Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Smith, W. Joseph, 1948 

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William J. Smith Buried in Holland 

  Funeral services for William Joseph Smith, 82, who died Saturday night at 
his home near Holy Neck in Nansemond County after a long illness, were to be 
conducted this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Holy Neck Christian Church by 
the Rev. H.E. Crutchfield. 

  Mr. Smith, who was a member of the Holy Neck Christian Church and its Board 
of Deacons, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Emma Taylor Smith; five daughters, 
Miss Ida L. Smith, Mrs. J.W. Hamilton and Mrs. R.R. Piland of near Holland, 
Mrs. Eddie Cheverie of Newton, Mass, aud Mrs. R.C. Fussell of Charlotte, N.C.; 
a son, Wilbur J. Smith of the Veteran's Hospital, Roanoke and 12 
grandchildren. 

  The body was taken to the Hill Funeral Home where it is to remain until 2:15 
this afternoon, at which time the funeral procession will leave for the Holy 
Neck Christian Church.  Burial will be in the Holland Cemetery. 


William Joseph "Joe" SMITH, farmer, 
b. 10 Oct 1865, Gates Co., NC, d. 5 Jun 1948, Nansemond Co., 
interred in Holland Cemetery*, 7 Jun 1948, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 25, No. 54, Mon., June 7, 1948, p. 1 

*Additional information: 

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

Photos of his gravestone & family plot - added by Jake Dog - are posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #15559149. 

His parents, John W. SMITH & Drucilla Margaret GREEN, m. 28 Nov 1848 in 
   Gates Co., NC.  They are buried in a SMITH family cemetery, Roducco, 
   Gates Co., NC.  His father was a Confederate veteran, having served as 
   a private in Co. H, 5th NC Infantry.  He was captured 28 Nov 1863 at 
   Mine Run, was held as a POW in the Old Capitol Prison, DC, & Point Lookout, 
   MD, and was exchanged 24 Feb 1865. 

Joe's D.Cert. 14118 (Holy Neck #13) gives son of John & Gricilla SMITH, 
   both b. Princess Anne Co., VA. 

His widow's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," July 16, 1964, p. 3) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/s530e6ob.txt 


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