The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-01-24
REV. Joiner
DIES SUDDENLY
After Paralytic Stroke
Wednesday Morning.
Esteemed Pastor Of Hartford
Methodist Church Passes Awsy
Funeral Thursday.

Pep1le of all walks of Life in our
little city were greatly shockad olr.y
Wednesday morning when the news was
flashed over the town that The Rev
erend t. v. joiner, the popular passsor
Of the Methodist chunch. rad been
stricken with paralysis. He ha1 spent
the greater part of the day beaore cali
ing ON his friends, as was his daily
custom, among the business houses ant
offices. and had also made a talk to
the school children on Tlesday morSny,
besidss making number of pa,spysi
calls and visiting the sick. He came
down to hneakfast about o'ciock and
made no unusual complaint, but ue-
fore he could take his place at the
table he was surclosn while string
in his chair by the finsside and when
found by his wife, 20 whom 1t hal
been reported he refused to speak when
approached by some other nlemh:r %
the family, he was uraonsulous, and
unable to assist himself in any way.
Drs. Riley, Ford and Pendle-on were all
summoned and evury means known 10
mst.cal skill uasortsd TO 10 rally
him, but he sank steadily ard at
o'clock In the afteunuua. about neven
hours afssr the stroke. he parssed away,
surround1d by loved onas men,Ssrs ~
his. ohu1ch, neiahbo.s and friends who
had all floched to the pausonags as
sion as tie naws was spread, many of
them lingering in deepest SORROW TO tho
end.
Reverend Joiner was ssrving Lis
second yosr as pastor of the Hartford
cauuch, having been sent here from
Crescent Hill, Louisville, in the fall
of 1911. He was "A man of most winning
disposition and by his frienfLbness,
courtesy and dignsfied bearing soon won
his way into the hearts OF all of our
Peg lie. His manner OF prcauhirr, was
plain, but fozceful and while there may
have been more eloquent pastors iss..,
mona have ever held higher pHoe in
the estimation of the people as a man
and as uhouoush ohristan gen1ledmsn.
His life was clean and he exe-nplieiett
his Christianity in his esery act.
Reverend Joiner was born in nrigg
county, Kentucky. September Is. 1851.
Entsned the ministry about thirty
years ago and has been continuously
preaching in the Louisville oon6euencs
ever since: His first Charge was LLyas-
more. McLeap county. He was nrErfed
SEPTEMBER l. 1856 to Miss EuEaalla
Harris. of Daviess county and he In
survived by his loving oompanios AMI
the following children: Eugene Harria,
Mary Ray. Margaret ALIGN. Samuel Ell
ward. Robert = Marion. Emma Franklin,
and James Clinton. He had NO near rel.
atives other than his imlnediate family.
DR.. s. J. Harris. OF Pt.ilpot, KY, q
brother of Mrs. Joiner, arrived early
morning and Is with tho.
family.
impressive funeral services were con-
Quoted at the Baptist church yeserviay
aftemoon at 2:3o by Reverend 3. !.
Thompson. presiding Elder OF the Ow-
ensboco district. assistsd by Re e~ead
{. F. wimberly. of Madisolvue, Rev.
erend A. l.. Nell. OF Beaver Dam, fcavs
erend 4. d. Bennett. ReyeDend Z. Z.
of the Hartford Baptist church
Ind Elder w. B. Wright. of the Hart
lord Christian church. After the sssvices
he remains were interped at Onowood
Among the beautiful fsorisI
'fferinss was ons from Hartford TeGt
Knights of the Maccabass. of which
seNenend Joiner was a anemher. ant
me from the Hartford Methodsst Sur
hay sqSoo.
The sudden death OF Reverend Joaiier
mas cast gloom over the mesnbaus Of
IDS church throughout his charge, az
we'll as people of all other denomlna-
Hons. and even among ehoae wfso are
not members Of any church. Morning
but kind words ape SPOKEN oaaosmng
VIE dead pastor. and he will be greatly
missed In our midst. Peace to hts assaes.