Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Ellington, William A. December 29, 1904 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Dorothy Strawhand https://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00034.html#0008405 August 23, 2020, 6:21 pm Virginian Pilot December 30, 1904 William A. Ellington, one of Berkley's oldest and best known citizens, died at the home of his son-in-law, George W. Youre, corner Berkley avenue and Sixth street, yesterday morning at 8 o'clock after a lingering illness of some 8 years. He was stricken with paralysis in 1896 and his condition continued to grow worse until the end. The deceased was 70 years old and is survived by six children: Mrs. G.W. Youre, Mrs. C.V. Parker, Mrs. G.M. Herbert, Mrs. T. Asble, Mrs. T. Brantley and Mr. Morris Ellington. The funeral will take place at the home at 4 o'clock this afternoon and Rev. C.V. Parker, one of his sons-in-law, and Rev. Herbert Scholz, will officiate. Mr. Ellington was the oldest engineer of the Norfolk and Southern railroad and drove the first engine, which he brought from Elizabeth City, N.C. This engine was taken there by barges under his direction and was used to build the road in this direction, which was over twenty-five years ago. He came to this road from the Norfolk and Petersburg railroad, now the Norfolk and Western. Eight years ago he was retired. Mr. Ellington once pulled the throttle of an engine that brought the late General William Mahone from Petersburg to Norfolk when other engineers of the road are said to have made the statement that the run could not be made in a certain time. Mr. Ellington took the position that it could be made in the given time and accomplished his purpose in the speediest time ever made on that road. The business of General Mahone is said to have been of extreme importance, and that it was necessary for him to be in Norfolk at a certain hour. Some in this section may recall the incident which occurred, evidently, in the days of Readjustment, when Mahone was in control of state politics. *********************************************************************** The funeral of the late William A. Ellington, who died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. G.W. Youre, was conducted at the house yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Rev. C.V. Parker, a son-in-law of the deceased, assisted by Rev. Herbert Scholtz, pastor of Main Street Christian Church, conducted the services. The interment was in Magnolia Cemetery. There were quite a number of floral tributes, among them a handsome wreath from the Norfolk and Southern railroad, for which company he was engaged for quite a number of years. The following were pallbearers: W.G. Larmour, J.E. Cooper, H. Gammon, R. Davis, W.J. Duke, J. Rogers, R.W. Bennett and W.A. Baker. Virginian Pilot December 31, 1904 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/e/ellingto17570gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 3.2 Kb