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

DATE: Monday, June 3, 1996                  TAG: 9606030026
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: CHESAPEAKE                        LENGTH:   20 lines

JESSIE B. JOYNER

Jessie Bernice Joyner, 76, of the 1800 block of Speedy Ave., died June 2, 1996, in Chesapeake.

Mrs. Joyner was born in Norfolk and was a member of South Norfolk Baptist Church. She was the widow of Curtis Joyner.

Survivors include a son, Herman A. Tatem of Chesapeake; a sister, Doris Pillott of Charleston, S.C.; two brothers, Thomas L. Garrett of Moyock, N.C., and Calvin Ray Garrett of Chesapeake; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

A graveside service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Riverside Memorial Park by the Rev. Roger Mardis. The family will receive friends at Graham Funeral Home, South Norfolk Chapel, from 7 to 8 p.m. today and at the residence at all other times.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB