Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Acey, William Thomas  June 26, 1948
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Norfolk Virginian Pilot Monday June 28, 1948
W.T. Acey Dies At Age of 82; Funeral Today

William Thomas Acey, 82, of 118 West 38th Street, died Saturday at 10:40 
p.m. after being in ill health for some time.  He was taken seriously ill a 
week ago.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Gray Acey, four sons, the Rev. Archie 
E. Acey, D.D., of Danville, Basil B., Thomas E., and Randolph I. Acey, all 
of Norfolk; one daughter, Mrs. S. Blair Poteate, of Norfolk and nine 
grandchildren.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., he was a resident of Virginia for 56 years, the 
last 30 of which he spent in Norfolk.  He was a member of the Park Place 
Methodist Church and the Wesley Bible Class and a charter member of the 
Wesley Bible Class Chorus.
The body will be taken from the Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home to the Park 
Place Methodist Church today at 2 p.m. where it will lie in state until 3 
o'clock when funeral services will be conducted by the Rev. R. Orman Bryant, 
D.D., pastor, and the Rev. Frank L. Wells, D.D., superintendent of the 
Norfolk Methodist District.  Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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William Thomas Acey, 82, husband of Mrs. Annie Gray Acey, died at his 
residence, 618 West 38th Street, Saturday night at 10:40 o'clock.
Besides his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. S. Blair Poteate, of 
Norfolk; four sons, the Rev. A.E. Acey, D.D., of Danville; T.E., R.I. and 
B.B. Acey, of Norfolk; nine grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Mr Acey was a native of Wilkesboro, Pa., and has resided in Norfolk for 30 
years.  He was a member of Park Place Methodist Church.
The body was taken to the Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home.



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