Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Edwards, L. Hamblin, 1935 

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LINWOOD HAMBLIN EDWARDS, JR. 

"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 15, No. 28, Oct. 24, 1935, p. 1 

col. 7 

YOUTH KILLED 

YOUTH SUFFERS FATAL HURTS IN SUFFOLK CRASH 

Hamblin Edwards, of Isle of Wight, Victim of Auto Accident 

  Hamblin Edwards, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. L.H. Edwards of Isle of Wight 
county died Sunday morning at 5:15 o'clock at Lakeview [sic*] Hospital from 
injuries received in an automobile accident Saturday night at 9:30 o'clock 
on North Main St. 

  Edwards was riding with Percy S. Rife, of Rushmere, Isle of Wight County, 
when Rife crashed into a parked car on North Main street in front of Rawles 
Apartment. 

  The accident was investigated by police, and Rife was charged with operating 
a car while under the influence of intoxicants.  He was later released under 
$500 bond given by his father. 

  Edwards stated after walking to police headquarters, that he was not hurt 
only a slight lick on the fore head and a bad headache. 

  Dr. Edward Joyner who was in the office of the police headquarters offered 
to treat the cut on his head, but Edwards declined saying he only wanted a 
headache tablet and somewhere to lie down a little while. 

  He was given a tablet and a cot in the office.  Later when Dr. Joyner came 
back from Virginia Hospital, where he had been at the bedside of police 
officer Pratt, he found Edwards unconcious. [sic] 

  Edwards was taken to Virginia Hospital, and Dr. Joyner and O.R. Yates 
worked over him until 5:15 when he died never having regained conciousness. 
[sic] 

  Chief of Police Churn Sun. morning added to the charge of driving under the 
influence of intoxicants which was booked against Rife, the charge of 
manslaughter, and telephoned to Sheriff W.C. Whitehead, of Isle of Wight 
county, to re-arrest Rife and bring him to Suffolk. 

  Edwards is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.H. Edwards, Sr., of Isle 
of Wight and a brother, L.L. Edwards.  He was a brother of Mrs. Ruth Edwards 
Williams, who died two weeks ago and before marriage was a nurse at the 
Lakeview Hospital.  His Grief-stricken parents were inconsolable at the second 
tragedy in their lives within two weeks. 

  Funeral services were held monday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Central Hill 
Baptist Church, Isle of Wight County by the Rev. Norman Jacobs.  Burial in 
Church Cemetery. 


col. 4 

L. HAMBLIN EDWARDS 

  Funeral services for L. Hamblin Edwards, 20-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. 
L.H. Edwards of Isle of Wight County, who met his death in an automobile 
accident on North Main Street in Suffolk Saturday night, were conducted 
Monday at Central Hill Baptist Church near Windsor, by the Rev. N.R. Jacobs 
and the Rev. L.F. Paulette. 

  The church choir sang "Neare [sic] My God to Thee" and "In the Sweet Bye 
and Bye".  A duet, "Does Jesus Care" was sung by Mrs. M.F. Hall and Mrs. L.H. 
Whitley.  There were many floral tributes and the casket was covered with a 
pall of white dahlias and fern. 

  Active pallbearers were Milvin [sic; Melvin] Uzzell, Wilbur Nelms, Morrison 
Holland, George H. Wilson, Hugh Gwaltney, John Hall, Jr., James Stephens, 
Claude A. Nurney.  Honorary pallbearers were Robert W. Edwards, George Hall, 
Charles Jones, Roland Holland, Doc Holland, Jasper Holland, Marvin Eley, 
Winfield Stagg, James Jones, Dr. R.L. Seward, M.T. Whitley, W.R. Hall, J.E. 
White, Clarence Underwood, Robert White, Edwin Whitley, W.D. Joyner, Roger 
White. 

  Burial was in the church cemetery. 


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RIFE GIVES BOND IN HIGHWAY DEATH 

  Suffolk, Oct. 21 - Percy S. Rife, of Rushmere, who was the driver of the car 
in which L. Hamblin Edwards, Isle of Wight youth sustained the injuries that 
caused his death, was brought before Judge E.R. Curtis this morning and on 
charges of operating a car while intoxicated and manslaughter, was admitted to 
bail in the sum of $1000 with his father as security. 

  The case is set for hearing on October 26. 


"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 15, No. 29, Oct. 31, 1935, p. 1 

col. 7 

RIFE CASE CONTINUED 

  The trial Percy Rife was to have been held last Saturday morning was 
continued until Saturday morning. 


Linwood Hamblin EDWARDS, Jr., farmer, 
b. 17 Apr 1915, Isle of Wight Co., 
fatally injured in crash, 20 Oct 1935, Suffolk, 
interred in Central Hill Baptist Church Cemetery*, 21 Oct 1935 

*Additional information: 

His sister Ruth and their parents, Linwood H. Sr. & Frances Pearl 
   (HALL) EDWARDS, are buried there also. 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} #56: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

Birthdate &c. from D.Cert. 23458 (Suffolk #345); d. at Virginia Hospital, 
   not Lakeview. 

Ruth's D.Cert. (23449 {Suffolk #334}) gives d. at Lakeview Hospital. 

No further coverage was found in subsequent issues.  However, the sorority 
   doings of Percy's niece Cora Alice Rife feature in each hard-hitting copy. 

His father's obits ("Suffolk News-Herald," Feb. 26, 1940, & "Smithfield 
   Times," Mar. 7, 1940, p. 1) are at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/e363l15o.txt 


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