Nansemond-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Barrett, Lycurgus, 1947 

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LYCURGUS BARRETT 

BARRETT DIES AFTER ILLNESS 

Rites Scheduled Here Tomorrow 

  Lycurgus Barrett, 55, died at 4 o'clock this morning at the Lakeview 
Hospital following a short illness.  He was the son of the late Lucillius 
[sic; Lucilius] and Nannie Story Barrett of Southampton County. 

  Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Byrdie Mae Barnes Barrett; a daughter, 
Mrs. William T. Brantley; two sons, Earl Calhoun Barrett and Harold Lycurgus 
Barrett, all of Suffolk; three sisters, Mrs. J.A. Brown and Mrs. Lewis 
Knowles, of Suffolk, and Mrs. T.E. Barrett, of Norfolk, and a number of nieces 
and nephews. 

  Mr. Barrett, who was a member of the Suffolk Christian Church and of the 
Men's Baraca Class of the church, had been connected with the Continental Life 
Insurance Company for the past 25 years.  He was a member of Hiram Lodge No. 
349, A.F. and A.M., and of the Mt. Nebo Royal Arch Chapter No. 20. 

  The body was taken to the Baker Funeral Home where it will remain until 3:45 
o'clock tomorrow afternoon at which time the funeral procession will leave for 
the Christian Church where services will be held at 4 o'clock.  Dr. John G. 
Truitt, pastor will officiate, and burial is to be in Cedar Hill Cemetery. 

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LYCURGUS BARRETT DIES IN SUFFOLK 

   Lycurgus Barrett, 55, well-known business man of Suffolk and member of a 
prominent Southampton County family, died in Lakeview Hospital early Saturday 
morning, September 13, after a short illness form a heart attack. 

   Mr. Barrett was a son of the late Lucillius [sic; Lucilius] and Nannie 
Story Barrett, and was born and reared in the Statesville section of this 
county.  For a quarter of a century he was connected with the Continental Life 
Insurance Company.  He was a member of the Suffolk Christian Church and of the 
Men's Baraca Class of that church of Suffolk Lodge No. 340, A.F.& A.M., and 
Mt. Nebo Royal Arch Chapter No. 20. 

   Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Bertie [sic*] Mae Barnes Barrett, a daughter, 
Mrs. William T. Brantley, and two sons, Earl Calhoun Barrett and Harold 
Lycurgus Barrett, all of Suffolk; three sisters, Mrs. J.A. Brown and Mrs. 
Lewis E. Knowles of Suffolk and Mrs. T.E. Barrett of Norfolk; and several 
nieces and nephews. 

   Funeral services for Mr. Barrett were conducted Sunday afternoon at the 
Suffolk Christian Church, Dr. John G. Truitt, pastor, officiating.  Burial 
services, with Masonic rites, were held at the graveside in Cedar Hill 
Cemetery.  The active pallbearers were Mr. Barrett's business associates. 


Lycurgus BARRETT, insurance agent, 
b. 11 Aug 1882, Southampton Co., d. 13 Sep 1947, Suffolk, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block P, Lot 51*), Suffolk, 14 Sep 1947, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 24, No. 148, Sat., Sep. 13, 1947, p. 1; 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 41, No. 47, Fri., Sep. 19, 1947, p. 5 

*Additional information: 

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

A photo of his gravestone - added by Jake Dog - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #74534743. 

D.Cert. 19891 (Suffolk #266) 

His wife's name is spelled Byrdie on her gravestone and in the SSDI, although 
   many records do give Bertie. 

His parents are marked in Poplar Spring Cemetery, Franklin - Sect. 2, Plot 6. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar2.txt 

We also have them listed in a CAROON family cemetery on Statesville Rd. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 5 (MV-V-48): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol5.txt 

Lycurgus' residence at 112 Franklin St., Suffolk, was damaged by a fire 
   22 Nov 1929.  An article appeared in the "Suffolk News-Herald" on p. 1. 


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