Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Beaton, Charles E., 1987 

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CHARLES EDGAR BEATON

   FRANKLIN - Charles Edgar Beaton, 70, a retired car salesman, of the 400 
block of Old Sedley Road, died Oct. 25, in a hospital.

   Mr. Beaton, a native of Boykins, had retired from several Chevrolet 
dealerships in Franklin.  Previously, he had worked for the federal 
government’s Department of Health and Welfare in Alexandria.  He was an Army 
veteran of World War II.

   He was a member of Franklin United Methodist Church, the Franklin American 
Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.  He was a graduate of Chowan College and 
T.C. Williams Business School, which is now a law school in Richmond.

   Survivors include his wife, Minnie Thomas Gillette Beaton; a daughter, 
Teresa Charles Beaton Beale of Courtland; and a brother, Norman S. Beaton of 
Havlock, N.C.

   The graveside service was conducted Tuesday in Poplar Spring Cemetery by 
the Rev. John A. Siegle.

   Memorial donations may be made to the High Street United Methodist Church 
or to a charity of one’s choice.  Wright Funeral Home, Franklin, handled 
arrangements.


[Charles Edgar BEATON, retired Chevrolet salesman, 
 Army veteran of WW-II and former federal employee, 
 Boykins native, d. 25 Oct 1987, age 70, 
 interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 3, Plot 162A*), Franklin, 
    27 Oct 1987, 
 "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Oct. 29, 1987, p. 8A] 

[*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project,
     Poplar Spring list:
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar3.txt] 

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