Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Carroll, Richard M., 1955 

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R. M. Carroll, 79, Buried Dec. 20th At Mill Swamp 

  Richard Milton Carroll, 79, died at his home in Isle of Wight County early 
Sunday morning, December 18, 1955, after a long illness. 

  A lifelong resident and prominent farmer of Isle of Wight, he was a member 
of the Smithfield Baptist Church and the Baraca Bible Class. 

  A son of the late Albernon J. [sic; Algernon F.] and Arrie Gray Carroll, he 
is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Virginia C. Gracey, of Newport News; a son, 
James Milton Carroll of Smithfield; a brother, George W. Carroll of Isle of 
Wight County; three sisters, Mrs. Winifred Carroll and Miss Arrie Virginia 
Carroll, both of Isle of Wight, and Mrs. Martha C. Barlow of Warwick; a 
grandson and a number of nieces and nephews. 

  Funeral services were held at 2 Tuesday afternoon in the Bullock Funeral 
Home chapel with Dr. R. Furman Kenney, pastor of Smithfield Baptist Church, 
officiating.  He was assisted by the Rev. Bruce H. Price, pastor of First 
Baptist Church, Newport News. 

  Burial was in Mill Swamp Cemetery. 


Richard Milton CARROLL, farmer, 
b. 23 Apr 1876, Isle of Wight Co., d. 18 Dec 1955, at home, Isle of Wight Co., 
interred in Mill Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery*, 20 Dec 1955, 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 31, No. 30, Thurs., Dec. 22, 1955, p. 1 

*Additional information: 

Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #55: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Ron Stewart - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #104562045. 

D.Cert. 29006 (Hardy #17) gives son of Algernon G. & Arie Virginia (GRAY) 
   CARROLL; widower of Irene (LITTLE) CARROLL. 

His father's name was actually Algernon F. CARROLL.  He m. Arianna V. GRAY 
   19 Feb 1868 in Isle of Wight Co.  Algernon was a heir in the will of his 
   mother Winnifred CARROLL, recorded 1 Apr 1861.  (WB27:310) 

Richard's will was recorded 9 Jan 1956.  (WB36:227) 


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