Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Folk, Ernest L., 1925 

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ERNEST LINWOOD FOLK 

         SUFFOLK DEATHS 

         ERNEST L. FOLK 

  Suffolk, Jan. 4. - Ernest L. Folk, 68, one of Suffolk's oldest and most 
prominent merchants, died suddenly this morning at his home in the Franklin 
Apartments on Franklin street. 

  Mr. Folk was found in an unconscious condition by a janitor.  The family 
hurried to him, and medical aid was summoned, but he died without gaining 
consciousness. 

  He had been engaged in business in Suffolk for more than 40 years.  The firm 
of E.L. Folk & Co., of which he was president and largest stockholder, is the 
senior hardware firm of this section. 

  Mr. Folk is survived by his widow, who was Miss Sarah Johnson, of England; 
two sons and a daughter by a former marriage, Ernest L. Folk, Jr., and John S. 
Folk, of Suffolk, and Miss Helen Louise Folk, of New York, and a son by his 
second marriage, Garnett Folk, of Suffolk; one brother, W.H. Folk, of 
Washington, D.C.; two sisters, Mrs. E.L. Midyett, of Como, N.C., and Mrs. 
James I. Williams, of Gates, N.C., and a number of nephews and nieces. 

  He was for many years an active worker in Main Street Methodist Church and 
was a member of its official board, and was at one time treasurer of the 
church.  He was also a member of the Knights of Pythias and of the Suffolk 
Chamber of Commerce and some years ago was a councilman.  Besides his business 
connections, Mr. Folk was a large property owner in the city and took an 
active part in the church and business interests of the city. 

  Funeral services will be held in Main Street Methodist Church, conducted by 
the Rev. F.B. MacSparren, D.D., pastor, Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, and 
burial will be made in Cedar Hill Cemetery. 

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      SUFFOLK FUNERALS 

         ERNEST L. FOLK 

  Suffolk, Jan. 5. - Funeral services for Ernest L. Folk, who died suddenly 
Sunday morning at his home on Franklin street, will be held Tuesday afternoon 
at 3 o'clock at Main Street Methodist Church by the Rev. F.B. MacSparren, D.D. 
Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery.  Active pallbearers will be C.O. 
Harrell, J. Jackson Eley, Arthur Woolford, Dr. F.J. Morrison, M.K. Kendrick, 
Pelham Trotman, J.C. West and Floyd B. Bradshaw. 

  Honorary pallbearers will be the following members of the official board of 
Main Street Methodist Church" Judge James L. McLemore, Henry S. Eley, Lee 
Britt, W.P. Lipscomb, H.J. Bowen, W.O. Barnhill, G. Lloyd Bell, R.W. Baker, 
George L. Borum, Dr. H.W. Campbell, V.W. Costen, M.A. Cross, W.S. Cross, C.J. 
Dennis, M.A. Elliott, Dr. W.G. Gobbel, C.E. Hargrave, W.T. Jones, R.H. Morgan, 
E.A. Morrison, F.J. Oliver, M.M. Osborne, H.B. Phillips, J. Brooke Pruden, 
Dr. J. Lewis Rawles, J.F. Rawles, A.A. Riddick, E.L. Laine, W.R. McCarty and 
Alex Jordan. 

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        SUFFOLK FUNERALS 

          ERNEST L. FOLK 

  Suffolk, Jan. 6. - Funeral services for Ernest L. Folk, who died suddenly at 
his home Sunday, were held this afternoon at the Main Street Methodist Church, 
conducted by the pastor, the Rev. F.B. McSparren, D.D. 

  Mrs. W.S. Beamon sang the solo, "In the Garden," and other hymn were sung by 
the choir. 

  Burial was made in Cedar Hill Cemetery. 


Ernest Linwood FOLK, Sr., hardware merchant, 
b. 5 Sep 1857, Suffolk, d. 4 Jan 1925, at home, Suffolk, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block D, Lot 81*), Suffolk, 6 Jan 1925, 
"Virginian-Pilot & Norfolk Landmark," Vol. 99, No. 5, Mon., Jan. 5, 1925, 
   p. 10; 
"Virginian-Pilot & Norfolk Landmark," Vol. 99, No. 6, Tues., Jan. 6, 1925, 
   p. 11; 
"Virginian-Pilot & Norfolk Landmark," Vol. 99, No. 7, Wed., Jan. 7, 1925, 
   p. 11 

*Additional information: 

His parents, Michael & Permelia (VAUGHAN) FOLK, and his first wife Mary Ann 
   (WILKINSON) FOLK, are buried in the same lot.  His brother's family is 
   buried in Block B, Lot 50.  Cedar Hill list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_d.txt 

Photos of his gravestone & lot - added by Hixburg23958 - are posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #174142579. 

Most his children are buried in the same lot.  Ernest Jr. (1893 - 1939), 
   an Army Air Service veteran of WW-I, is buried in Arlington National 
   Cemetery. 

D.Cert. 1449 (Suffolk #1) 

His first wife also was an English immigrant.  Her obits ("Virginian-Pilot" & 
   "Norfolk Landmark," Mar. 8, 1901, & "Suffolk News-Herald," Mar. 15, 1901) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/f420m1ob.txt 

Ernest 2m. Sarah JOHNSON 7 Oct 1902.  Their portraits appear online, {Sarah as 
   Mrs. E.L.} in the Library of Virginia (LVA) and Suffolk Public Library's 
   Hamblin Studio Photograph Collection (1909-1979). 
   Search the LVA catalog for Subject "Folk, E.L.": 
   http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ 

Sarah's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Dec. 19, 1942, p. 1), with notices 
   ("Richmond Dispatch," Oct. 19, 1902, & "Virginian-Pilot," Oct. 22, 1902) 
   of their wedding appended, are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/f420s1ob.txt 

His son Ernest Jr. & daughter Helen re-organized the hardware company in 1932. 
   After 49 years at the original location, 121 W. Washington St., on 
   Washington Square, the firm moved to 220 E. Washinton St. in July 1937. 
   (Suffolk News-Herald,"  July 28, 1937, p. 6, & July 30, 1937, p. 5) 


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