Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Babb, Billy A., 1980 

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BILLY ANDREW "PETE" BABB 

  WINDSOR - Billy Andrew "Pete" Babb, 79, of 11 Bank Street, died Monday in 
Leigh Memorial Hospital, Norfolk.

  Born in Isle of Wight County, he was a retired farmer and a member of 
Western Branch Baptist Church.

  Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Marie Duck Babb; a daughter, Mrs. Margaret 
B. Dick of Courtland; two sons, Andrew T. Babb of St. Augustine, Fla., and 
John R. Babb of Suffolk; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

  A funeral will conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday in Sidney F. Harrell Funeral 
Home, Suffolk, by the Rev. H.B. Fisher.  Burial will be in Windsor Cemetery.

  The family is at the home of Ms. Selina Clements, 26 Court St., Windsor.


Billy Andrew "Pete" BABB, retired farmer, 
b. 25 Sep 1900, Isle of Wight Co., d. 6 Jun 1980, Norfolk, 
interred in Windsor Cemetery*, 9 Jun 1980, 
"Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), Wed., June 11, 1980, p. 27; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 58, No. 142, Fri., June 13, 1980, p. 2 

*Additional information: 

Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} #26: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Hixburg23958 - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #118730457. 

Birthdate &c. from D.Cert. 80-018381 (Norfolk #1384), which gives 
   sn/o Jessie Babb & Maggie Ann Darden; the informant was his widow. 

His widow's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Jan. 7, 1993, p. 2) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/suffolk/obits/b100m8ob.txt 

His widow, Margaret Marie (DUCK) BABB (1904 - 1993), is buried with their son 
   John Rudolph BABB, Sr. (1932 - 2011) in Holly Lawn Cemetery, Suffolk. 
   Holly Lawn list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/hollyln.txt 

His mother, "Maggie" Margaret A.V. (DARDEN; Mrs. Joseph Jesse) BABB 
   (1872 - 1956), her father George Calvin DARDEN (1848 - 1923) & her in-laws, 
   Mills & Elizabeth (GRIFFIN) BABB, are buried in Colosse Baptist Church 
   Cemetery, Collosse.  {IWCHS GSSTF #44} 

His parents' marriage record - 

Jos.J. Babb, 22y10m8d, single, b. & res. Isle of Wight Co., 
   sn/o Mills & Elizabeth, Farmer 
Margaret A. Darden, 16y5m, single, b. & res. Isle of Wight Co., 
   dt/o George C. & Laura A. 
m.lic. 22 Dec 1887; m. 29 Dec 1887, IoW.Co. [minister not given] 
(IoW.Co. M.Reg. {BVS copy} p. 166) 


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

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/b100b6ob.txt