Hertford County NcArchives Obituaries.....Majette, Jethro Barnes 1933
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THE TIDEWATER NEWS – 06-02-1933, P. 1
JETHRO BARNES MAJETTE

JETHRO B. MAJETTE, PROMINENT CITIZEN OF COMO, KILLED BY TRUCK

   Jethro Barnes Majette, prominent citizen of Como, was instantly killed by a 
Franklin Peanut Company truck in front of his home Saturday morning, the truck 
being driven by Fletcher Darden, colored.

   Mr. Majette, who was the son of the late J.G. Majette of Como and Mrs. Blanch 
Majette of Virginia Beach, was one of the most useful and public-spirited men of 
his community and county, and universal regret has been expressed at the tragic 
nature of his death. He was active in church, civic and political affairs in 
Hertford County, and had served for several years as chairman of the County 
Board of Elections. Since his father’s death a number of years ago, he had been 
cultivating the old Majette Homestead where several generations of his family 
have lived, and was representative of the Planters Nut and Chocolate Company of 
Suffolk with headquarters at Ahoskie, N.C.

   In the presence of one of the largest crowds ever assembled in the Como 
community, funeral rites for Mr. Majette were conducted Sunday afternoon at 4 
o’clock from the home in Como, Rev. E. Norfleet Gardner of Dunn, N.C., a former 
Pastor at Como, officiating. Rev. Mr. Robinson, pastor of the Como church 
assisted in the service, and interment was made in the family burial plot on the 
plantation. The active pallbearers were: H. McDonald Spiers, Julian B. Worrell, 
Heber J. Vann, Guy C. Hill and Rufus E. Darden of Como; D.C. Barnes of 
Murfreesboro, T.H. Barrett of Statesville and C.H. Murton of Suffolk.


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