Nansemond County-Suffolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Nurney, Jacob W., 1978 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ JACOB WILLIAM NURNEY Jack W. Nurney, 79, died Saturday, December 30, 1978, in Nansemond Convalescent Center, Suffolk. He was a native of Suffolk and the widower of Mrs. Virginia Lee Tourtellot Nurney. He was former Chairman of the Board and President of the National Bank of Suffolk until its merger with the Virginia National Bank. Until his retirement in 1964, Mr. Nurney served as Senior Vice-President and Chief Executive Officer of Suffolk Offices of the Virginia National Bank. He was a 1920 graduate of VMI. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. John P. Harlow; one son, Jack W. Nurney, Jr.; one sister, Miss Therese Nurney, all of Suffolk. A funeral service was conducted Monday, January 1, at 11 a.m. at the graveside in Cedar Hill Cemetery by Dr. Robert B. Marr. R.W. Baker & Company Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Memorial donations may be made to the Suffolk Christian Church Memorial fund, the Nansemond-Suffolk Rescue Squad or the Bennett’s Creek Rescue Squad. "Jack" Jacob William NURNEY [Sr.], bank executive, Suffolk native, d. 30 Dec 1978, Suffolk, age 79, interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block G, Lot 91), Suffolk, 1 Jan 1979, "The Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch," Jan. 2, 1979 *His parents are buried in Block E, Lots 32/33. Cedar Hill list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_m.txt His mother's (donated, 1949) obit is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/n650g1ob.txt His widow's obit ("Richmond Times-Dispatch," Mar. 16, 1976) is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/n650v1ob.txt Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/n650j1ob.txt