Shirley Jean Bell Joyner

With heavy hearts, we, the Staff and Management of R. Swinson Funeral Services along with the Joyner Family announce the transition of 83 year old Mrs. Shirley Jean Bell Joyner of 111 Hill Street, Kinston, on Thursday, November 27, 2025 at her home.

Service will be held 1:00 pm on Saturday, December 6, 2025 from St. Peter COC-DOC Church, burial will follow in Westview Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday, December 5, 2025 from 4 to 6pm from the Robert Swinson, Jr. Memorial Chapel.

Mrs. Joyner is survived by two sons, Reginald Joyner and Alexander Joyner of New Jersey, one daughter, Maxine Sutton of Kinston, two brothers, Walter Bell, Sr., and Charles Bell of Kinston, one sister, Hilda Crudup of Kinston, six grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.