Isle of Wight-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Beale, William M., 1939 

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WILLIAM MONROE BEALE 

FUNERAL SERVICES ARE HELD OR WM. M. BEALE 

  William M. Beale, 72, prominent and beloved resident of Isle of Wight 
County, died early Sunday at his home near Smithfield after a long illness. 
He was the oldest member of the Masonic Lodge of Zuni.

  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Addie Felts Beale; three daughters, Mrs. 
George A. Scott, and Miss Sallie A. Beale of Portsmouth, and Mrs. Rowell 
Seward of Smithfield; three sons, W.E. Beale of Norfolk, Carl M. Beale of 
Smithfield and Leonard Beale of Lynchburg and seven grandchildren.

  Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at 
Central Hill Baptist Church, of which Mr. Beale had been a member for many 
years and in which he was on the board of deacons.  The Rev. George L. 
Kissinger officiated assisted by the Rev. L.F. Paulette.  Burial was in 
Central Hill Cemetery.


William Monroe BEALE, retired farmer, 
b. 19 Nov 1866, Southampton Co., d. 21 May 1939, Isle of Wight Co., 
interred in Central Hill Baptist Church Cemetery**, 22 May 1939, 
"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 20, No. 8, May 25, 1939, p. 1, col. 5 

**Buried with first wife, C. (HALL) BEALE {m. ca. 1887}. 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} #56: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

Her name usually appears as Christanna, but her gravestone, pictured with 
   her Find a Grave Memorial (#105692759) shows Chrisanna. 

*Birthdate &c. from D.Cert. #11671 (Newport #17), which 
   gives sn/o William & Sara Virginia (Branch) Beale, all b. Southampton Co. 

William Beale & Sarah V. Branch were m. 22 Oct 1844, by Samuel H. Holmes. 
   (Southampton Co. M.Reg. pp. 540, 723) 

Wm.M.'s widow's obit ("Tidewater News," Sep. 20, 1940, p. 4) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b400a3ob.txt 

Addie & her parents are buried in Tucker Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery; 
   the William BEALE buried there could be his father 
   [though ages do not match 1870 Census (B&I, Southampton Co.)]. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project,
   Tucker Swamp (TS-3 & -18):
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/tckrswp.txt 


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Carolyn Keen (VAHistoricHouses@aol.com) & 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
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