Nansemond County-Suffolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries......Fulgham, Caleb R., 1927 

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CALEB RICHARD FULGHAM

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE LATE CALEB FULGHAM, WHO DIED ON YESTERDAY TO BE HELD 
TOMORROW

   Funeral service for Caleb R. Fulgham, for thirteen years treasurer of 
Nansemond County and one of its most prominent citizen, whose death occurred 
yesterday morning about 10 o’clock at his home near Chuckatuck, will be held 
at the grave in Cedar Hill Cemetery tomorrow afternoon at 3 o’clock, conducted 
by the Rev. I.W. Johnson, assisted by the Rev. Dr. W.W. Staley.

   Few men in this section have been in higher esteem than Mr. Fulgham, who 
has been a dominant figure in the political and social circles of Nansemond. 
He was first elected as treasurer in 1912 and re-elected twice afterwards, 
failing health forcing him to resign his position in May, 1925, after about 
half of his third term had been served.  Since then his health has continued 
to fail, forcing him to give up all public activities.  Until ill health 
overtook him, Mr. Fulgham was one of the commanding figures of this county. 
He had long been an active member of Oakland Christian Church.

   He is survived by his widow, who was Miss Ida Whitley; four daughters, Mrs. 
John Redding of Greensboro, N.C.; Mrs. John Williams, of Asheville, N.C.; Miss 
Janice Fulgham, who is engaged in teaching in Maryland, and Miss Martha 
Fulgham, at home, and three sons, Joe Fulgham, Whitley Fulgham and L.H. 
Fulgham, all of Chuckatuck.  He is also survived by one sister, Mrs. John 
Sherves, of Crittenden, and a brother, Joseph Fulgham, of Asheville.

   His fraternal connections consisted of membership in Chuckatuck Lodge of 
Masons, Kedive Temple of Shriners, Norfolk; Suffolk Lodge N. 685 B.P.O.E. and 
Suffolk Lodge Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

   County officials who had served long with Mr. Fulgham express much regret 
over his death, describing him as a man of generous impulses and devoted and 
loyal to his friends.  During his years as county treasurers he demonstrated 
these traits in many ways, much to his own personal loss and sacrifice.  His 
personal popularity with all classes did not end with his retirement from 
office and the seclusion of the sick room but continued till the last moment 
of his life, according to his many friends who have been close to him for 
years.


Caleb Richard FULGHAM, former Treasurer of Suffolk, 
d. 25 Sep 1927, at home, near Chuckatuck, age 56, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block G, Lot 28), Suffolk, 
donated obit, publication unknown 

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


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