Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries......Matthews, William J., 1937 

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WILLIAM JOSEPH MATTHEWS 

DIES AT AGE OF 55 [sic] 

   Suffolk, Feb. 1, - William Joseph Matthews, age 55, of 425 North Main 
Street, died this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. 

   Mr. Matthews, who was a well-known merchant, is survived by his widow, Mrs. 
Annie M. Matthews; a stepdaughter, Miss Myra Vaughan; two brothers, John 
Matthews, of Myrtle, and Robert Matthews, of Lake Prince; two sisters, Mrs. 
Nannie Lancaster, of Norfolk, and Mrs. H.C. Farley, of Denver, Col., and 
several nieces and nephews. 

   Burial services will be conducted at the grave in Cedar Hill Cemetery 
Tuesday at 11 a.m., by the Rev. Dr. I.W. Johnson, assisted by the Rev. Dr. 
W.W. Staley and the Rev. E.C. Deans. 

   The funeral procession will leave the undertaking parlors of I.O. Hill & 
Co., Tuesday morning at 10:45 o'clock for the cemetery. 

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WM. J. MATTHEWS 

  The funeral services of William Joseph Matthews were held Tuesday morning at 
11 o'clock at the grave in Cedar Hill cemetery, conducted by Dr. I.W. Johnson, 
Dr. W.W. Staley and Dr. E.C. Deans.  A quartette composed of Mrs. Clarence 
Harrell, Mrs. Rosa Brinkley, John Eley and Dr. I.W. Johnson, accompanied by 
Mrs. I.W. Johnson, sang "Abide With Me." 

  There were many beautiful floral tributes, and the casket was covered with 
a double spray of white carnations and fern.  Active pallbearers: Herbert 
Matthews, Preston Scott, Milton Johnson, Jasper Oliver, Glenry Turner, Carl 
Giddings, P.A. Kennedy, John Eley. 


William Joseph MATTHEWS, Suffolk merchant, 
b. 18 Feb 1875*, Nansemond Co., d. 1 Feb 1931, Warwick Co., 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery*, Suffolk, 2 Feb 1931, 
donated obit, publication unknown, 
   text posted with Find a Grave Memorial #64527462 [no grave photo]; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 8, No. 269, Tues., Feb. 3, 1931, p. 6 

*Additional information: 

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

Find a Grave Memorial #64527462 gives d. 1937, a typo copied from our records. 

His widow's obits ("Suffolk News-Herald," Oct. 21 & 23, 1933, and donated) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/m320a1ob.txt 

D.Cert. 5605 gives b. 18 Feb 1876.  It states he was was on the way to a 
   hospital when he died on the road near Morrison (now part of Newport News), 
   probably of a cerebral hemorrhage.  It was signed by Suffolk Coroner 
   O.R. YATES; "Suffolk #29" struck. 


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and re-formatted by File Manager. 

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