Northampton County NcArchives Obituaries.....Beaman, J. Fenton 1946
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THE TIDEWATER NEWS – 02-08-1946, P. 1
J. FENTON BEAMAN

   J. Fenton Beaman, Sr., of Jackson, N.C., died Friday, February 1, in St. 
Luke’s Hospital, Richmond, after a brief illness.

   Mr. Beaman was born in Franklin on October 4, 1885. He was the son of Walter 
E. and Annis C. Beaman. He was a resident of Jackson for 35 years. At the time 
of his death he was the owner and manager of J.F. Beaman and Sons Lumber 
Company and was one of the outstanding lumber men in that section. Mr. Beaman 
was regarded as a man of splendid character and attractive personality. He was 
known as one of the industrial, civic and church leaders of the community.

   Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Nita Clarke Beaman, a son, J. Fenton Beaman, 
Jr., a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Charlotte H. Beaman, and a granddaughter, 
Katherine Beaman, all of Jackson; three sisters, Mrs. Charles B. Atwill of 
Kinsale, Va., Mrs. John R. Covington of Suffolk, and Mrs. H.R. Paschall of 
Washington, N.C.; and two brothers, Herbert Beaman of Franklin and Robert 
Beaman of Suffolk.

   Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock from the 
Jackson Baptist Church. The Earl Rogers of Seaboard, N.C., was in charge. He 
was assisted by Dr. Norfleet Gardner, a cousin of Mr. Beaman and pastor of the 
First Baptist Church at Henderson and the Rev. O.L. Hardwick of Jackson. 
Interment was in the Jackson cemetery.

   Active pallbearers were E.B. Grant, W.S. Clark, Jr., C.B. Atwill, Howard 
Rogers, Herbert Paschall, Jr., and Willie Long.


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