Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Box, Hiram R., 1966 

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HIRAM REED BOX

   Hiram Reed Box, (Jack) 65, died Friday, April 1 in a Williamburg hospital 
after a long illness.

   A native of Little Rock, Ark. and a former resident of Boykins, he was a 
retired electrician and the husband of the late Mrs. Lucelle Simmons Box.

   He was a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose and a veteran of the 
Marines.

   Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Walter J. Burmeister of Alexandria; two 
brothers, one sister and two grandsons.

   The remains were taken to Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield.

   A graveside service was conducted Sunday, April 3, at 3:30 p.m. by the 
Rev. Ben B. Ussery, pastor of the Boykins Baptist Church.  Burial was in 
Beechwood Cemetery, Boykins.

   Pallbearers were Ben Rountree, George Cabell, Joe Felts, Pattie Felts, 
Herman Smith, Wilson Barnes and Raymond Rawls.


Hiram Reed BOX, formerly of Boykins, retired electrician, Marine veteran, 
Little Rock, AR native, d. 1 Apr 1966, Williamburg, age 65, 
interred in Beechwood Cemetery (Annex 1, Section A, Plot 11*), Boykins, 
   5 Feb 1966, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Apr. 7, 1966, p. 16 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
    Beechwood list: 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/beechwd.txt 


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