Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Darden, Charles W. Sr., 1959 

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Chas. W. Darden Sr. Buried Dec. 6 In Uzzell's Cemetery 

  Charles Wilson Darden Sr., 64, widely known farmer, died suddenly at his 
home near Isle of Wight Courthouse Friday, December 4, 1969, at 9:15 P.M. 
after a heart attack. 

  He was a lifelong resident of Isle of Wight County, a member of Isle of 
Wight Christian Church and president of the Isle of Wight Hunt Club. 

  He also was fire warden of the county and a member of the Pagan River 
Barracks. 

  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mildred Chapman Darden; two daughters, Mrs. 
Ben Jones Jr., and Mrs. R.W. Stallings III; 3 sons, Charles Wilson Darden Jr., 
all of Isle of Wight County; K.A. Darden of Radford; Graham Darden of 
Greensboro, N.C.; one brother, W.J. Darden of Isle of Wight County; five 
sisters, Mrs. Nellie Hundley, Mrs. Crawley Nurney and Mrs. Melvin Blythe, of 
Smithfield; Capt. Helen Fitchett, ANC, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.; and Mrs. Frank 
Wrenn of Dendron; and an aunt, Mrs. A.H. Adams of Washington; and six 
grandchildren. 

  A funeral service was held in Uzzell's Church Cemetery at 2:30 P.M. by the 
Rev. William Grissom, pastor of the Isle of Wight Christian Church. 

  The procession left Jones Funeral Home at 2 P.M. 


Charles Wilson DARDEN, Sr., farmer, county fire warden, 
b. 16 Feb 1896, Isle of Wight Co., d. 4 Dec 1959, at home, near IoW. C.H., 
interred in Uzzell Methodist Church Cemetery*, 6 Dec 1959, 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 40, No. 50, Thurs., Dec. 10, 1959, p. 1, 
   posted with Find a Grave Memorial #90761925

*Additional information: 

Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #13: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Ron Stewart - is also posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #90761925. 

His parents, Wm. Jackson DARDEN (1862 - 1898) & Clementine "Tina" (BRANNAN 
   DARDEN; Mrs. James Madison) McGURIMAN (1874 - 1935), & step-father  are 
   also buried there. 

D.Cert. 31819 (Hardy #6) 


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