Early Bio- Former Employee at Norfolk Naval Shipyard.
Charles R. Joyner, 83, of the 1500 block of Jolliff Road died at home Monday, March 11, 2002, after a brief illness. Mr. Joyner was a lifetime resident of the Chesapeake-Portsmouth area. He attended St. Joseph's Academy in Portsmouth and Catholic Orphanages in Baltimore and Roanoke. He was the last surviving child of the late Lemuel Lamb and Annie May Joyner. He was preceded in death by brothers Edwin, William and Elwood; and sisters Mary and Peggy.
Mr. Joyner was a distinguished veteran of World War II. He survived the battle of Bataan, the Bataan Death March, Prisoner of War Status and Slave Labor Details. Following the Military Code of Conduct, he and several buddies escaped a slave labor detail into the jungles of the Philippines. Narrowly escaping recapture by Japanese forces, he lived alone in the jungle for nearly a year before joining guerrilla forces. He served two years as a guerrilla fighter before the Philippines were liberated. For his efforts and sacrifices, he received the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, several Presidential Citations and other military decorations. Although a disabled veteran, he built three homes on Jollif Road and retired as an electrical aircraft inspector for the Naval Air Station. During his retirement years, he enjoyed fishing, new-car shopping, painting, serious tinkering and gardening.
Mr. Joyner was a devoted Catholic and charter member of St. Therese Parish. A Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday in St. Therese's Catholic Church by the Rev. Robert Cummins, followed by interment in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens. Foster Funeral Home, Portsmouth, in charge. The family requests that expressions of sympathy be made to the American Heart Association or your local Disabled American Veterans Chapter.
Published by Daily Press on Mar. 13, 2002.
Charles R. Joyner, 83, of the 1500 block of Jolliff Road died at home Monday, March 11, 2002, after a brief illness. Mr. Joyner was a lifetime resident of the Chesapeake-Portsmouth area. He attended St. Joseph's Academy in Portsmouth and Catholic Orphanages in Baltimore and Roanoke. He was the last surviving child of the late Lemuel Lamb and Annie May Joyner. He was preceded in death by brothers Edwin, William and Elwood; and sisters Mary and Peggy.
Mr. Joyner was a distinguished veteran of World War II. He survived the battle of Bataan, the Bataan Death March, Prisoner of War Status and Slave Labor Details. Following the Military Code of Conduct, he and several buddies escaped a slave labor detail into the jungles of the Philippines. Narrowly escaping recapture by Japanese forces, he lived alone in the jungle for nearly a year before joining guerrilla forces. He served two years as a guerrilla fighter before the Philippines were liberated. For his efforts and sacrifices, he received the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, several Presidential Citations and other military decorations. Although a disabled veteran, he built three homes on Jollif Road and retired as an electrical aircraft inspector for the Naval Air Station. During his retirement years, he enjoyed fishing, new-car shopping, painting, serious tinkering and gardening.
Mr. Joyner was a devoted Catholic and charter member of St. Therese Parish. A Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday in St. Therese's Catholic Church by the Rev. Robert Cummins, followed by interment in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens. Foster Funeral Home, Portsmouth, in charge. The family requests that expressions of sympathy be made to the American Heart Association or your local Disabled American Veterans Chapter.
Published by Daily Press on Mar. 13, 2002.
Early Bio- Former Employee at Norfolk Naval Shipyard.
Charles R. Joyner, 83, of the 1500 block of Jolliff Road died at home Monday, March 11, 2002, after a brief illness. Mr. Joyner was a lifetime resident of the Chesapeake-Portsmouth area. He attended St. Joseph's Academy in Portsmouth and Catholic Orphanages in Baltimore and Roanoke. He was the last surviving child of the late Lemuel Lamb and Annie May Joyner. He was preceded in death by brothers Edwin, William and Elwood; and sisters Mary and Peggy.
Mr. Joyner was a distinguished veteran of World War II. He survived the battle of Bataan, the Bataan Death March, Prisoner of War Status and Slave Labor Details. Following the Military Code of Conduct, he and several buddies escaped a slave labor detail into the jungles of the Philippines. Narrowly escaping recapture by Japanese forces, he lived alone in the jungle for nearly a year before joining guerrilla forces. He served two years as a guerrilla fighter before the Philippines were liberated. For his efforts and sacrifices, he received the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, several Presidential Citations and other military decorations. Although a disabled veteran, he built three homes on Jollif Road and retired as an electrical aircraft inspector for the Naval Air Station. During his retirement years, he enjoyed fishing, new-car shopping, painting, serious tinkering and gardening.
Mr. Joyner was a devoted Catholic and charter member of St. Therese Parish. A Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday in St. Therese's Catholic Church by the Rev. Robert Cummins, followed by interment in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens. Foster Funeral Home, Portsmouth, in charge. The family requests that expressions of sympathy be made to the American Heart Association or your local Disabled American Veterans Chapter.
Published by Daily Press on Mar. 13, 2002.
Charles R. Joyner, 83, of the 1500 block of Jolliff Road died at home Monday, March 11, 2002, after a brief illness. Mr. Joyner was a lifetime resident of the Chesapeake-Portsmouth area. He attended St. Joseph's Academy in Portsmouth and Catholic Orphanages in Baltimore and Roanoke. He was the last surviving child of the late Lemuel Lamb and Annie May Joyner. He was preceded in death by brothers Edwin, William and Elwood; and sisters Mary and Peggy.
Mr. Joyner was a distinguished veteran of World War II. He survived the battle of Bataan, the Bataan Death March, Prisoner of War Status and Slave Labor Details. Following the Military Code of Conduct, he and several buddies escaped a slave labor detail into the jungles of the Philippines. Narrowly escaping recapture by Japanese forces, he lived alone in the jungle for nearly a year before joining guerrilla forces. He served two years as a guerrilla fighter before the Philippines were liberated. For his efforts and sacrifices, he received the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, several Presidential Citations and other military decorations. Although a disabled veteran, he built three homes on Jollif Road and retired as an electrical aircraft inspector for the Naval Air Station. During his retirement years, he enjoyed fishing, new-car shopping, painting, serious tinkering and gardening.
Mr. Joyner was a devoted Catholic and charter member of St. Therese Parish. A Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday in St. Therese's Catholic Church by the Rev. Robert Cummins, followed by interment in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens. Foster Funeral Home, Portsmouth, in charge. The family requests that expressions of sympathy be made to the American Heart Association or your local Disabled American Veterans Chapter.
Published by Daily Press on Mar. 13, 2002.
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