Isle of Wight-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Arrington, William E., 1957 

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        W. E. Arrington 

  William Edward Arrington, 53, of Whaleyville died unexpectedly at 7:30 
Friday morning, May 31, while at work at the Joel E. Harrell Company 
packing plant in Suffolk. 

  He was a son of Mrs. Julia Edwards Arrington of Isle of Wight County 
and the late William W. Arrington of Chowan County, N.C. 

  Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Estelle Hand Arrington; seven daughters, 
Mrs. Mildred Cobb of Zuni, Mrs. Dana Burkett and Mrs. Mary Virginia Hobbs, 
both of Suffolk, and Misses Willie May, Rose Marie, Sarah Elizabeth and 
Lois A. Arrington, all of Whaleyville; four sons, William C. Arrington of 
Windsor, George F. Arrington and J. Hurley Arrington, both of Suffolk, and 
Archie Lee Arrington of Whaleyville; two brothers, J. Clinton Arrington of 
Windsor and Charlie J. Arrington of Carrsville; and a number of nieces and 
nephews. 

  Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the 
Hill Funeral Home in Suffolk by Rev. Edwin C. Thornton, Jr., pastor of 
Beaver Dam Baptist Church, and Rev. G. C. Crutchfield, pastor of Antioch 
Christian Church.  Miss Carmenette Peale, accompanied by Mrs. Webb Pinner, 
Jr., sang "In The Garden" and "Sunrise."  The pall was of red roses, white 
carnations and baby's breath. 

  Burial was in Beaver Dam Church Cemetery.  Pallbearers were Frank Brinkley, 
Jimmy Brinkley, James Bristow, Johnny Dewell, R. Wesley Harrell, Edward 
Luter, Everett Munford and D.B. Sweat.  Friends of the family served as 
honorary pallbearers. 


William Edward ARRINGTON, of Whaleyville, 
b. 29 Jul 1903, Isle of Wight Co., d. 31 May 1957, Suffolk, 
interred in Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery*, near Franklin, 
   2 Jun 1957, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), June 6, 1957** 

*His parents are also buried there. 
   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 

**handwritten note: "Va P" (struck); "TN 66-1957" 

Additional information: 

The circumstances of his death given above differ substantially from those 
   detailed in amended D.Cert. #12749 - d. of Subarchnoid hemorrhage, at 
   Obici Hosp., 6 days after being struck in the head by a 2x4, while working 
   on a house as a carpenter; a second amended Cert. gives d. of Subarchnoid 
   hematoma (Natural causes), laborer. 

His father's obit ("Tidewater News," Jan. 7, 1938, p. 8) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/a652w1ob.txt 

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


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. 

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