Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Arrington, William Edward, 1957 
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        W. E. Arrington 
  William Edward Arrington, 53, 
of Whaleyville died unexpectedly 
at 7:30 Friday morning, May 31, 
while at work at the Joel E. Har- 
rell Company packing plant in 
Suffolk. 
  He was a son of Mrs. Julia 
Edwards Arrington of Isle of 
Wight County and the late Wil- 
liam W. Arrington of Chowan 
County, N. C. 
  Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Es- 
telle Hand Arrington; seven 
daughters, Mrs. Mildred Cobb of 
Zuni, Mrs. Dana Burkett and 
Mrs. Mary Virginia Hobbs, both 
of Suffolk, and Misses Willie 
May, Rose Marie, Sarah Eliza- 
beth and Lois A. Arrington, all 
of Whaleyville; four sons, Wil- 
liam C. Arrington of Windsor, 
George F. Arrington and J. Hur- 
ley Arrington, both of Suffolk, 
and Archie Lee Arrington of 
Whaleyville; two brothers, J. 
Clinton Arrington of Windsor 
and Charlie J. Arrington of 
Carrsville; and a number of 
nieces and nephews. 
  Funeral services were con- 
ducted Sunday afternoon at 2 o'- 
clock at the Hill Funeral Home in 
Suffolk by Rev. Edwin C. Thorn- 
ton, Jr., pastor of Beaver Dam 
Baptist Church, and Rev. G. C. 
Crutchfield, pastor of Antioch 
Christian Church.  Miss Carme- 
nette Peale, accompanied by Mrs. 
Webb Pinner, Jr., sang "In The 
Garden" and "Sunrise."  The pall 
was of red roses, white carna- 
tions and baby's breath. 
  Burial was in Beaver Dam 
Church Cemetery.  Pallbearers 
were Frank Brinkley, Jimmy 
Brinkley, James Bristow, Johnny 
Dewell, R. Wesley Harrell, Ed- 
ward Luter, Everett Munford and 
D. B. Sweat.  Friends of the fam- 
ily served as honorary pallbear- 
ers. 
[handwritten note: "Va P" (struck); 
 "TN 66-1957"] 

[William Edward Arrington, d. 31 May 1957, age 53, obituary, 
 "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), obit dated 6 Jun 1957] 

[file transcribed by Matt Harris (Zoobug64@aol.com), 
 from scanned image, graciously provided by Mrs. Bruce Saunders.]