Isle of Wight County-Hampton City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Pulley, Richard E., 1955 

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Richard E. Pulley Isle of Wight Co. Native, Died Nov. 7 

  Richard Edward Pulley, 77, of 311 Pennsylvania Avenue, Hampton, died early 
Monday morning, November 7, in Mary Immaculate Hospital after a long illness. 

  A native of Isle of Wight County, he had been a Peninsula resident for 30 
years.  He was a member of the Dendron Baptist Church and the Retired Men's 
Club. 

  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hazel Hines Pulley; three sisters, Mrs. 
M.J. Burleigh of Newport News, Mrs. Hurley Lawrence of Portsmouth, and Miss 
Mary Pulley of Newport News, and a brother, George Pulley, of Newport News. 


Richard Edward PULLEY, of Hampton, motorman, 
b. 26 May 1878, Isle of Wight Co., d. 7 Nov 1955, Newport News, 
interred in Central Hill Baptist Church Cemetery*, 9 Nov 1955, 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 31, No. 22, Thurs., Nov. 17, 1955, p. 1 

*Additional information: 

Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #56: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Ron Stewart - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #105935754. 

His parents, George Robert Lewis & Caroline Virginia (BRITT) PULLEY, 
   are also buried there. 

D.Cert. 24702 (Newport News #559) 

His father (1844 - 1920) was a Confederate veteran, having served 
   as a private in Co. A, 19th Battalion VA Heavy Artillery. 

Richard's mother (1854 - 1931) applied for a pension, 27 Mar 1922, 
   in Isle of Wight Co. 

Her father, Wm. Robert BRITT (b. ca. 1831) was also a Confederate soldier. 
   Serving as a private in Co. D, 16th VA Infantry, he d. 22 Jun 1862 at 
   Chimborazo Hospital No. 4, Richmond, of catarrh & measles, leaving a widow 
   & three young daughters.  He is buried unmarked in Oakwood Cemetery, 
   Richmond.  [ggg-grandfather of contributor] 


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