Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Philhower, James B., 1935 

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James B. Philhower Dies After Fall From Ladder 

Funeral Services For Prominent Resident Here Will 
   Be Held Wednesday at 4 p.m. at Residence 

  Funeral services for James B. Philhower, 82, who died late yesterday from 
injuries sustained in a fall from a ladder, will be conducted at the 
residence, 310 Cedar street, Wednesday at 4 p.m.  The Rev. Dr. John G. Truitt, 
pastor of Suffolk Christian church will conduct the rites. 

HAD CLIMBED LADDER 

  Mr. Philhower, a retired lumber manufacturer, climbed a ladder to the second 
story of his home just before noon to inspect the work of a carpenter and make 
measurements for a back porch. 

  Losing his balance, the aged man fell approximately 15 feet to the ground. 
He suffered a fracture of the chest bone which proved fatal.  He died at 
Virginia hospital at 4 p.m. 

  A native of Huntingdon county, N.J., Mr. Philhower moved to Nansemond county 
as a youngster with his parents following the War Between the States.  He was 
a son of the late Jacob Philhower and Mrs. Sarah B. Philhower, now 102 years 
old.  His mother resides at Wilmington, Delaware, with a daughter. 

  Surviving Mr. Philhower in addition to his mother, are two daughters, Mrs. 
R.J. Brinkley and Mrs. B.F. Culpepper, Suffolk; two sons, J.C. Philhower, 
Portsmouth [and J.E. Philhower, Nansemond county]; eight [grand]children and a 
number of nieces and children, and a number of nieces nephews; a sister, Mrs. 
Arthur MacAllister, Wilmington, Delaware, and four brothers, E.S. Philhower, 
Norfolk; R.P. Philhower, Suffolk, G.S. Philhower, Magnolia, and L.H. 
Philhower, Wilmington, Delaware. 

HEADED LUMBER FIRM 

  Among the surviving grandsons of Mr. Philhower is J. Frank Culpepper, who is 
a candidate for sheriff of Nansemond county in the Democratic primary being 
held today.  During his active business career Mr. Philhower was head of the 
lumber firm of J.B. Philhower & Son. 

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JAMES B. PHILHOWER 

  Suffolk, Aug. 7 - Funeral services for James B. Philhower, prominent lumber 
manufacturer, who died Monday, following a fall at his home on Cedar Street, 
were held this afternoon at the residence on Cedar Street, conducted by the 
Rev. John G. Truitt, pastor of the Suffolk Christian Church.

  A quartette choir, composed of W.W. Ballard, Hersey Woodward, Mrs. Gladys 
Morgan and Mrs. Randolph Chapman, accompanied by W.T. Myrick, sang, "Asleep 
in Jesus" and "The Christian’s Goodnight."

  The casket was covered with a pall of Easter lilies and white asters.

  Active pallbearers were grandsons, sons-in-law and grandsons-in-law of the 
deceased, J. Frankl Culpeper, Allen Sullivan, Wallace Walton and B.F. Culpeper.

  Friends of the family served as honorary pallbearers.

  Burial was made in Cedar Hill Cemetery.


James Brown PHILHOWER, lumber manufacturer, 
b. 29 Feb 1853*, Hunterdon Co., NJ, d. 5 Aug 1935, Suffolk, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block D, Lot 52*), Suffolk, 7 Aug 1935, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 13, No. 117, Tues., Aug. 6, 1935, p. 1; 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Wed., Aug. 8, 1935, p. 10 

*Additional information: 

His parents, Jacob R. & Sarah Beavers (STOUT) PHILHOWER, 
   are buried in Block D, Lot 68. 
   Cedar Hill list, an extension of the Southampton County 
   Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_p.txt 

D.Cert. 18999 (Suffolk #265) gives b. 21 Jan 1853. 

His wife's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Apr. 5, 1928, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/p460g1ob.txt 

His mother's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Aug. 31, 1935, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/p460s1ob.txt 


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