Nansemond-Surry County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Harris, G. Ashton, 1941 

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GIRLIE ASHTON HARRIS

ASHTON HARRIS, NOTED SUFFOLK LAWYER, DEAD

TWO-HOUR ILLNESS FATAL TO CHURCHMAN, FORMER DELEGATE TO ASSEMBLY - 
   DIES SUDDENLY 

   G. Ashton Harris, 63, one of the leading attorneys of Tidewater Virginia 
and one of Suffolk’s best loved citizens, died yesterday afternoon at 3 
o’clock, following an illness of about two hours.

   Mr. Harris yesterday morning taught the John E. Martin Sunday School Class 
of Oxford Methodist Church, and seemed in his usual health.  He was stricken 
about 1:30 p.m.

   Funeral services will be conducted at Oxford Methodist Church Tuesday 
morning at 10:30 o’clock by the pastor, the Rev. Nathaniel H. Davis.

   Mr. Harris was one of the founders of Oxford Methodist Church, was a former 
steward and at the time of his death was a member of the board of trustees of 
the church.

          MEMBER OF SUFFOLK LODGE 

   He also was a member of the board of directors of the Farmers Bank of 
Nansemond and a member of Suffolk Lodge No. 30, A.F. & A.M.

   Mr. Harris represented Suffolk and Nansemond County as a delegate to the 
Virginia Assembly and was a member of the Virginia Bar Association and of the 
Suffolk Bar Association, of which he was past president.  A member and past 
president of the Suffolk Rotary Club, Mr. Harris also was a member of the 
Pewter Platter Club of Norfolk, the Hampton Roads Regional Defense Council and 
was Government Appeal Agent for the Selective Service Board.  He had served as 
deputy clerk and clerk of the Circuit Court of Suffolk.

   He was the son of John T. and Mary Frances Harris, of Surry County.  He was 
twice married, his first wife, Mrs. Nannie Pond Harris, having died a number 
of years ago.

   Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Lloyd Harris; two daughters, Mrs. Jack 
Holton, of Newport News, and Miss Jane Harris, of Suffolk; two sisters, Miss 
Mamie Harris, of Suffolk, who made her with him; Mrs. E.C. Gay, of Newport 
News: two brothers, P.R. Harris and J.G. Harris, of Newport News; also three 
nephews, Dr. R. Ashton Gay, of Norfolk; E.G. Harris, Jr., and Herbert W. 
Boothe, of Newport News.


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GIRLIE ASHTON HARRIS 

FINAL RITES HELD FOR G.A. HARRIS - HUNDREDS PAY LAST TRIBUTE 

   Hundreds of persons filled the Oxford Methodist Church to over-flowing this 
morning to pay final tribute to G. Ashton Harris, 63, beloved attorney, 
churchman and civic leader who died suddenly Sunday afternoon.

   Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Nathaniel H. Davis, Oxford 
pastor, and the Rev. Conrad Blackwell, former pastor, who is now pastor of the 
Central Methodist Church in Portsmouth.

   A large number of floral tributes were banked around the pulpit during the 
service. The casket was covered with a pall of red roses and white asters.

   Strictest simplicity marked the service. A quartet composed of Mr. and Mrs. 
J.C. West, Jr., J.C. West, 3rd, and Mrs. Henry B. Crocker sang two hymns.  A 
series of scripture passages were read by Mr. Davis and by Mr. Blackwell.  The 
prayer was led by Mr. Blackwell, who also concluded the service with the 
reading of a poem, "Into Thy Keeping."

   Active pallbearers were Harry Lee Rain of Capron, George Mumford, Robert 
Bain, Lyle Pond, Clarence Pond of Wakefield, Dr. R. Ashton Gay of Norfolk, 
Willie S. Riddick and George Smith.

   Honorary pallbearers were members of the Suffolk Rotary Club, the Suffolk 
Bar Association, the Men’s Bible Class, directors of Farmers Bank, trustees of 
Oxford Methodist Church and friends of the family.

   Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery.


Girlie Ashton HARRIS, attorney, former clerk of the Circuit Court of Suffolk, 
b. Surry Co., d. 17 Aug 1941, Suffolk, age 63, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block U, Lot 22*), Suffolk, 19 Aug 1941, 
"The Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), obit, Aug. 18, 1941; 
"The Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), funeral notice, Aug. 20, 1941 

*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's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Sep. 18, 1979) at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/h620m3ob.txt 


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

"The Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), obit, Aug. 18, 1941; 
"The Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), funeral notice, Aug. 20, 1941 
file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/h620g1ob.txt