Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Arrington, William W., 1937 

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WILLIAM WOODWARD ARRINGTON 

   Funeral rites for William W. Arrington, aged resident of the Beaver Dam 
community, were conducted from Beaver Dam Baptist Church December 28, 1937, 
by the Pastor, Rev. J.T. Garland Moore, assisted by the Rev. D.L. Trueblood 
of Portsmouth. 

   Special music included a solo by Mr. Moore, "Life's Railway to Heaven," 
"The Old Rugged Cross" by the Misses Fowler and "Safe in the Arms of Jesus" 
by the church choir. 

   The casket was covered with a spray of carnations, lilies and ferns. 
The pallbearers were: G.T. Walker, Sr., G.T. Walker, Jr., N.H. Bradshaw, 
W.H. Fowler, R.L. Bradshaw and J.L. Fowler, burial being made in the church 
cemetery. 

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William W. Arrington 

  Suffolk, Jan. 6. - Funeral rites for William W. Arrington were conducted 
at Beaver Dam Baptist by the Rev. J.T. Garland Moore, assisted by the Rev. 
D.L. Trueblood.  Burial was in the church cemetery. 

  During the services Mr. Moore sang a solo, "Life's Railway to Heaven." 
Miss Fowler sang "The Old Rugged Cross," and the church choir sang "Safe in 
the Arms of Jesus."  The casket was covered with a pall of carnations and 
Easter lilies.  Pallbearers were G.T. Walker, Sr., G.T. Walker, Jr., N.H. 
Bradshaw, W.H. Fowler, R.L. Bradshaw and J.L. Fowler. 


William Woodward ARRINGTON, farmer, 
b. 25 Apr 1852, Perquimans Co., NC, d. 27 Dec 1937, Suffolk, 
interred in Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery*, near Franklin, 28 Dec 1937, 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 32, No. 13, Fri., Jan. 7, 1938, p. 8 
   text posted with Find a Grave Memorial #179490298, 
   by Martha Fontaine Byrum; 
donated obit, publication unknown, 
   clipping posted with Find a Grave Memorial #179490298, 
   from the Maggie Eley Duke & Audrey Eloise Duke Butler Collection, 
   by Martha Fontaine Byrum 

*Additional information: 

Beaver Dam list (BD-2), an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/bvrdam.txt 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} Gravesite Survey 
   Task Force {GSSTF} report #42: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Martha Fontaine Byrum - 
   is also posted with Find a Grave Memorial #179490298. 

No contemporaneous D.Cert. found. 

His widow's obit ("Tidewater News," Feb. 23, 1967, p. 3) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/a652j1ob.txt 


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Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. 

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