Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Gautier, Norman T., 1948 

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Norman T. Gautier Killed in Accident 

  Norman Thomas Gautier, of 109 North Street, was instantly killed last night 
at 7:15 o'clock in an automobile accident near Hodges Ferry which left William 
R. Simmons, of 103 S. Broad Street, Suffolk, in a critical condition. 

  Gautier, 69, was killed and Simmons injured when a car driven by Simmons 
reportedly left the road at a curve on Route 337 and struck two trees. 
Hospital attaches at Maryview Hospital in Portsmouth reported this morning 
that Simmons was still unconscious and that his condition was "critical." 

Widow Survives 

  Surviving Gautier are his widow, Mrs. Norman Gautier of Suffolk, two 
daughters, Mrs. J.C. Salmon, of Suffolk, and Mrs. Dorothy Grayboles [sic; 
Grayboyes] of Los Angeles, California, two sons, Cpl. Melvin T. Gautier of 
Fort Story and Cecil P. Gautier of Suffolk. 

  Also 9 grandchildren, two sisters, Miss Lula Gautier of Mount Olive, N.C., 
and Miss Clyde L. Gautier of Suffolk, four step children, J.C. Salmon, Henry 
Salmon, Stanley P. Salmon, and Mrs. W.M. Wurtemberg [sic; M.W. Writtenberry], 
all of Suffolk. 

  The body was brought to the I.O. Hill Funeral Home.  The funeral will be 
held at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon with services by Reverend Graham R. 
McChesney and Dr. John G. Truitt.  Burial will be in Oakland Church cemetery 
at Chuckatuck. 

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  Suffolk, Nov. 17. - Funeral services for Norman T. Gautier, 59-year-old 
Suffolk man who was killed Monday night in an automobile wreck near Hodges 
Ferry, were held this afternoon at the I.O. Hill Funeral Home here. 

  Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Graham McChesney, pastor of the 
Suffolk Presbyterian Church, and Dr. John R. Truitt, pastor of the Suffolk 
Christian Church.  Burial was in Oakland Christian Church Cemetery. 

  Active pallbearers were Clarence Clary, W.F. Surring, Raleigh Fanney, 
Woodrow Salmon, Chester Paulson, Ryland Johnson, John Salmon and Thomas 
Salmon.  Honorary pallbearers were friends of the family. 

  Gautier is survived by his wife; two daughters, Mrs. J.C. Salmon, of 
Suffolk, and Mrs. Dorothy Grayboles, of Los Angeles; two sons, Corporal 
Melvin T. Gautier, of Fort Story, and Cecil P. Gautier, of Suffolk; two 
sisters, Mrs. Lula Gautier, of Mount Olive, N.C., and Miss Clyde L. Gautier, 
of Suffolk; four stepchildren, J.C., Henry and Stanley P. Salmon, and Mrs. 
W.M. Writtenbury [sic; M.W. Writtenberry], of Suffolk, and nine grandchildren. 

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Gautier Funeral Held Yesterday 

  Funeral services for Norman Thomas Gautier was held at 1:30 o'clock 
yesterday afternoon at the I.O. Hill and Co. Funeral Home. 

  Services were conducted by Rev. Graham C. McChesney and Dr.John G. Truitt. 
Burial was at Oakland Church cemetery. 

  Mrs. William C. Gibson and Mrs. Henry M. Pinner sang "Does Jesus Care?" and 
"Abide With Me."  The casket was covered with a pall of white mums, red roses, 
and fern. 

  Active pall bearers were Clarence Clary, W.F. Burring, Raleigh Fanney, 
Woodrow Salmon, Chatter Poulson, Ryland Johnson, John Salmon, and Thomas 
Salmon.  Friends of the family were honorary pall bearers. 


Norman Thomas GAUTIER, pipe fitter, 
b. 9 Mar 1889, Sampson Co., NC, 
killed in wreck 15 Nov 1948, near Hodges Ferry, 
interred in Newman Memorial Cemetery*, Oakland Christian Church, Chuckatuck, 
   23 Sep 1949, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 25, No. 191, Tues., Nov. 16, 1948, p. 1; 
"Virginian-Pilot" (VA), Thurs., Nov. 18, 1948, p. 26, 
   text posted with Find a Grave Memorial #153062966; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 25, No. 193, Thurs., Nov. 18, 1948, p. 1 

*Additional information: 

A photo of his gravestone - added by SweetGoldfish - is also posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #153062966, which gives Norman Thomas GAUTIER, Jr. 

D.Cert. 25634 (Western Branch #31) 

His parents, John Thomas & Margie (POPE) GAUTIER, are buried 
   in Faison Cemetery, Faison, Duplin Co., NC. 

William Randolph SIMMONS, the driver, d. 19 Nov 1948 in Maryview Hospital, 
   Portsmouth.  His obits ("Suffolk News-Herald," Nov. 19 & 20, 1948, p. 1) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/s552w2ob.txt 


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