Notes for Sidney A. Joy




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Notes for Sidney A. Joy

Obituary from "The Charlotte Observer," Wednesday, January 0, 1934:
S. A. JOY
S. A. Joy, 73, died yesterday at Presbyterian hospital where he had been undergoing treatment for a period of three weeks. Funeral services will be conducted this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Hickory Grove Baptist church and burial will be in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers will be G. A. Fisher, A. A. Fisher, E. E. Smith, S. E. Abernethy, H. F. Bost, and J. H. Presson.
Surviving him are three daughters, Mrs. A. C. Fisher of Charlotte, Mrs. H. F. Bost of Mount Holly, and Mrs. S. E. Abernethy of Belmont; three sons, O. F. Joy of the county, L. L. and J. A. Joy of Charlotte; and one brother, J. F. Joy of Charlotte, and the following sisters, Mrs. Etta Martin, Mrs. Cora Grist, and Mrs. Eunice Martin, all of Lenoir.

Obituary from "The Charlotte News," Wednesday, January 10, 1934:
Funeral Services Held For Mr. Joy At Hickory Grove
Funeral rites for S. A. Joy, 73, who died in the Presbyterian hospital here yesterday, were conducted this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Hickory Grove church. Burial was made in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were G. A. Fisher, A. A. Fisher, E. E. Smith, S. E. Abernethy, H. F. Bost and J. H. Presson.
Surviving Mr. Joy are three daughters, Mrs. A. C. Fisher, of Charlotte, Mrs. H. F. Bost, of Mount Holly, and Mrs. S. E. Abernethy, of Belmont; three sons, O. F. Joy of the county, L. L. and J. A. Joy, of Charlotte; one brother, J. F. Joy, of Charlotte, and the following sisters, Mrs. Etta Martin, Mrs. Cora Grist, and Mrs. Eunice Martin, all of Lenoir.

Sid was a carpenter and cabinet maker. One of his cedar chests is said to be in the possession of a member of the family, perhaps one of the sons of Frank Joy, son of Oscar Joy.
Ruth Joy Weaver, grand-daughter of Sidney remembers that he came to live with her family when he was old. She remembers that her mother Iva had a hard time with him, and the family had to put him into the county home in Crab Orchard Township in Mecklenburg County, where he was living when he died.
From her childhood, Ruth remembers that her Grandfather Sid was cross with her and her brothers and sisters, and kept a sharp eye out for any misdeeds that they might commit. On one occasion, their mother Iva allowed each of the children to bring a snowball into the house to eat. Grandpa Sid snatched the snowballs away from the children and threw them into the fire. Iva was very angry and "laid him out" for this.
Sid lived in a room that his son Oscar built that was attached to his workshop and garage. The children were not allowed into the room by their grandfather.

1890 Census - family of Sydney A. Joy of River Bend Township of Gaston Co., NC appears in pages that survived fire that destroyed most of the 11th Census.

Question - did Sid marry a second time?
Found in Gaston County Marriage License Register - Joy, Sidney (no age) Patton, Sarah Burris 40
married by W B Rutledge, JP
12 Apr 1924 in Mount Holly
Witnessed by C P Hendrix, Ada B Rutledge

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