Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries......Whitley, James R., 1954 

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JAMES ROBERT WHITLEY

   James Robert Whitley, 67, well-known farmer of Zuni community died Tuesday 
night at his home on the Blackwater River road near Windsor after an illness 
of many months.

   Mr. Whitley was the son of the late James and Polly Atkins Whitley of Isle 
of Wight county and husband of Mrs. Viola Grace Whitley of Zuni who survived 
him.  He was a member of the Central Hill Baptist Church.

   Besides his wife he leaves two daughters, Mrs. Howard R. Freeman of 
Smithfield and Miss Louise Irene Whitley of Zuni; five sons, Woodrow Wilson 
Whitley of Central Hill, Robert Frederick Whitley of Wakefield, Marvin Whitley 
of Franklin, David and George Francis Whitley of Zuni; ten grandchildren; 
three sisters, Mrs. E.N. Edwards and Mrs. Eustic Carr both of Suffolk, and 
Mrs. Eddie Vellines of Smithfield.

   The funeral arrangements were in the hands of W.J.M. Holland and Sons of 
Franklin.  Burial was scheduled today following funeral services at Central 
Hill Baptist Church, with the Rev. Robert F. Wyatt and the Rev. R.D. 
Stephenson officiating.


James Robert WHITLEY, Zuni-area farmer, 
Isle of Wight Co. native, d. 8 Jun 1954, at home, Blackwater Rd, age 67, 
interred in Central Hill Baptist Cemetery*, 10 Jun 1954, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), June 10, 1954 

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


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