Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Cox, James P. Sr., 1947 

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JAMES P. COX 

Smithfield, Sept 4 - Funeral rites will be held for James P. Cox, Sr., 67, at 
5 pm. Friday at his home in Smithfield.  Dr. J.C. Sinclair, pastor of 
Smithfield Methodist Church, will officiate.  Burial will be in Ivy Hill 
Cemetery in Smithfield.

   Mr. Cox was drowned Thursday morning when he lost control of his automobile 
on Main Street in Smithfield and drove into the Pagan River.

   He was a lifetime resident of Smithfield.  Prior to his retirement in 1945 
he was associated with the Bank of Smithfield for 42 years.  He was a member 
of Smithfield Masonic Lodge No. 18, AF & AM and of the Royal Arch Chapter No. 
67.  Mr. Cox also was an active member of Trinity Methodist Church.

   In addition to his wife, Mrs. Sallie Batten Cox, he is survived by one 
daughter, Mrs. Harold L. Crane, of Hampton; one son, James P. Cox, Jr., of 
Richmond; two sisters, Miss Carrie P. Cox, of Smithfield and Mrs. Susie C. 
Cromwell, of Baltimore, and one brother, Robert A. Cox of Smithfield. 


James Pedin COX, Sr., retired from the Bank of Smithfield, 
lifetime resident of Smithfield, 
drowned 4 Sep 1947, Pagan R., Smithfield, age 67, 
interred in Ivy Hill Cemetery*, Smithfield, 5 Sep 1947, 
"The Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch," Sep. 5, 1947 

*Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} Ivy Hill list: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Documents/Ivy%20Hill_Old%20Stage%20Rd_Cemetery2.doc 


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