Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Chapman, John F., 1934 

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Windsor Youth Dies At Hospital Here 

  Jack Chapman, 16-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Chapman, of Windsor, died 
at a local hospital at 9:30 last night.  Death resulted from an illness of 
short duration. 

  Surviving the boy are his parents and three sisters, Misses Mildred, Martha 
Louise and Lena Mae Chapman. 

  Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Antioch 
Christian church, Isle of Wight county.  The Rev. E.B. White will conduct the 
rites.  Burial will be in the church cemetery. 

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FUNERALS 

JOHN F. CHAPMAN 

  Funeral services for John Fletcher Chapman were held Friday afternoon at 
2:30 o’clock at the Antioch Christian church conducted by the Rev. E.B. White. 
Members of the church choir sang the hymns "Safe In The Arms of Jesus" and "In 
The Sweet Bye and Bye."  A solo, "Does Jesus Care?" was sung by Mrs. Homer 
Whitley. 

  There were many handsome floral tributes, and a very large attendance. 
Active pallbearers were: Martin E. Whitley, Harvey Thorne, J.P. Bradshaw, 
Chester Holland, Mills Luter, S. Ray Turner, Raymond Rhodes, Ralph Johnson. 

  Honorary pallbearers and flower bearers were his class-mates: Dorothy 
Joyner, Lois Robertson, Nora Atkins, Virgie Nelms, Virginia Wilson, Gladys 
Robertson, Marion Lee Holland, Fannie Butler, Gibson Luter, Eugene Robertson, 
Franklin Jones, David Games, William Rhodes, Elton Mumford [sic; Munford], 
Marion Jones.  Interment was made in the church cemetery. 

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ISLE OF WIGHT 

  Funeral services for Jack Chapman, 16-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J.T. 
Chapman of Windsor, who died at Lakeview hospital Wednesday night at 9:30 
o'clock were held Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Antioch Christian 
church with the Rev. E.B. White conducting the rites.  A solo "I Know He 
Cares," was sung by Mrs. Homer Whitley; "Abide With Me" and "Safe in the 
Arms of Jesus," were sung by the choir.  The active pallbearers were: 
Mills Luter, J.P. Bradshaw, Harvey Thorne, Raymond Rhodes, Raleigh Johnson, 
S. Ray Turner and Martin Earl Whitley. 

  Honorary pallbearers were: Misses Lois Robertson, Virginia Wilson, Virgie 
Nelms, Nora Atkins, Marian Lee Holland, Gladys Robertson, Fannie Butler and 
Dorothy Joyner, Messrs. Daniel Garnes, Franklin Jones, Elton Munford, Eugene 
Robertson, Gibson Luter and Marion Jones. 

  The floral tributes were many and beautiful. 

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JACK CHAPMAN 

  Jack Chapman, aged 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Chapman, of Windsor, died 
Wed. night Sept. 26th at 9:30 o'clock at a Suffolk hospital after a brief 
illness.  Besides his parents he is survived by three sisters, Mildred, 
Martha Louise and Lena Mae Chapman. 


"Jack" John Fletcher CHAPMAN, farm laborer, 
son of Jacob Fletcher & Sallie Ioney (MUNFORD) CHAPMAN,  
b. 9 Sep 1918, Isle of Wight Co., d. 26 Sep 1934, Suffolk, 
interred in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery*, near Windsor, 28 Sep 1934, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 12, No. 161, Thurs., Sep. 27, 1934, p. 1; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 12, No. 163, Sat., Sep. 29, 1934, p. 5; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 12, No. 165, Mon., Oct. 1, 1934, p. 2 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 14, No. 25, Thurs., Oct. 4, 1934, p. 1 

*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 parents are also buried at Antioch. 

A photo of his gravestone is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #104892241. 

D.Cert. 21231 (Suffolk #276) 

His father's obit ("Smithfield Times," Mar. 29, 1967, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/c155f1ob.txt 

His mother's obit ("Smithfield Times," Sep. 23, 1937, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/c155s3ob.txt 


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