Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Wilkins, Henry, 1947 

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HENRY WILKINS

Henry Wilkins Dies at 84 

  HENRY WILKINS, 84, died last night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. M.T. 
Pruden, Nansemond County, after a short illness. 

  He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Fate Boyce, Mrs. Johnny Byrum and 
Mrs. M.T. Pruden, of Nansemond County, and Mrs. Joseph Hayes, of Baltimore, 
Md.; four sons, W.M., Eugene and Arthur Wilkins, of Nansemond County, and 
Robert Wilkins, of Baltimore, Md.; 37 grandchildren; three great-
grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. W.S. Babb, of Suffolk, and Mrs. John 
Powell, of Norfolk. 

  He was a member of the West End Baptist Church, Suffolk.  The body was taken 
to the Hill Funeral Home where it will remain until 2:30 o'clock Sunday 
afternoon at which time the funeral procession will leave for Cypress Chapel 
Christian Church.  Services will be held at 3 o'clock at the Cypress Church 
with Dr. S.T. Habel and Rev. R.E. Brittle officiating.  Burial is to be in the 
church cemetery. 

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Henry Wilkins Services Held 

  Funeral services for Henry Wilkins, who died Thursday night at the home of 
his daughter, Mrs. M.T. Pruden, Nansemond County, were conducted at 3 o'clock 
yesterday afternoon at the Cypress Chapel Christian Church.  Dr. S.T. Habel 
and Rev. R.E. Brittle officiated. 

  Misses Foy and Joy Carter, accompanied by Mrs. Wallace Brinkley, sang a 
duet, "Face to Face," and Mrs. A.E. Byrum, the Misses Carter and Rev. Brittle, 
sang, "God Will Take Care of You" and "Someday He Will Make It Plain."  The 
pall was of lilies, red roses and white carnations. 

  Active pallbearers were J.E. Benton, Ocie Bradshaw, H.L. Joyner, George 
Truitt, N.T. Poarch, L.G. Stubbs. G.H. Willis and A.E. Byrum.  Burial was in 
the church cemetery. 


Henry WILKINS, farmer, 
b. 18 Mar 1862, Nansemond Co., d. 3 Jan 1947, at daughter's home, Nansemond Co., 
interred in Cypress Chapel Christian Church Cemetery*, 5 Jan 1947, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 24, No. 238, Fri., Jan. 3, 1947, p. 3; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 24, No. 240, Mon., Jan. 6, 1947, p. 3; 

*His father, Edgar WILKINS (1815 - 1890), is also buried there. 
   Cypress Chapel list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cypress.txt 

Photos of his gravestone - added by Jake Dog & Emily - are posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #31279340 

D.Cert. 1875 (Chuckatuck #3) 

His father was a Confederate veteran, having served as a private in Co. I, 
   41st VA Infantry. 


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