Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Delk, Owington G., 1956 

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OWINGTON GORDON DELK 

O.G.DELK, 74, BURIED APRIL 20TH IVY HILL CEMETERY 

  Owington Gordon Delk, 74, of Morgarts Beach, near Smithfield, died suddenly 
at his home at 10 a.m. April 18, 1956, at 10 a.m. [sic] of a heart attack.

  He was the son of Capt. O.G. Delk and Anna Maria Spratley Delk.

  Before his retirement in 1952, he was connected with the Washinton Steamboat 
Company and the Old Dominion Lines.  Later, he was in government employ.  He 
attended Randolph-Macon Academy at Bedford.

  He was a member of Christ Episcopal Church, a member of the Smithfield Union 
Masonic Lodge No. 18, and local Royal Arch Chapter No. 67.

  Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lena Frances Tulloss Delk, formerly of 
Haymarket; three sons, O. Gordon Delk, Jr. of Washington, Rodham T. Delk of 
Smithfield, and Frank Simpson Delk of Hyattsville; two daughters, Mrs. Frank 
Bouknight of Columbia, S.C., and Mrs. Anne Pryor of Hyattsville; two sisters, 
Mrs. George W. Delk and Mrs. F.B. Simpson Sr., both of Smithfield; 11 
grandchildren, one of whom, Johanne Pryor, lived in the home with her 
grandparents.

  Funeral services were conducted Friday at 2 p.m. in Ivy Hill Cemetery.  The 
Rev. Ernest Forster rector of Christ Episcopal Church, officiated, assisted by 
Rev. William Brayshaw.

  The procession left the Jones Funeral Home at 1:45 p.m.  The family 
requested that flowers be omitted.


Owington Gordon DELK, former steamboat purser, 
b. 12 Dec 1881, Smithfield, d. 18 Apr 1956, at home, Morgart's Beach, 
interred in Ivy Hill Cemetery*, Smithfield, 20 Apr 1956, 
"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Thurs., Apr. 26, 1956, p. 1, col. 1 
   posted with Find a Grave Mem. #87231850, by Fabian Doles 

*His parents are also also buried there. 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} #48: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

His father was a steamboat captain.  His obit ("Times-Dispatch," 
   July 15, 1906) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/d420o1ob.txt 

His mother's obit ("Richmond Times-Dispatch," Oct. 6, 1908, p. 3) 
   is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/d420a1ob.txt 


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