Nansemond-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Godwin, John T., 1955 

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J. T. Godwin, 78, Buried Wednesday 

  John Thomas Godwin, 78, died at 1:40 P.M. November 7, 1955, at his home near 
Windsor after an illness of a few weeks. 

  He was the son of the late William [sic; Willis] Henry Godwin and Anna L. 
Heath Godwin, of Isle of Wight County.  He was a member and deacon of the 
Antioch Christian Church, and a member of the Men's Bible Class. 

  Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lee Anna Holland Godwin, of the home; two 
daughters, Mrs. Elsie Edwards of Portsmouth, and Mrs. Louise Strothman, of 
Warwick; two sons, J. Hobdy Godwin, of Windsor, and Curtis S. Godwin of 
Suffolk; two sisters, Mrs. Maude Godwin Bell of Suffolk, and Mrs. Rosa Godwin 
Harrell of Richmond; eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren. 

  Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at 2:30 P.M. at the I.O. Hill 
Funeral Home by the Rev. R.E. Brittle, pastor of Bethlehem Christian Church, 
assisted by the Rev. Ellis N. Clark and the Rev. T. Fred Rite [sic; Wright]. 
Burial was in Holly Lawn Cemetery. 


John Thomas GODWIN, farmer, 
b. 10 Dec 1876, Isle of Wight Co., d. 7 Nov 1955, at home, near Windsor, 
interred in Holly Lawn Cemetery (Block E, Lot N 1/2-2*), Suffolk, 9 Nov 1955, 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 31, No. 21, Thurs., Nov. 10, 1955, p. 3, 
   clipping posted with Find a Grave Memorial #54573506, 
   by Shirley Ann Denmark 

*Additional information: 

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

Photos of his gravestone & family plot - added by Hixburg23958 - 
   are also posted with Find a Grave Memorial #54573506. 

D.Cert. 26239 (Windsor #11) 

His widow's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald" & "Tidewater News," Sep. 1966) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/g350l1ob.txt 

His father (circa 1843 - 27 Oct 1886) was a Confederate veteran, 
   having served as a private in Co. I, 3rd VA Infantry. 

His mother, Anna L. (HEATH JOHNSON HOLLAND) GODWIN (1842 - 1919), 
   applied for a pension 8 Jun 1906 in Suffolk.  Her first husband, 
   Edwin Eley JOHNSON was also a Confederate soldier, serving as a 
   corporal in Co. E, 9th VA Infantry; he died of wounds, 12 Jun 1864. 
   She is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk - Block I, Lot 51. 
   Cedar Hill list, another extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project, 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_g.txt 


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