Norman Joyner

The Reverend
Norman Joyner
The Reverend Norman Joyner
Member of the North Carolina Senate; from the 26th district
	In office; November 5, 1968 – January 1, 1973
Preceded by	C. V. Henkel Jr.
Succeeded by	Kennedy H. Sharpe
Personal details
Born	Norman Hepler Joyner; August 14, 1922
Died	February 29, 1992 (aged 69); Statesville, North Carolina
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Ruby Cook (m. 1941)
Children	5
Education	Wake Forest College; Southern Baptist Theological Seminary;
Occupation	Pastor; politician;
Military service
Branch/service	United States Navy
Battles/wars	World War II

Norman Hepler Joyner (August 14, 1922 – February 29, 1992) was an American politician.

After graduating from Wake Forest College in 1948, Joyner earned a bachelor's of divinity from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.^[1] Between 1966 and 1968, Joyner was a member of the Iredell County board of commissioners.^[1] By 1969, he had been elected to the North Carolina Senate.^[1] While serving as a state senator, Joyner was selected to attend the 1972 National Forum of State Legislators on Older Americans,^[2] and contested the Republican Party primary held for the lieutenant gubernatorial election that year.^[3]

Joyner was married to the former Ruby Cook on November 22, 1941, with whom he had three sons and two daughters. He died on February 29, 1992, in Statesville, North Carolina.^[4]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Religious emphasis week set". Gaffney Ledger. February 5, 1969. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^ "Forum slated". Statesville Record And Landmark. November 22, 1972. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^ "Wallace whips Terry, Bowles edges Taylor". Gastonia Gazette. May 7, 1972. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^ "Norman Joyner". Statesville Record & Landmark. Vol. 118, no. 52. March 1, 1992. p. 4A. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Minter, John (March 3, 1992). "Statesville's Rev. Joyner dies at 69". The Charlotte Observer (Carolinas ed.). p. 4C. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[reliweek1969-1] "Religious emphasis week set". Gaffney Ledger. February 5, 1969. Retrieved April 25, 2022.

[2] "Forum slated". Statesville Record And Landmark. November 22, 1972. Retrieved April 25, 2022.

[3] "Wallace whips Terry, Bowles edges Taylor". Gastonia Gazette. May 7, 1972. Retrieved April 25, 2022.

[4] "Norman Joyner". Statesville Record & Landmark. Vol. 118, no. 52. March 1, 1992. p. 4A. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] Minter, John (March 3, 1992). "Statesville's Rev. Joyner dies at 69". The Charlotte Observer (Carolinas ed.). p. 4C. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

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