Isle of Wight-Nansemond-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Luter, Benjamin L., 1962 

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BENJAMIN [sic; BENNETT] LUTER 

Retired Cobbler Is Dead 

  Benjamin L. Luter, 67, retired owner of the American Shoe Repair shop here, 
died yesterday afternoon in a Winchester rest home after a brief illness. 

  Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the graveside in Antioch 
Christian church cemetery.  Rev. James Tate, pastor of Wilroy Baptist church, 
will officiate. 

  The body will lie in state at First Baptist church, of which Mr. Luter was 
a member, from 12:30 p.m. until time for the procession to Antioch. 

  A native of Southampton county, Mr. Luter operated a shoe repair business in 
Ivor for several years before moving to Suffolk in 1927.  A victim of polio in 
his youth, he walked with the aid of crutches, and was a familiar figure in 
downtown Suffolk for 35 years, retiring last year.  His shoe shop was on South 
Main street. 

  His concern for other crippled persons was reflected in his policy of hiring 
only handicapped help in his business, which was the basis of a feature story 
in the Suffolk News-Herald several years ago. 

  Mr. Luter's parents were the late Zachary and Katie Ellis Luter of 
Southampton county.  His wife, Mrs. Josephine Johnson Luter, died in 1950. 
The family home here was at 334 E. Pinner St. 

  Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Ernie Mae Williams, Winchester; three 
stepsons, Ralph Johnson of Portsmouth, Edward Johnson of Zuni, and Grover 
Johnson of Sufolk; four brothers, William Luter of Zuni, Robert C. Luter 
of Suffolk, David Luter of Richmond, and George Luter, Honolulu, Hawaii, 
and eight grandchildren. 

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Bennett Luter Services Held 

  Funeral services for Bennett Littleton Luter, who died Wednesday in 
Winchester, were conducted Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at the graveside in Antioch 
Christian church cemetery by the Rev. James H. Tate, pastor of Wilroy Baptist 
church and William P. Shipp of the First Baptist church. 

  Pallbearers were Grady Walker, Walter Ward, Marshall Andrews, Byron Cutchin, 
H.I. Jordan, Maywood Johnson, J. Claud Hines and Julian Kitchen. 


"Ben" Bennett Littleton LUTER, of Suffolk, 
   retired owner of American Shoe ReBuilders, Suffolk, 
b. 9 Aug 1894, Southampton Co., d. 13 Jun 1962, Winchester, 
interred in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery*, near Windsor, 14 Jun 1962, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 40, No. 140, Wed., June 13, 1962, pp. 1 & 7; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 40, No. 142, Fri., June 15, 1962, p. 5 

*Additional information: 

Antioch list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical 
   Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/antioch.txt 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #20: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

A photo of his gravestone is posted with Find a Grave Mem. #104783968. 

D.Cert. 16321 (Winchester #220) 

His parents, "Zack" Zachariah W. & Katie Ann Jackson (ELLIS) LUTER, 
   are buried in Millfield Baptist Church Cemetery. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (I-20): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol1.txt 

His wife's obits ("Virginian-Pilot" & "Suffolk News-Herald," Jan. 1951) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/l360j5ob.txt 

An article ("Suffolk News-Herald," Oct. 4, 1960, p. 3) on Ben & his shop 
   is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/news/19601004nh.txt 


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