Isle of Wight-Princess Anne County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Snook, Percy M., 1946 

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PERCY M. SNOOKS [sic; SNOOK] 

  SUFFOLK, Feb. 4. - Last rites for Percy Milton Snooks, of the county, were 
conducted at 3:30 p.m. yesterday at the Hill Funeral Home by Rev. H.E. Hardin, 
pastor of Christ Disciples Church, Norfolk. 

  Rev. Hardin, accompanied by Mrs. Julian Goodwin, sang, "Safe In the Arms of 
Jesus," "Sometime We'll Understand" and "Abide With Me." 

  Burial was in Mount Carmel Church Cemetery, in Isle of Wight County.  Active 
pallbearers were E.W. Davis, F.L. Fowler, J.T. Ferguson, J.R. Johnson, A.C. 
Bradshaw and E.R. Bradshaw. 


Percy Milton SNOOK, of Princess Anne Co., retired millwright, 
   Spanish-American War veteran, 
b. 27 Apr 1875, Snyder Co.*, PA, d. 31 Jan 1946, Norfolk, 
interred in Mount Carmel Christian Church Cemetery*, Walters, 3 Jan 1946, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 30, No. 281, Mon., Feb. 4, 1946, p. 3 

*Additional information: 

Mount Carmel list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/mtcarmel.txt 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #61: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Ron Stewart- is posted with Find a Grave 
   Memorial #102056160, which also lists him as Joseph. 

He is buried with his first wife, Elizabeth Elmira (BARGER) SNOOK 
   (1876 - 1938). 

He 2m. widow Martha J. (BUNCH LOWE) SNOOK, 10 May 1939, in Ivor. 
   M.Cert. 13418 (Suffolk #107) gives son of Amos & Eliza (GOSS) SNOOK; 
   Rather, his mother was Delilah (GOSS) SNOOK. 

Martha (1887 - 1956) is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, 
   Suffolk - Block B, Lot 56. 
   Cedar Hill list, another extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_s.txt 

D.Cert. 493 (Norfolk #203) gives b. Crossgrove Co., PA; son of Amos SNOOK. 

His father was a Federal veteran, having served as a private in Co. G, 
   172nd PA Drafted Militia. 

Percy's parents & step-mother are buried in Black Oak Ridge Cemetery, 
   McClure, Snyder Co., PA. 


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