A. J. "Jack" Joiner, 82, died March 5, 2008 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. He was born May 10, 1925 at Bridgeport, Illinois, the son of Andrew Jackson and Dollie Fern Pettijohn Joiner. He married Mildred Louise Campbell December 27, 1945 at Carmi, Illinois. She died October 23, 1977. He then married Mary Frances Cannon November 25, 1978 at Ellinwood, Kansas. He was a lifetime resident of Great Bend and Ellinwood, Kansas. He was a Kansas oilman and owner of Midway Operating. Mr. Joiner was a United States Navy veteran of World War II. Mr. Joiner was a member of Extreme Hope Christian Fellowship; Ellinwood Masonic Lodge; Isis Shrine Temple, Salina; American Legion; Elks Lodge; API; and Society of Professional Engineers. Survivors include his wife, Mary Joiner, of the home; three sons, Jack Joiner and wife, Patricia, Weatherford, Oklahoma, Don Joiner and wife, Rosie, Ellinwood, Kansas, and Mike Joiner and wife, Ruth, Great Bend, Kansas; one daughter, Chris Gresham and husband, Gordon, Wichita, Kansas; one sister, Belva Fortner, Lake Okeechobee, Florida; sixteen grandchildren; and twenty-eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son, Kevin Ray Joiner and one sister, Maxine Andre. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 8, 2008 at Bryant Funeral Home. Pastor Mike Joiner will officiate. Burial will be in Lakin-Comanche District Cemetery, Ellinwood, Kansas. Friends may call from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Friday, March 7, 2008 at Bryant Funeral Home, with the family receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Memorials are suggested to the Barton County Humane Society, in care of the funeral home.