Gates County NcArchives Obituaries.....Harrell, Thomas Jefferson 1932 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Bruce Saunders bs4403@verizon.net April 15, 2013, 6:02 pm THE TIDEWATER NEWS – 06-03-1932, P. 6 THOMAS JEFFERSON HARRELL Funeral services for Thomas Jefferson Harrell, aged 80, who died at his home in Branchville Friday night after an illness of many months, were conducted Sunday afternoon at Beechwood Cemetery, Boykins, with Rev. Frank B. Handley officiating, assisted by Rev. R.L. Haga of the Methodist Church. Mr. Harrell was a native of Gates County, N.C. and made his home in North Carolina for several years, later moving to Virginia where he spent the remainder of his life. He was married four times. First to Miss Ata Martin of Pendleton and to this union three children were born, Mrs. W.B. Goodwyn and N.G. Harrell of Branchville and Gilbert Harrell of Providence, R.I. His second marriage was to Mrs. Mollie Peebles of Jackson and to them was born one son, Goodwyn Harrell, who died very young. The third time he married Mrs. Virginia Greene Barham of Capron and the fourth marriage was to Mrs. Callie Boothe of Branchville who survives him. The casket was covered with a pall of Easter Lilies and pink rosebuds, this and other many and beautiful floral tributes showed the esteem in which he was held by his many friends. He is survived by his widow, one daughter, Mrs. W.B. Goodwyn and two sons, N.G. Harrell of Branchville, and Gilbert Harrell of Providence, R.I. Active pallbearers were: L.O. Tyler, S.T. Boothe, L.A. Wood, A.T. Beale, B.R. Millikin, and R.D. Vick and the honorary bearers were: A.B. Harris, W.T. Grizzard, Paul Thomas Johnson, W.R. Sykes, W.S. DeLoatche and E.T. Story. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/gates/obits/h/harrell1563nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb