Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries......Babb, Herbert L., 1958 

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Herbert Babb Killed; Car Hits Parked Truck 

  A Cypress Chapel man was fatally injured Wednesday night when his truck 
collided with a parked truck 10 miles south of Suffolk on Route 13.  The man 
was Herbert Babb, 47, a Nansemond County farmer. 

  Babb's truck was apparently headed north when it crashed into the rear of a 
truck which had ran out of gasoline and partially pulled off the road.  Police 
reported that the parked truck was without lights or flares at the time of the 
collision, which was set at about 9 p.m. 

  Another man, James Parker, was injured and was taken to Obici Memorial 
Hospital. 

  The attending physician could not be reached to learn of the extent of 
Parker's injuries, but his condition Thursday morning was described as "fair." 

  Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 4 p.m. at Cypress Chapel 
Christian Church by the Rev. Ellis Clark, pastor, and the Rev. R.E. Brittle, 
pastor of Bethlehem Christian Church.  Burial will be in Cypress Chapel Church 
Cemetery. 

  The body will be taken from the I.O. Hill Funeral Home to the church at 2:30 
p.m. to lie in state one hour prior to the funeral services. 

  The family will be at the home of Mrs. Herbert Babb near Nurney, Va. 

  He was a member of Cypress Chapel Christian Church and the Men's Bible Class 
of the church.  He was a son of the late George A. Babb and Nomie Ashley Babb 
of Nansemond County. 

  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Edna Byrd Babb of the home; two sons, 
Charles E. Babb of Route 1, Suffolk, and Clarence Lee Babb of Suffolk; three 
sisters, Mrs. J.W. Powell and Mrs. Josh Gardner, both of Nansemond County; and 
Mrs. Cornelia Moore of Portsmouth; four brothers, Oscar Babb, Herman Babb, and 
L.L. Babb of Nansemond County, and Lewis Babb of Suffolk; a grandson, Clarence 
Lee Babb Jr., of Suffolk, and several nieces and nephews. 


Herbert Lee BABB, farmer, 
b. 15 Sep 1910*, Nansemond Co., killed in crash 11 Jun 1958, Nansemond Co., 
interred in Cypress Chapel Christian Church Cemetery*, 15 Jun 1958, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 36, No. 139, Thurs., June 12, 1958, p. 1 

*Additional information: 

Cypress Chapel list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cypress.txt 

Photos of his gravestone - added by Jake Dog - are posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #103384677. 

His parents are also buried there. 

His brother Lewis married Edna's sister Blanche; they are also buried there. 

His WW-II draft card gives b. 15 Sep 1911. 

D.Cert. 16287 (Whaleyville #5) 


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