner; two daughters, Marilyn Andrews of Goldsboro, N.C., and Esther and her husband, Robert R. Briner, of Virginia Beach; son, John K. Joyner of Stuart, Fla.; two sisters, Katherine Tanner and Virginia DeBerry, both of Portsmouth; seven grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.

A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday by the Rev. Moss W. Armistead in Olive Branch Cemetery. The family will be at the funeral home Thursday from 7 to 8 p.m. Snellings Funeral Home, George Washington Highway Chapel, is in charge.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB