Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Woodworth, James Henry January 3, 1942
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Norfolk Virginian Pilot January 4, 1942

                           MISSION HEAD DIES AT HOME

          Rev. James Henry Woodworth, Welfare Worker, Succumbs to Illness

The Rev. James Henry Woodworth, 73 years of age, operator of the Helping 
Hand Mission at Crawford and Queen streets for a number of years and more 
recently at Water and Queen streets, died yesterday afternoon at 12:30 
o'clock at his home in Churchland.
Mr. Woodworth is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillie Woodworth; three 
daughters, Mrs. Joseph T. Price, of Highland Park; Mrs. Josephine Mais, of 
Churchland; and Mrs. Muriel Groom, of San Francisco, Cal.; one son, B.L. 
Woodworth, of Portsmouth; three stepsons, Otis F. Price, of Spain, James T. 
Price, of Highland Park, H.F. Price, of Portsmouth; one adopted son, William 
R. Clayton, of the U.S. Coast Guard; an adopted daughter, Mrs. Mary Biddle, 
of Westhaven and 13 grandchildren.
The deceased was a member of the order of Odd Fellows.
Mr. Woodworth was employed for many years by the Portsmouth and Norfolk 
County ferries and had retired from service for some time.  Since his 
retirement he had conducted charitable service on his own initiative and 
largely at his own expense among individuals and families in destitute 
circumstances through his Helping Hand Mission.
In his work among the poor, Mr. Woodworth provided many a person without a 
roof over his or her head lodgings and food at his Helping Hand Mission.  
Families that became stranded here have found Mr. Woodworth's Mission a 
haven for them in their time of need. 
Body of the deceased was removed to the Snellings Funeral Home to be 
prepared for burial.  Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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The Rev. James Henry Woodworth, 73, operator of the Helping Hand Mission at 
Water and Queen streets, who died Saturday afternoon at 12:30 o'clock at his 
home in Churchland, will be buried this afternoon in Magnolia Cemetery, 
Berkley.  Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock at the Snellings 
Funeral Home in Portsmouth.

Norfolk Virginian Pilot January 5, 1942

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