Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Hargrave, Albert and Clarence, 1940 

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ALBERT HINTON HARGRAVE

CLARENCE EUGENE HARGRAVE

TWO BROTHERS LAID TO REST

DOUBLE FUNERAL HELD FOR ALBERT HINTON HARGRAVE, CLARENCE E. HARGRAVE

   Suffolk, June 29 - Hundreds of friends gathered this afternoon at Main 
Street Methodist Church for the double funeral of Albert Hinton and his 
brother Clarence Eugene Hargrave.  Services were conducted at 5:30 o’clock 
by Dr. A.L. Franklin, pastor of the church, assisted by Dr. H.E. Cramer, of 
Washington.

   The caskets were covered with palls of ascension lilies and white asters 
and gypsophila.

   During the services the hymns, "O God, Our Help in Ages Past" and "I Know 
Not What the Future Holds," were read by Dr. Franklin.  Active pallbearers for 
Clarence E. Hargrave were John A. Vincent, J.J. Howell, Frawner Caulk, Causey 
Luke, William and Paul T. Cohoon, Jr., George Causey and James L. McLemore, 
Jr.  Active pallbearers for A. Minton Hargrave were Julian Goodwin, C.A. 
Costen, H.S. Savage, F.J. Dunning, H.A. Wells, R.H. Rawles, J.E. Edwards and 
Ernest Rawles.  Honorary pallbearers for both were Col. E.E. Holland, J.T. 
Withers, Herbert Holland, F.A. Holladay, Dr. L.W. White, Judge James L. 
McLemore, C.S. Forsburg, W.E. MacClenny, J.H. Corbitt, J.P. Lee, Guy Bain, 
H.M. Holland, Sherman Howell, C.J. Dennis, Sr., W.S. Beamon, G.A. Harris, H.S. 
Lewis, William Heintzman, V.L. Hill, T.A. Jordan, Dr. D.L. Rawls, J.B. Pruden, 
Bradford Kilby, S.M. Lawrence, G.W. Truitt, Jr., H.W. Phillips, W.F. Story, 
M.A. Cross, Dr. F.W. Godwin, J.F. Pinner, Jack W. Nurney, W.M. Birdsong, H.T. 
Jackson, I.O. Hill, J.M. Darden, Jr., V.G. Eberwine, C.B. Godwin, Jr. and C.B. 
Pond.

   Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery.

   Among the many handsome floral designs were those from the Magazine Club, 
the National Bank of Suffolk, the Farmers’ Bank, directors and employees of 
the Farmers’ Bank, the Junior Woman’s Club, Main Street Methodist Church and 
Fellowship Bible Class of Main Street Methodist Church.


Albert Hinton HARGRAVE, banker, Spanish-American War veteran, 
Nansemond Co. native, d. 27 Jun 1940, at home, Suffolk, age 65, 

Clarence Eugene HARGRAVE, retired banker, 
Nansemond Co. native, d. 27 Jun 1940, at home, Suffolk, age 63, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block G, Lot 97), Suffolk, 29 Jun 1940, 
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_g.txt 

The brothers' deaths were not directly connected.  Clarence died about 3:30 
   a.m. of coronary thrombosis, about 30 minutes after the doctor arrived. 
   (D.Cert. 14143 {Suffolk #197}).  Albert died at 3:45 p.m. of throat cancer. 
   (D.Cert. 14142 {Suffolk #196}). 


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and re-formatted by File Manager. 

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