Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Seward, William T., 1929 

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WILLIAM THOMAS SEWARD 

PROMINENT CITIZEN DIES AT HOME IN SMITHFIELD 

  William Thomas Seward, a prominent resident of Smithfield, and for 
twenty-five years or more in the undertaking business in this city, 
died at his home Tuesday morning, March 19, 1929 after a week's 
illness, aged 74.

  The deceased is survived by his wife Mrs. Addie Virginia Lane Seward, 
five daughters, Miss Helen Seward of Smithfield, Mrs. H.L. Cox, of 
Newport News, Mrs. Eugene Grim of Norfolk; Mrs. A.W. Flannagan, of 
Louisa; Mrs. E.M. Pennel of Richmond; two sons, G.J. Seward of Norfolk, 
and G.W. Seward, of Newport News, also twenty-one grandchildren.

  Mr. Seward was a member of the Smithfield Baptist Church and the 
Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

  Funeral services were conducted from the home, Thursday morning at 
11 o'clock by the Rev. L.F. Paulette.  Interment in Ivy Hill Cemetery.

  Active pallbearers were J.T. Seward, S.R. Stringfield, J.P. Cox, W.H. 
Sykes, J.M. Chapman, C.D. Haverty, O.M. Cockes and O.E. Edwards, Jr.

  Honorary pallbearers were Dr. Hugh Warren, Dr. Rae [sic; Rea] Parker, 
Dr. W.W. Seward, Dr. Lee Seward, Judge T.J. Barham, Judge E.H. Williams, 
D.J. Moode, George Savedge, J.J. Dundalow, C.W. Whitehead, R.S. Barrett, 
J.I. Cofer, Sr., J.W. Cofer, W.W. Gwaltney, Brock Jones, Jim Morris, Lee 
Crumpler, Willie Briggs, C.S. Hart, Harris Lane, Fitzhugh Lane, Charles 
Seward, Sid Barham, C.S. Betts, J.R. Rowell, Sidney Cox, Hunter Jordan, 
J.F. Richardson, C.W. Warren, Walter Wilson, W.P. Pittman, Jim Jordan, 
Rob Stallings, Jr., John A. Fulgham, Bud Gwaltney, Gus Edwards, Sidney 
Johnson, G.A. Barlow, Hoyt Haverty and G.M. Jones.


William Thomas SEWARD, undertaker, 
d. 19 Mar 1929, at home, Smithfield, age 74, 
interred in Ivy Hill Cemetery*, Smithfield, 21 Mar 1929, 
"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 8, No. 40, Mar. 21, 1929, p. 1, col. 1 

*Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} #48: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 


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