Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Braswell, William H., 1962 

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W. H. Braswell 73, Stricken; Rites Wednesday 

  WINDSOR - William Henry Braswell, 73, suffered a heart attack last night at 
his home here and was pronounced dead on arrival at Obici Memorial hospital at 
10:30 p.m. 

  Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 4 p.m. at Antioch Christian 
church by the Rev. R.E. Brittle, pastor of Bethlehem Christian church.  Burial 
will be in the church cemetery.  The body will be taken from the Hill funeral 
home to the church at 2:30 to lie in state until time of funeral. 

  He was a retired peanut buyer, a member of Antioch Christian church and a 
native of Isle of Wight county.  He was the son of the late Jim and Mary 
Elizabeth Hedgebeth [sic; Hedgepeth] Braswell of Isle of Wight county. 

  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maude Griggs Stanley Braswell; a daughter, 
Mrs. Redell Turner of Portsmouth; three sons, M.S. Braswell, D.S. Braswell of 
Windsor, and John H. Braswell of Portsmouth; two step-daughters, Mrs. Dale 
Whelbarger of Portsmouth and Mrs. Thelma Oliver of Smithfield; three step-
sons, Luther L. Stanley and Curtis E. Stanley of Suffolk, and Alton Stanley 
of Williamsburg; 15 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. 

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W. H. Braswell, 73, Of Windsor, Buried Feb. 7th 

  William Henry Braswell, 73, a retired peanut buyer, died Sunday, February 4, 
1962, on the way to the Obici Hospital after a heart attack in his home in 
Windsor. 

  He was a son of Jim and Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Hedgepeth Braswell of Isle of 
Wight County and was a member the Antioch Christian Church. 

  Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Maude Griggs Stanley Braswell; a daughter, 
Mrs. Redell Turner, of Portsmouth; three sons, M.S. Braswell and D.S. Braswell 
of Windsor, and John H. Braswell of Portsmouth; three stepsons, Luther L. 
Stanley and Curtis E. Stanley of Suffolk and Alton Stanley of Williamsburg; 
two stepdaughters, Mrs. Dale Whelbarger of Portsmouth and Mrs. Thelma Oliver 
of Smithfield; 15 great-grandchildren. 

  A funeral was conducted in Antioch Church Wednesday, February 7th at 4 P.M. 
by the Rev. R.E. Brittle of the Bethlehem Christian Church and the Rev. L.R. 
Nease Jr. of Providence Methodist Church, with burial in Antioch Church 
Cemetery. 


William Henry BRASWELL, retired peanut buyer, 
b. 18 Feb 1888, Isle of Wight Co., D.O.A. 4 Feb 1962, Suffolk, 
interred in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery*, near Windsor, 7 Feb 1962, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 40, No. 30, Mon., Feb. 5, 1962, p. 2; 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 43, No. 6, Thurs., Feb. 8, 1962, p. 4 

*Additional information: 

Antioch list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/antioch.txt 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #20: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

His father & step-mother are also buried there. 

A photo of his gravestone is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #60475773. 

D.Cert. 5481 (Windsor #36) 

His first wife's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Feb. 6, 1947, p. 3) 
   is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/b624n2ob.txt 

His widow (1896 - 1973) is buried with her first husband in 
   Woodland Methodist Church Cemetery.  {IWCHS GSSTF #24} 
   Her parents, "Thad" Thaddeus Augustus & Sarah Annie (HOLLAND) GRIGGS, 
   are also buried at Antioch. 


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