Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Crocker, J. William, 1943 

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JOHN WILLIAM CROCKER 

Ivor - John William Crocker, 78, died Monday at his home near Smithfield, 
Isle of Wight County.  Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday at 
the home, with burial in the family cemetery.  Mr. Crocker, a farmer, was 
a son of John William and Sally Westry Crocker.  In addition to his wife, 
Mrs. Annie Sadler Crocker, he is survived by two daughters, Margaret Jo Ann 
and Sally Elizabeth Crocker, and one son, John William Crocker, Jr. 

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J.W. CROCKER, 78, ISLE OF WIGHT FARMER BURIED AUGUST 11TH 

  John William Crocker, aged 78, farmer of Isle of Wight County, died at his 
home near Smithfield August 9th.

  He was the son of the late John W. and Sallie Westry Crocker.  Surviving 
are his wife, Mrs. Annie Sadler Crocker; two daughters, Margaret Joan and 
Sallie Elizabeth Crocker, and one son, John W. Crocker, Jr.

  Funeral services were conducted at the home Wednesday afternoon, August 
11th, at 4 o'clock by the Rev. Samuel Crawford.  Burial was followed in the 
family cemetery.

  Rev. L.E. Holzbach assisted.

  "Till We Meet Again: and "God Will Take Care Of You" were rendered by the 
Mill Swamp Baptist choir.

  The casket was covered with asters, gladioli and fern.

  Active pallbearers were R.O. Drewry, Andrew Munford, Grover Harrison, E.F. 
Little, W.D. Joyner, Clyde Bracey, O.G. Brock and G.H. Hall.  Honorary 
pallbearers were friends of the family.

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JOHN WILLIAM CROCKER 

   John W. Crocker, 78, well-known farmer of Isle of Wight County, died 
Monday at his home in the Zuni community.  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. 
Annie Sadler Crocker, and three children.

   Funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the 
family cemetery, conducted by the Rev. Sam Crawford, assisted by the Rev. 
L.E. Holzback [sic; Holzbach].  "Till We Meet Again" and "God Will Take 
Care of You," were rendered by the Mill Swamp Baptist choir.

   The casket was covered with asters, gladioli and ferns.  Pallbearers were: 
R.O. Drewry, Andrew Munford, Grover Harrison, E.F. Little, W.D. Joyner, Clyde 
Bracey, O.G. Brock and G.H. Hall.  Honorary pallbearers were friends of the 
family.

John William CROCKER, farmer, 
b. 26 May 1865, Isle of Wight Co., d. 9 Aug 1943, at home, near Smithfield, 
interred in the CROCKER family cemetery*, Modest Neck Rd., 11 Aug 1943, 
"The Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch," Aug. 10, 1943; 
"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 26, No. 22, Aug. 19, 1943; 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Aug. 20, 1943, p. 8 

*His parents are also buried there. 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} #124: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

Birthdate &c. from D.Cert. #18066 (Hardy #6), which gives sn/o John William 
   Crocker, b. IoW.Co., and Sallie Westry, b. Eastern Shore, Va.; h/o 
   Annie Byrd Sadler.  After the decedent's name is notation  ,,, 
                                                              TTT 
   read by Ancestry transcriber as III.  [Except for this document, 
   his father usually appears as just William Crocker.] 

He m. Annie, dt/o R.L. & Roxanna, 30 Dec 1923 in Suffolk {IoW. lic.}. 
   (Ancestry.com "Virginia Marriages") 

His in-laws, Robert Lee & Roxanna (Jones) Sadler, are buried in 
   Holly Lawn Cemetery, Suffolk. 

There was another John William Crocker in IoW.Co., b. ca. 1857, 
   sn/o Joshua Crocker & 1st wife Eliza A. (Gray) Crocker. 


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