Nansemond-Norfolk County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Milteer, William E., 1951 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ Milteer Funeral Is Held Friday Funeral services for William E. Milteer, who died Wednesday at the home of his niece, Mrs. Jack Culley, at Bennett's Creek, were conducted Friday at 2:20 p.m. at the R.W. Baker Funeral Home by the Rev. J.L. Kilber, and Dr. H.S. Hardcastle. Mr. Kilber read the poem, "Home of the Soul." The pall was of red and white carnations. Pallbearers were F.M. Warrington, J. Frank Mathews, Herman C. Outlaw, N.L. Whedbee, B.B. Yeates, and Percy Benton. Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery. "Willie" William Edward MILTEER, farmer, b. 24 Jul 1891, Norfolk* Co., d. 17 Jan 1951, at niece's home, Bennett's Creek, interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block P, Lot 13*), Suffolk, 19 Jan 1951, "Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 29, No. 17, Sun., Jan. 21, 1951, p. 3 *Additional information: Cedar Hill list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_d.txt A photo of his gravestone - added by Steve Poole - is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #136278820. His parents, Abram & Emma RIDDICK MILTEER, are buried in the same lot. D.Cert. 1901 (Sleepy Hole #23) gives b. Nansemond Co. He m. Rosa Elizabeth CLARKE 27 Dec 1916 in Belroi, Gloucester Co. Divorced, she 2m. Joseph Selden/Sheldon CRAWFORD. They are buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth. Portsmouth City Virginia USGenWeb Archives, Oak Grove list: http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/portsmouth/cemeteries/oakgrove2.htm His mother "Mattie" Martha Ann RAWLS, daughter of Elisha & Martha Elizabeth RAWLS, 1m. William T. DILLARD [Jr.], son of William T. & Caroline DILLARD, 24 Feb 1884 (Nan.Co. #45). Widowed by 14 May 1910, she 2m. Joseph W. BAKER. She is buried in the same lot: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_a.txt Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by File Manager Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com). file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/m436w1ob.txt