Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Whedbee, Dr. James P., 1939 

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Heart Attack Fatal To Dr. J. P. Whedbee 

Stricken On Street, Dean Of Suffolk Dentists Dies In Office Of R. J. & J. B. 
   Norfleet At 9:30; Was Conscious To The End 

  Dr. James Penniel Whedbee, 82, prominent Suffolk dentist, died suddenly here 
this morning at 9:30 from a heart attack. 

  Death occurred in the real estate offices of R.J. and J.B. Norfleet, in the 
American Bank and Trust Company Bank building, where he had been assisted by 
Patrolman H.P. Murphy.  Dr. Whedbee passed Officer Murphy at the bank corner 
around 8:20 this morning en route to an East Washington street laundry, and on 
his return, Officer Murphy noticed the dentist was walking unsteadily, and 
almost simultaneously Dr. Whedbee brushed against the officer and said: "I 
have an attack of some kind.  I can't go any further.  I'm gone." 

Last Words "Thanks" 

  Murphy gave Dr. Whedbee his support and called some passers-by who assisted 
in carrying the stricken man to the Norfleet offices in the bank building. 
Dr. Whedhee was conscious and said to Officer Murphy, "You don't know how much 
I appreciate what you have done for me." 

  Dr. L. W. White, physician, and intimate friend of Dr. Whedbee, was called 
at 9 o'clock, but Dr. Whedbee failed to respond to medical treatment and death 
came at 9:30.  He was conscious of the friends who had gathered to his aid up 
until five minutes of his death, and gave them instructions where to carry his 
body if death came. 

Long Practice 

  He made his home and his office headquarters at 158 West Washington street 
over the Employment Office. He was the dean of Suffolk dentists, having been 
in active practice here for over 50 years.  Recently local dentists honored 
him by presenting him a cane in recognition of his long services to the 
profession. 

  A native of Durants Neck, in Perquimans County, North Carolina, Dr. Whedbee 
was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Seth Sumner Whedbee.  He received his education at 
the University of North Carolina and the Baltimore College of Dentistry. 

  He was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church and a charter member of the 
Randolph Society, which recently celebrated their 50th anniversary.  He served 
the church for many terms as a member of the vestry. 

  A member of Suffolk Lodge No. 30 of the Masonic fraternity for approximately 
56 years, he was one of the few Masons of Suffolk to hold the 50-year 
membership emblem. 

Highly Regarded 

  Loved and respected, the tribute paid him by J.B. Norfleet his close friend: 
"He was the most liberal and big-hearted man I ever knew," summed up the 
feelings of all who knew him. 

  As a young man, Dr. Whedbee was associated with the Jackson Lumber Company, 
of Whaleyville, during the lumber boom days and later worked with a cotton 
brokerage firm in Norfolk, before he took up the study of dentistry. 

  He was associated earlier in his dentistry career in Suffolk with the late 
Dr. H.W. Campbell. 

  Surviving Dr. Whedbee are three sisters, Mrs. Helene W. Newby, Miss Pattie 
Whedbee and Mrs. K.M. Newby; a brother, G.B. Whedbee, all of Hertford, N.C., 
and many other relatives, including two great grand nieces. 


James Penniel WHEDBEE, D.D.S., dean of Suffolk dentists, 
b. 15 Sep 1867, Perquimans Co., NC, d. 12 Dec 1939, Suffolk, 
interred in Cedarwood Cemetery*, Hertford, Perquimans Co., NC, 13 Dec 1939, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 17, No. 224, Tues., Dec. 12, 1939, pp. 1 & 8 

*Additional information: 

A photo of his gravestone - added by stacy.jethro jones - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #20047347. 

D.Cert. 26656 (Suffolk #333) 


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