Nansemond-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Lewter, John W., 1948 

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John W. Lewter Succumbs at 72 

  John William Lewter, 72, died this morning at 6:30 o'clock at his home in 
Nansemond County, near Box Elder, after an illness of five years. 

  Besides his wife, Mrs. Mary Ellis Lewter, he is survived by six daughters, 
Mrs. Hilton A. Morgan and Mrs. Henry Riddick of Holland, Mrs. Edward H. Harris 
and Mrs. Earl Barrett of Suffolk, Mrs. George B. Kegler of Bland, Virginia, 
and Mrs. Edward Gildersleeve of Charlottesville, Virginia; a son, James W. 
Lewter of Nansemond County; a sister, Miss Nora Lewter; one great grandson. 

  Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Baker 
Funeral Home. 

  Burial will take place in the Holland Cemetery. 


John William LEWTER, farmer, 
b. 28 Apr 1875, Isle of Wight Co., d. 28 Jun 1948, at home, near Box Elder, 
interred in Holland Cemetery*, 29 Jun 1948, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 25, No. 72, Mon., June 28, 1948, p. 3 

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

No Find a Grave Memorial 

D.Cert. 14121 (Holy Neck #16) 

His father William Hillea LUTER was a Confederate veteran, having served as a 
   private in Co. F, 61st VA Infantry. 

His mother Elizabeth Frances (LESTER) LUTER applied for a Confederate widow's 
   pension 23 Jul 1900. 


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