Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Whedbee, Sgt. Johnnie N., 1922 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ JOHNNIE N. WHEDBEE TO BURY SOLDIER ON HOME SOIL Suffolk, Va., Jan. 11 - The funeral of Sergeant Johnnie N. Whedbee, formerly of Suffolk, who was wounded in action October 8, and died October 12, 1918, in France, will be held at the grave in Arlington, January 12, at 12:30 o’clock. The brothers and sisters of the soldier will be present, and several comrades are expected to be present. Sergeant Johnnie N. WHEDBEE, 116th Infantry, U.S. Army, b. Apr 1895, NC, WIA 8 Oct 1918, d. 12 Oct 1918, France, interred in Arlington National Cemetery*, 12 Jan 1922, donated obit, newspaper unknown, dateline Jan. 11, 1922 *Additional information: Photos of his gravestone - added by Anne Cady & Frogman - are posted with Find a Grave Memorial #57194773. His parents, Richard H. & Julia H. (HOWELL) WHEDBEE, are buried in a WHEDBEE family cemetery in Gatesville, Gates Co., NC. 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/w310j1ob.txt