Isle of Wight-Lancaster County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Cornwell, Edward J., 1952 

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  Edward J. Cornwell, 64, a contractor and former chief of police here, died 
at his home Friday.

  A native of Lancaster County, he had lived in Smithfield for the last 38 
years.  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Helen Moody Cornwell; one daughter, 
Miss Sarah Cornwell, of Norfolk; three brothers, James L., Jack R. and Charles 
G. of Lancaster County, and three sisters, Mrs. C.E. Morris, of Lancaster 
County, Mrs. A. E. Ratcliffe, of Richmond, and Mrs. E.L. Courtney, of Kinsale, 
Va.

  A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Jones Funeral Home here 
with burial in Mill's Swamp Cemetery in Isle of Wight County.

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Edward J. Cornwell Buried Sunday At Mill Swamp 

  Edward J. (Captain Ed) Cornwell, 64, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. 
Cornwell of Lancaster County, and husband of Mrs. Helen Moody Cornwell, died 
suddenly in Smithfield Friday morning, August 1, 1952. 

  He was a native of Lancaster County, and had resided in Smithfield for 38 
years.  He was employed by the State for several years in road construction, 
served as Smithfield's chief of police for about six years, and was a 
contractor at the time of his death. 

  Surviving, besides his wife, are a daughter, Miss Sarah Jane Cornwell, of 
Norfolk; three brothers, James L., Jack R. and Charles G. Cornwell, all of 
Lancaster County, and three sisters, Mrs. C.E. Morris, of Lancaster County; 
Mrs. A.E. Ratcliffe, of Richmond, and Mrs. E.L. Courtney, of Kinsale. 

  Funeral services were conducted Sunday at 3 P.M. EST at the Jones Funeral 
Home, Smithfield, by the Rev. Raymond E. Cardwell, pastor of Trinity Methodist 
Church. 

  Burial was in Mill Swamp Cemetery. 

  Pallbearers were Thomas Moody, Wilbur Moody, Cecil Turner, Clayton Barlow, 
Jack Moody, Randolph Moody, Horace Pierce and Walter Fitz. 


"Captain Ed" Edward Jacob CORNWELL, of Smithfield, contractor, 
former Smithfield Chief of Police, 
b. 27 Oct 1909, Lancaster Co., d. 1 Aug 1952, Smithfield, 
interred in Mill Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery*, 3 Aug 1952, 
"Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch," Aug. 2, 1952, p. 9, 
   posted with Find a Grave Mem. #104428914; 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 35, No. 10, Aug. 7, 1952, p. 1; 

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

His father, Willie Everson CARR, & step-mother are also buried there. 

D.Cert. 23627 (Hardy #14) gives son of Willie E. & Mary (WEST) CARR. 

His mother, Mary Lizzie (WEST) CARR, & her parents are buried in 
   Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery, near Carrsville. 
   (IWCHS GSSTF report #42) 
   Beaver Dam list, another extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/bvrdam.txt 

Lawson & Dorothy (1918-2001) m. 19 Dec 1936 in Suffolk.  (IoW.Co. #101) 

Her parents, Cary Holt & Rebecca Indie (JONES) THACKER, are also buried in 
   St. Luke's Memorial Park.


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