Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Adams, Walter L., 1931 

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WALTER LESLIE ADAMS

   W.L. Adams of this town died at Raiford Hospital this (Friday) morning 
about 4:30 o’clock after an illness of two weeks, although he had been in ill 
health for some months.  Mr. Adams came to Franklin from Chatham, Va., about 
12 years ago and had been with the Lytton Manufacturing Co. as a machinist 
during his residence in Franklin.  He was a member of the Men’s Bible Class of 
the M.E. Sunday school and of Franklin Lodge No. 51, Knight of Pythias.  He is 
survived by his wife and four children.  Funeral arrangements had not been 
completed this morning.

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WALTER LESLIE ADAMS

   Walter Leslie Adams, whose death occurred at Raiford Hospital last Friday 
morning after a brief illness, was buried here Saturday afternoon, with 
services conducted by Rev. Dr. Geo. H. Spooner, assisted by Rev. Jos. W. Fix 
and Dr. J.L. Hodges of New Bern, N.C.

   Mr. Adams, who was 43 years of age, was a native of Danville, Virginia, and 
had been living in Franklin for the last 14 years, being employed by the 
Lytton Manufacturing Corporation.  He had quite a number of friends here by 
whom he was highly esteemed, and took an active interest in the Men’s Bible 
Class of the High Street Methodist Church and in Franklin Lodge No. 51, 
Knights of Pythias, the rites of that fraternal order being held at the 
graveside.

   Mr. Adams was married 16 years ago to Miss Clara L. Adams of Pittsylvania 
County, who survives him, with four sons, Lawrence, Bruce, Jack, and Leslie. 
He also has a brother, E.T. Adams of Phoebus, Va.  Relatives who were here for 
the funeral included Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Powell of New Bern, N.C., G.W. Adams of 
Askin, N.C., Mr. and Mrs. L.K. Whitford, Mrs. T.G. Campbell, Miss Maggie 
Campbell and E.J. Campbell of Vanceboro, N.C. and E.T. Adams of Phoebus.

   The active pallbearers were: George Earnest, W.F. Jones, W.F. Cooper, D.R. 
Butler, J. Linwood Edwards, Lloyd A. Darden, Geo. H. Beale and Frank Bunch.


Walter Leslie ADAMS, of Franklin, Lytton Manufacturing Co. machinist, 
Danville native, d. 31 Jul 1931, Franklin, age 43, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 2, Plot 107; unmarked*), Franklin, 
   1 Aug 1931, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), July 31, 1931, p. 1; 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Aug. 7, 1931, p. 5 

*Added to the list of his son Lawrence's plot. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar2.txt 

Lawrence's obit ("Richmond Times-Dispatch," Apr. 26, 1954, p. 27) 
   is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/a352l1ob.txt 


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