Isle of Wight-Nansemond County-Suffolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Chapman, Willie W., 1980 

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Willie W. Chapman 

  WINDSOR - A funeral for Willie Wayne Chapman, 36, will be held today at 3 
p.m. in Sidney F. Harrell Funeral Home by the Rev. Lindsey Poteat.  Chapman, 
a highway construction inspector for the State Highway Department, was killed 
in an accident Tuesday. 

  He was a native of Suffolk, a son of Lucy Bradshaw Chapman and the late 
Willie Thomas Chapman and the husband of Mrs. Carolyn Wilkins Chapman. 

  He was Sunday School superintendent of Antioch Christian Church, where he 
was a member of the Young Adult Class, Board of Deacons, and the Building Fund 
and Christian Education committees. 

  He was a member of Windsor Ruritan Club and Windsor Volunteer Fire 
Department. 

  Other survivors include his mother, Mrs. Lucy Bradshaw Chapman of Zuni; a 
daughter, Miss Karen Leigh Chapman of Windsor; and an aunt, Miss Anna May 
Chapman of Zuni. 

  Burial will be in Antioch Church Cemetery.  The family suggests that 
memorial donations be made to Antioch Christian Church Building Fund. 

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Willie W. Chapman 

  A funeral service for Willie Wayne Chapman, who died Tuesday, was held 
Thursday at 3 p.m. in the Sidney F. Harrell Funeral Home by the Rev. Lindsey 
Poteat.  Burial was in Antioch Christian Church cemetery. 

  Pallbearers were John Staley Copeland, Roland Whitley, J.J. Lankford, Coston 
Cobb, John Cobb, Charles Braswell, Rex Alphin, F.M. Turner Jr., Hobdy Godwin, 
and Billy Musick. 

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At paving project 

State highway inspector is killed 

  WINDSOR - A construction inspector for the Virginia State Department of 
Highways and Transportation was killed Tuesday, August 26, when a dump truck 
backed over him about one mile west of here. 

  According to state police, Willie Wayne Chapman of 48 Church St., Windsor, 
was inspecting a section of Highway 460 which was being repaired by Blair 
Brothers Inc.  Chapman walked behind a dump truck driven by Leroy Deloatch of 
417 Woodruff St., Suffolk.  Deloatch, a Blair Brothers worker, was backing the 
truck toward a paving machine. 

  The Isle of Wight Rescue Squad responded to the accident and a medical 
examiner was called.  The medical examiner pronounced Chapman dead at the 
scene. 

  No charges have been placed, but, according to state police, the 
investigation is continuing. 

  Chapman, 36, was the husband of Mrs. Carolyn Wilkins Chapman and the son of 
Mrs. Lucy Bradshaw Chapman of Zuni.  He was also the son of the late Willie 
Thomas Chapman. 

  A native of Suffolk, he was a member of the Antioch Christian Church, a 
member of the Young Adult Bible Class, a member of the Board of Deacons and 
superintendent of the Sunday school.  He also served on the building fund and 
Christian education committees. 

  He was also a member of the Windsor Ruritan Club and the Windsor Volunteer 
Fire Department. 

  Besides his wife, Chapman is survived by a daughter, Miss Karen Leigh 
Chapman of the home, and an aunt, Anna May Chapman of Zuni. 

  Funeral services were held 3 p.m. Thursday in the Sidney Harrell Funeral 
Home.  The Rev. Lindsay Poteat officiated.  Burial was in Antioch Christian 
Church Cemetery. 

  In lieu of flowers, the family requested donations be given to the Antioch 
Christian Church building fund. 

  Sidney F. Harrell Funeral Home in Suffolk was in charge of arrangements. 


Willie Wayne CHAPMAN, VDoT highway construction inspector, 
b. 14 Mar 1944, Suffolk, 
backed over by dump truck 26 Aug 1980, Isle of Wight Co., 
interred in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery*, near Windsor, 28 Aug 1980, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 58, No. 207, Thurs., Aug. 28, 1980, p. 2; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 58, No. 208, Fri., Aug. 29, 1980, p. 2; 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 61, No. 36, Wed., Sep. 3, 1980, p. 8 

*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 

A photo of his gravestone is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #104648201. 

His parents are also buried there. 

His widow (b. 1943) 2m. Robert McEwen HARRUP (1943 - 2009); 
   he is also buried there. 

D.Cert. 80-029389 

His father's obits ("Suffolk News-Herald," July 30 & Aug. 1, 1951, & 
   "Smithfield Times," Aug. 2, 1951) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/c155w1ob.txt 

His mother's obits ("Suffolk News-Herald" & "Smithfield Times," Feb. 1997) 
   is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/c155l2ob.txt 


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