Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries......Williams, John D. Sr., 1952 

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     John Dee Williams, Sr. 

  Suffolk, May 8. - John Dee Williams, Sr., of Suffolk RFD 1, Nansemond 
County, died today at 3 p.m. in the Louise Obici Memorial Hospital after an 
illness of three weeks.  He had been active in the insurance business a number 
of years. 

  He was a son of the late Lewis Raiford and Mrs. Vira Crumpler Williams 
[sic*], of Sampson County, N.C. 

  Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Sally Mary Williams, of Nansemond County; two 
sons, C.P. Williams, of Duplin County, N.C., and John Dee Williams, Jr., of 
Nansemond County; five sisters, Mrs. S.J. Andrews, of Roseboro, N.C.; Mrs. 
W.J. Hubbard, of Stedman, N.C.; Mrs. Alex Peterson, of Vero Beach, Fla.; Mrs. 
William A. Pollock and Mrs. Bonnie Pollock, both of Fayetteville, N.C., and 
three grandchildren. 

  The body was removed to the I.O. Hill and Company Funeral Home. 
Arrangements will be announced later. 

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Funeral Sunday For J. D. Williams 

  Funeral services for John Dee Williams, Sr., a resident of Route 1, 
Nansemond County, who died yesterday afternoon at the Louise Obici Memorial 
Hospital after an illness of three weeks, will be held Sunday afternoon at 4 
o'clock at the Bethlehem Christian Church with the Rev. R.E. Brittle 
conducting the services.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery. 

  He was the son of the late Lewis Raiford and Vira Crumpler Williams of 
Sampson County, North Carolina. 

  Other than his wife, Mrs. Sally Mary Williams of Nansemond County, he is 
survived by two sons, C.P. Williams, of Duplin County, North Carolina, and 
John Dee Williams, Jr., of Nansemond County; five sisters, Mrs. S.J. Andrews, 
of Roseboro, N.C., Mrs. W.J. Hubbard, of Stedman, N.C., Mrs. Alec Peterson of 
Vero Beach, Florida, Mrs. William A. Pollock and Mrs. Bonnie Pollack, both of 
Fayetteville, N.C.; three grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. 

  The funeral procession will leave the funeral home at 3:45 p.m. Sunday. 


John Dee WILLIAMS, Sr., farmer, 
b. 1 Feb 1900, NC*, d. 8 May 1952, Suffolk, 
interred in Bethlehem Christian Church Cemetery*, 11 May 1952, 
"Norfolk Virginian-Pilot," Vol. 203, No. 39, Fri., May 9, 1952, p. 49; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 30, No. 111, Fri., May 9, 1952, p. 3 

*Additional information: 

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

A photo of John & some of his siblings - added by Jeff Hubbard - 
   and one of his gravestone - added by Libby0716 - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #104527408; it shows b. 2 Feb 1900. 

His parents Louis Raeford and Vira (CRUMPLER) WILLIAMS are buried in 
   Oak Grove Pentacostal Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery, Stedman, 
   Cumberland Co., NC. 

D.Cert. 12321 (Chuckatuck #141) gives them as Lewis Raiford and Viola 
   (CRUMPLER) WILLIAMS. 

His m.rec. gives b. Wayne Co., NC: mother: Fiola. 

His WW-II draft card gives b. Sampson Co., NC. 


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