Nansemond-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Coney, Rev. James A., 1973 

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Rev. James A. Coney 

  SEDLEY - The Rev. James Albert Coney, 84, died Thursday evening in 
Southampton Memorial Hospital. 

  A native of Brighton, England, he was a son of Mr. and Mrs. William Coney 
and the husband of the late Mrs. Elsie F. Coney. 

  He was a minister of the Society of Friends and had been the leader of 
Somerton Friends Meeting for 20 years. 

  He was a former superintendent of the New England Yearly Meeting of Friends. 

  He is survived by a son, Peter Coney of Middlebury, Vt.; and two 
grandchildren. 

  A memorial service will be held today at 11 a.m. in Somerton Friends Meeting 
by the Rev. Cafer Marley.  Burial will be in the church cemetery.  W.J.M. 
Holland and Sons Funeral Home, Franklin, has charge. 

  In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Somerton Young Friends. 

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JAMES ALBERT CONEY 

  SEDLEY - A funeral service for Rev. James Albert Coney, 84, of Sedley, was 
held Sunday at 11 a.m. at the Somerton Friends Meeting by the Rev. Cater 
Marley. 

  Burial was in the Somerton Meeting Cemetery. 

  Rev. Coney died Thursday night in Southampton Memorial Hospital after a long 
illness. 

  A native of Brighton, England, he was the husband of the late Mrs. Elsie F. 
Coney and son of Mr. and Mrs. William Coney. 

  He was a minister of the Society of Friends and had been the leader of the 
Somerton Friends Meeting for 20 years until his retirement in 1969.  He had 
served as superintendent of the New England Yearly Meeting. 

  Surviving is one son, Peter Coney of Middlebury, Vt. and two grandchildren, 
Michel and Marian Coney, both of Vt. 


Rev. James Albert CONEY, retired Quaker minister, 
b. 3 Dec 1888, Brighton, England, d. 26 Apr 1973, Franklin, 
interred in Somerton Friends Meeting Cemetery*, 29 Apr 1973, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 51, No. 102, Sun., Apr. 29, 1973, p. 10; 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Thurs., May 3, 1973, A-7 

An obit also appeared in "Quaker Life," June 1973. 

*Additional information: 

Somerton Friends list (N side, 5th row), an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/somefr.txt 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Jake Dog - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #65687819. 

D.Cert. 73-010671 

He returned to England twice after he immigrated.  He sailed from Liverpool to 
   Boston in 1932 aboard the "Brittanic," bound for Methuen, Essex Co., MA. 
   He sailed from Liverpool to New York in 1939 aboard the "Georgic," bound 
   for Berwick, York Co., ME.


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