Isle of Wight-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Tomlin, William A. Sr., 2000 

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WILLIAM ARTHUR TOMLIN 

  William Arthur Tomlin Sr., 70 [sic; 73], who served as a police officer for 
26 years with the Franklin City Police Department, died Saturday, May 13, 
2000. 

  Born in Isle of Wight County, he was a son of the late Arthur and Berta 
Butler Tomlin.  He was a member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church. 

  Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Patricia Bailey Tomlin; two 
daughters, Linda T. Drake and her husband, Joe, of Newsoms and Alice T. Mason 
and her husband, Ricky, of Franklin; a son, William A. Tomlin Jr. and his 
wife, Nancy, of Como, N.C.; five grandchildren, Stephen Drake and his wife, 
Kelly, and Justin Drake, all of Newsoms, Gregory Mason of Franklin, and Carol 
and Taylor Tomlin of Como. 

  A graveside service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Beaver Dam 
Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. James M. Smith officiating.  The family 
will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at Wright Funeral Home and 
other times at the residence at 31157 Country Club Road.  In lieu of flowers, 
memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 937, Franklin, 
VA 23851, or to the American Diabetes Association, 1290 Seminole Trail, 
Suite 2, Charlottesville, VA 22901. 


"Bill" William Arthur TOMLIN, Sr., former Franklin police officer, 
b. 26 Jul 1926, Isle of Wight Co., d. 13 May 2000, Franklin, 
interred in Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery*, near Carrsville, 16 May 2000, 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), May 15, 2000, B8 

*Additional information: 

Beaver Dam list (BD-73), an extension of the Southampton County 
   Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/bvrdam.txt 

His parents are buried in Poplar Spring Cemetery, Franklin - Annex 2, Plot 200. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx2.txt 

His father's obit ("Tidewater News," July 30, 1970) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/t545a1ob.txt 

His mother's obit ("Tidewater News," Jan. 18, 1965) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/t545b1ob.txt 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. 

file at: 
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