Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Beaton, Edward H., 1941 

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EDWARD HUNTER BEATON

   Edward Hunter Beaton, 65, well known farmer of Southampton County died 
Monday night at his home in the Black Creek community after an illness of a 
few months.  He was the son of the late Robert and Lucy Ann Beale Beaton, of 
this county, and husband of Mrs. Ann Hatfield Beaton.  He was a consistant 
member of Black Creek Baptist Church for many years.

   Besides his wife he is survived by five daughters, Mrs. R.H. Powell of 
Anacostia, Mrs. G.H. Raiford of Victoria, Mrs. P.O. Duck, Jr. of Sedley, Mrs. 
G. Lindsay of Arlington and Miss Wilma Beaton of Arlington; two sons, Robert 
L. Beaton and Howard H. Beaton of Portsmouth; eight grandchildren and one 
niece, Mrs. Ryland Gillette of Sedley.

   Services were conducted at Black Creek Baptist Church Wednesday afternoon 
at 2:30 o’clock by the Rev. W. B. Watson, the pastor, assisted by the Rev. 
R.D. Stephenson of Franklin, Joel Cooke Holland of Murfreesboro sang "Abide 
with Me" and "Rock of Ages."

   Burial took place in Poplar Spring Cemetery here, the casket being covered 
with a pall of Easter Lilies and roses.  There were many beautiful floral 
tributes.  Pallbearers were C.B. Owen, V.S. Pittman, C.C. Edwards, F.B. Welch, 
N.W. Wills, W.H. Jones (Tup), H.B. McLemore, Jr., and Dr. Morgan B. Raiford.


Edward Hunter BEATON, farmer, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 17 Feb 1941, at home, Black Creek, age 65, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 151*), Franklin, 
   19 Feb 1941, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Feb. 21, 1941, p. 8 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx2.txt 

His parents are buried in a BEATON family cemetery on Drake Rd. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (I-32): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol1.txt 

His widow's obit ("Tidewater News," Jan. 25, 1968, p. 12), 
   with their marriage record appended, is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b350m7ob.txt 


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Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. 

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