Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Harrell, John W., 1918 

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        JOHN W. HARRELL 

  Suffolk, Nov. 24. - John W. Harrell, local circulation manager of the 
Virginian-Pilot, died this morning at his home in West Washington street, in 
the 33d year of his age, after an illness of a few days.  Mr. Harrell was 
stricken with paralysis Tuesday evening and has steadily grown worse to the 
time of his death. 

  He is survived by his widow, who was Miss Lucy Allmond [sic; Allman], his 
aged mother, Mrs. J.T. Harrell, two brothers, Paul E. Harrell and Crawley 
Harrell of the county, and two sisters, Mrs. J.D. Luke and Mrs. A.C. Oliver 
of this city. 

  He was a member of the Suffolk Baptist church, and by his amiable and 
pleasant character scores of friends in this city and in the county. 

  He was a native of county and was the son of the late J.T. Harrell, a 
prominent farmer of Nansemond county. 

  The funeral services will be held at the Suffolk Baptist church Monday 
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, conducted by Rev. G.T. Lumpkin. 

  Interment will be made in Cedar Hill cemetery. 

  Active pallbearers will be Pym Wilson, T.A. Barbee, R.C. Harrell, Sam 
Whitfield, E.C. Gayle, A.C. Oliver, Robert Pearce and Willie Harrell. 

  Honorary, J.D. Luke, Ed Oliver, Jesse Knight, H.M. O'Shield, Floyd Oliver, 
S.C. Oliver, Oscar Brinkley, John A. Johnson, R.O. Chandler, Henry Eley, H.H. 
Powell. 

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       CARD OF THANKS 

  We wish to thank all of the kind friends who came to see us, sent messages 
or letters and who did anything for our comfort in our late bereavement in the 
loss of our son and brother, John W. Harrell.  We appreciate the flowers, loan 
of automobiles, the singing of the choir and the attention of all especially, 
Dr. Morrison.  May God's richest blessings rest upon them all. 
          HIS MOTHER, 
1t        BROTHERS AND SISTERS. 

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   CARD OF THANKS 

  Mrs. John W. Harrell desires to express her deep thanks to all of the good 
friend and neighbor who visited and aided her during the illness and at the 
death of her husband, John W. Harrell.  To those who came, who gave material 
assistance, who offered their prayers and sympathy, sent flowers and loaned 
their automobiles, she is deeply grateful. 

  No word of sympathy or deed of kindness at the time of deep trial will be 
forgotten.                          1t 


John William HARRELL, local circulation manager of the Virginian-Pilot, 
b. 24 Dec 1884, Nansemond Co., d. 24 Nov 1918, Suffolk, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery*, Suffolk, 3 Dec 1918, 
"Virginian-Pilot and the Norfolk Landmark," Vol. 64, No. 56, Mon., Nov. 25, 
   1918, p. 8; 
"Virginian-Pilot and the Norfolk Landmark," Vol. 64, No. 64, Tues., Dec. 3, 
   1918, p. 12; 
"Virginian-Pilot and the Norfolk Landmark," Vol. 64, No. 65, Wed., Dec. 4, 
   1918, p. 10 

*Additional information: 

Unmarked?  Added to the 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 is buried in Block I, Lot 48. 

His parents, John Thomas & Alexina Virginia (GAYLE) HARRELL, 
   are buried in Block F, Lot 85. 

D.Cert. 35594 (Suffolk #242) gives his mother as Alexandra. 


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