Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Godwin, Bernard W., 1938 

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BERNARD WHITEHEAD GODWIN 

FUNERAL HELD FOR BERNARD GODWIN 

  Hundreds Friday afternoon attended the funeral services for Bernard W. 
Godwin, who died of injuries received in an automobile accident on the 
Suffolk-Edenton highway.  The services were conducted at the Godwin home 
in Chuckatuck by the Rev. John G. Truitt, pastor of Suffolk Christian 
Church and the Rev. H.S. Hardcastle, of the Norfolk Christian Temple. 
Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk.

  Dr. Truitt read the Twenty-third Psalm and during the services at the 
home the hymn, "Lead Kindly Light," was read.  The pall was made of Easter 
lilies and snapdragons, roses and sweet peas in pastel shades.  Scores of 
handsome designs, many from the organizations with which Mr. Godwin was 
affiliated, were sent with many others from friends.

  At the grave, the hymn, "Crossing the Bar," was read.

  Active pallbearers were J.R. Saunders, Jack W. Nurney, H.T. Jackson, 
E.L. Jones, A.W. Ballard, George Howerton, R.D. Midjette and J.R. Lane.

  Hundreds of friends from Suffolk, the county, Norfolk and Eastern 
Carolina served as on honorary escort.


Bernard Whitehead GODWIN [Sr.], saw-mill manufacturer, 
b. 6 Oct 1885, Chuckatuck, d. 13 Apr 1938, Suffolk, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (unmarked?*), Suffolk, 15 Apr 1938, 
"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 19, No. 4, Apr. 21, 1938 

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

His widow, Ethel (SHOOP) GODWIN (1892-1971), 2m. William W. MEISSEL. 
   She & Bernard are marked in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens, Driver. 

Birthdate from D.Cert. #8599 (Suffolk #101). 

His bro Charles d. 28 Sep 1939, age 14, having fallen from a horse at 
   the fair.  (D.Cert. #19812) 

Their parents are buried in Wesley Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery. 
   Wesley Chapel list, another extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/wesleych.txt 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Carolyn Keen (VAHistoricHouses@aol.com) & 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 19, No. 4, Apr. 21, 1938 
file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/g350b2ob.txt