Isle of Wight-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Ashby, Ryland W. Jr., 1972 

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Gunman Shot 3 Times In Holdup Attempt 

  A 23-year-old Carrollton man was shot three times early this morning as he 
tried to hold up a northeast Nansemond gas station with a 12-gauge shotgun. 

  The gunman, hospitalized today in the intensive care unit of Maryview 
Hospital, was shot by Joseph D. Hurst, owner of Bennett's Creek Sunoco, 
located one mile west of Bennett's Creek Restaurant on Rt. 17. 

  Hurst told Nansemond County Police the gunman, driven by a woman later 
identified as the man's 19-year-old wife, got out of the passenger side of a 
late model Oldsmobile brandishing a shotgun.  He had a panty-hose stocking 
over his head. 

  He ordered Hurst into the office of the service station, demanding money and 
guns.  (Hurst is also a gun dealer, county police said.) 

  The gunman told Hurst to put the money in his pocket.  To facilitate Hurst's 
putting the money in the suspect's pocket, the gunman shifted his shotgun 
aside. 

  At this point, Hurst drew a .38 caliber revolver from a holster at his side 
and began firing. 

  The first shot struck the firing mechanism of the shotgun.  In the opinion 
of the investigating officer, Det. G.A. Cipra, this prevented the suspect from 
returning fire and possibly saved Hurst's life. 

  Hurst continued firing, striking the suspect three times, once in the arm 
and twice in the chest and ribs. 

  The suspect backed or staggered into the bay area of the station where he 
dropped his weapon.  He then fled in the car driven by his wife east-bound on 
Rt. 17. 

  Hurst fled the scene and then called county police who put out an all points 
bulletin for the suspects. 

  The first officers on the scene were S.E. Glover and T. Newsome. 

  The suspects were apprehended at Maryview Hospital. 

  Warrants are on file with Nansemond police charging the man with attempted 
armed robbery and the woman with being his accomplice. 

  Investigating officers, using a search warrant, discovered a panty hose 
stocking and a .38 caliber revolver in the suspects' car, which was found at 
Maryview Hospital.  The gun had blood stains on it, police said. 

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RYLAND W. (BILL) ASHBY JR. 

  CARROLLTON - Ryland Wilson (Bill) Ashby Jr., 23, died Monday in Maryview 
Hospital, Portsmouth. 

  A native of Isle of Wight County, he was the husband of Mrs. Katherine 
Corprew Ashby and son of Mrs. Grace M. Ashby of Carrollton and the late 
Ryland Wilson Ashby Sr. 

  He was a member of Benns United Methodist Church and the Carrollton Hunt 
Club. 

  He was a farmer. 

  A funeral service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday in Colonial Funeral 
Home, Smithfield, by the Rev. L.A. Lawrence, pastor of Benns United Methodist 
Church, and the Rev. Emory E. Byrum, pastor of Cradock Baptist Church, 
Portsmouth.  Burial will be Old St. Luke's Cemetery. 

  Pallbearers will be Bernard Spady, Richard Turner, James Rowland, Arnold 
Bartlett, Larry Ashby and Francis Norsworthy. 

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Service Held Thursday For R. W. Ashby 

  Ryland Wilson "Bill" Ashby, Jr., 23, died Monday, Jan. 31, in Maryview 
Hospital, Portsmouth. 

  A native of Isle of Wight County, he was the husband of Mrs. Katherine 
Corprew Ashby and the son of Mrs. Grace M. Ashby of Carrollton, and the late 
Ryland W. Ashby, Sr.  He was a member of Benns United Methodist Church and 
the Carrollton Hunt Club and was a farmer. 

  Funeral services were held Thursday, Feb. 3, at 3 p.m., from the Colonial 
Funeral Home, Smithfield, by the Rev. L.A. Lawrence, pastor of Benns United 
Methodist Church and the Rev. Emory E. Byrum, pastor of Craddock Baptist 
Church.  Interment was held in St. Lukes' Cemetery. 

  Pallbearers were Bernard Spady, Richard Turner, James Rowland, Arnold 
Bartlett, Larry Ashby, and Francis Norsworthy. 


Ryland Wilson "Bill" ASHBY, Jr., farmer, would-be bandit, 
b. 21 Jun 1948, Isle of Wight Co., d. 31 Jan 1972, Portsmouth, 
interred in Old St. Luke's Cemetery*, Benns Church, 3 Feb 1972, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 50, No. 22, Wed., Jan. 26, 1972, pp. 1 & 18; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 50, No. 28, Wed., Feb. 2, 1972, p. 12; 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 53, No. 6, Wed., Feb. 9, 1972, p. 8 

*Additional information: 

Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #17: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Jeff Elmore - is also posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #78285169. 

His parents are also buried there. 

D.Cert. 72-001229 

His widow 2m. a HONEYCUTT. 


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