Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Munford, Joseph A., 1955 

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Joseph Andrew Munford, 76, died in Riverside Hospital, Newport News, Tuesday 
night, July 5, after a short illness.

He was a retired farmer of Isle of Wight County and a member of Mill Swamp 
Baptist Church.

Surviving are his wife Lulie E. Munford; two sons William A Munford of 
Smithfield and Leslie M Munford of Hollis, NY; three daughters Mrs Oddie Barlow, 
Mrs Josie Edwards, and Mrs Alice Branch all of Smithfield, a sister Mrs C T 
Thorne of Newport News; 2 half sisters Mrs Lee Gordon of Petersburg and Mrs Lucy 
Edwards Cross of Smithfield, two half brothers Willie Brown of Peterburg and 
McKinley Brown of Isle of Wight; 10 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted Thursday at 3 pm in the Chapel of the Jones 
Funeral Home by Rev John P Leitner assisted by Rev J W Crocker Jr of Yorktown. 
Burial was at Mill Swamp Cemetery.

Pall bearers were Rowell Seward, E F Little, Jack Little, J H Godwin, Marvin 
Thomas, Richard Holland, Tom Powell Jr, and J D Nurney Jr.


[Joseph Andrew MUNFORD, retired Isle of Wight Co. farmer, 
 d. 5 Jul 1955, Newport News, age 76, 
 interred in Mill Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery, 7 Jul 1955, 
 "The Smithfield (VA) Times," July 14, 1955, p. 1, col. 4; 
 see also: "The Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), July 7, 1955, p. 19] 

[file transcribed by Ann Marie Piland,  
 and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris.] 

[(30 Apr) 1910 Isle of Wight Co, Va Census p 80b line 55
 dwl/fam 285; all & parents b. VA 
 Mumford, Joseph A., head M W 31 m1 8 yrs Farmer able to read & write  speaks English 
  Employer, Rents General Farm #225 
 Lula [ndxd "Lelia"], wife F W 27  m1  8 yrs 2/3 ch able to read & write  speaks English 
 Odia [ndxd "Odie"],  dau F W 7
 Joseph,              dau F W 3 {my notes from Soundex card gave 4} 

 (17 May) 1930 Isle of Wight Co, Va Census p 80b line 55
 e.d. 47-2, s.d. 14, sheet 11A; enumerator T? OWEN 
 Road #9; dwelling 180/ family 182; all & parents b. VA 
 19. MUNFORD, Joseph, head, MW51, m@23, literate/speaks Eng., Farmer- working on own, owns General Farm #118, not veteran 
 20. ---, Luella, wife, FW47, m@19, literate/speaks Eng., no occupation 
 21. ---, William, son, MW16, single, literate/speaks Eng., no occupation 
 22. ---, Alice, dt, FW15, single, literate/speaks Eng., no occupation 
 23. ---, Leslie, son, MW6, single, no occupation 

 m. 26 Jan 1902, by J.W. WARD; 
 Munford, Jos. A. [indexed Jas.A.], 23, b. IoW, sn/o Wm & Mary; 
 Drewry, Loulie E., 18, b. IoW, dt/o Edward & Susanna; 
 (Isle of Wight Co. Marriage Register, 1902, ln. 14 {BVS copy}).] 

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