Isle of Wight-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Stephenson, Carr, 1925 

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CARR STEPHENSON 

VIRGINIA-CAROLINA NEWS 

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MANAGER OF MILL AT MYRTLE KILLED 

Carr Stephens [sic; Stephenson] Meets Death When Coat Entangles In Machinery 

  Myrtle, Oct. 20. - Carr Stephens, 65, manager of the Myrtle Supply 
Corporation's grist mill here, was killed when caught in the shafting of the 
mill while adjusting a belt this morning.  Mr. Stephens had been in charge of 
the plant for about six months. 

  His coat became entangled in the belt, throwing him around the shaft, 
inflicting injuries which caused almost instant death.  A coroner's jury was 
empaneled, consisting of Bunyan Archer, acting coroner; Paul J. Powell, John 
B. Matthews, John H. Powell, R.E. Holland, J.N. Eure, S.T. Kittrell, who 
viewed the body and brought in a verdict of accidental death. 

  Mr. Stephens is survived by his granddaughter, Mrs. Linwood Bradshaw, of 
Myrtle; a sister residing at Newsoms; and two daughters, Mrs. H.E. Underwood 
of Newsoms, and Mrs. Walter Johnson, of Nansemond County. 

  Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at 
Mount Carmel Christian Church, by the pastor.  Burial will be in the church 
cemetery. 


Carr STEPHENSON, grist-mill manager, former farmer, 
b. Jun 1851, Isle of Wight Co., d. 20 Oct 1925, killed at work, Myrtle, 
interred in Mt. Carmel Christian Church Cemetery*, Walters, 21 Oct 1925*, 
"Virginian-Pilot & Norfolk Landmark," Vol. 102, No. 21, Wed., Oct. 21, 1925, 
   p. 7; 
   clipping posted with Find a Grave Memorial #193317589, 
   by Martha Fontaine Byrum [no grave photo] 

Text only partially correctable at: 
   https://www.virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=VPTNL19251021.1.7 

*Additional information: 

Unmarked?  Added to the Mt. Carmel list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/mtcarmel.txt 

Not on: 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} #61: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

D.Cert. 23111 (Chuckatuck #18) also gives Carr STEPHENS; b. 1865, son of 
   Noris STEVENS; buried 22 Oct 1925, Isle of Wight Co., by I.O. Hill & 
   Co. 

Rather, he was the son of Norris & "Sallie" Sarah (CARR) STEPHENSON. 

His wife's obit ("Virginian-Pilot & Norfolk Landmark," Mar. 18, 1924, 
   p. 13) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/s315m13o.txt 


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