Joyner, Ida T.

Windsor, VA IDA THORNE JOYNER, age 86, a resident of Windsor, died Friday Nov. 4, 2005 in Windsor. Born on October 11, 1919 in Zuni, Ida was the daughter of the late Jesse Elias and Mary Emma Turner Thorne. Ida was a l938 graduate of Windsor High School and had formerly worked as a home-sitter for the elderly in the area, at Wright’s Bar-be-cue, at the Zuni Presbyterian School near Zuni and the Windsor Elementary School. She was an active member of the Bethany Presbyterian Church and the Young at Heart Club. Ida was an expert seamstress in her younger years and had a green thumb as evidenced by her home full of thriving plants. She is survived by a daughter, Charlotte L. Shafer of Windsor; a son, Robert Goode Joyner of Wakefield; four grandchildren, Mike Luter, Travis Luter, Steve Joyner and Debbie Arrington; and six great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Jethro Goode Joyner, a daughter Deborah Ann Joyner and a brother, Jesse Thorne. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday November 8, 2005 at 2:00 PM at Bethany Presbyterian Church, Zuni by the Rev. Doug Van Niel. Burial will follow in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery near Windsor. The family will receive friends at Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield on Monday evening from 6:00 – 8:00 PM and at other times at the residence of Mike Luter, 14 N. Court Street, Windsor, VA. Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield, assisted the family with arrangements. Condolences may be posted at www.jtmorriss.com.