Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....English, Joseph H. Jr., 1957 

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JOSEPH HENRY ENGLISH, JR. 

   Joseph Henry English, Jr., 76, well-known resident of Walters, Isle of 
Wight County, died at his home Sunday night, September 22, after an illness 
of many months.

   He was the husband of Mrs. Fannie Raiford English of Walters and the son 
of the late Joseph Henry and Mrs. Martha Carr English of Isle of Wight County. 
He was a member of Mount Carmel Christian Church.  Until his retirement 
several years ago he was employed by the Virginia Highway Department.

   In addition to his wife, he is survived by one sister, Mrs. L.H. Howell of 
Courtland, and a number of nieces and nephews.

   Funeral services were held in the chapel of the W.J.M. Holland and Sons 
Funeral Home on Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. G.C. Crutchfield, pastor of 
Mount Carmel Christian Church, officiating.  Burial was in the church 
cemetery.

   Active pallbearers were Stanley Lowe, Jasper Carr, Lonnie Carr, Frank 
Johnson, Alfred Howell, John Ballard, Clifton Joyner and James Joyner.


Joseph Henry ENGLISH, Jr., retired from the the Virginia Highway Department, 
Isle of Wight Co. native, d. 22 Sep 1957, at home, Walters, age 76, 
interred in Mount Carmel Christian Church Cemetery*, Walters, 24 Sep 1957, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Sep. 26, 1957, Section II, p. 3 

*Mount Carmel list - an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/mtcarmel.txt 

It is uncertain whether his grave is marked.  He does not appear on the GSSTF 
   Mt. Carmel list, though parents & widow are given. 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF}; file at: 
http://www.iwchs.com/Documents/Mt%20Carmel%20Church_Walters%20Hwy_Cemetery.doc 

His marriage record - 

Jos. Henry English, Jr., 36, Single, b. & res. Isle of Wight Co., 
   sn/o Jos. Henry & Martha J. English, Farmer 
Fannie Bell Gay, 28, Widowed, b. & res. Isle of Wight Co., 
   dt/o Jethro & Mittie Raiford 
m. Jan. 6, 1917, Suffolk, by Rev. H.H. Butler 
(Isle of Wight Co. M.Reg. {BVS copy} 1917 #1) 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/e524j1ob.txt