Isle of Wight-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries..... Delk, Louis P., 2000 

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LOUIS PARKER DELK 

   IVOR - Louis Parker Delk, 71, died Sunday, May 28, 2000, at his home.

   A native of Isle of Wight County, he was a retired farmer.  He was a 
graduate of the Class of 1948 of Smithfield High School and attended Ferrum 
Junior College.  Mr. Delk was a past member of Mill Swamp Baptist Church 
and chairman of the Mill Swamp Cemetery Committee.  He was a current member 
of Smithfield Baptist Church.

   He is survived by his wife, Anne Brown Delk; three sons, Louis Michael 
Delk of Smithfield, Jerry Randall Delk of Ivor and David Martin "Marty" Delk 
of Smithfield; a sister, Jan Delk Batten of Smithfield; a brother, James 
Allen Delk and wife, Frances Delk, of Smithfield; and five granddaughters, 
Abbey Delk, Kayla Delk, Caitlin Delk, Megan Delk and Maria Delk.  He was 
predeceased by his brother-in-law, Pete Batten.

   A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Colonial Funeral Home, 
Smithfield, by Dr. Don Rhoton.  Interment will be in Mill Swamp Church 
Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the 
funeral home.

   Memorial donations may be made to the Smithfield Baptist Church Building 
Fund, 100 Wainright drive, Smithfield, VA 23430 or to the American Cancer 
Society, P.O. Box 659, Smithfield, VA 23431.


Louis Parker DELK, retired farmer, 
b. 28 Apr 1929, Isle of Wight Co., d. 28 May 2000, at home, Ivor, 
interred in Mill Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery*, 21 Jun 2000, 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), June 20, 2000, p. B9 

*His parents, William M. & Emma V. (PRESSON LITTLE) DELK, are also buried 
   there.  Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #55: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

His father's obit ("Smithfield Times," June 30, 1938) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/d420w1ob.txt 

His mother's obits ("Smithfield Times," Jan. 31, 1951, p. 1 & donated) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/d420e2ob.txt 


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