Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Beale, Julius W., 1939 

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JULIUS WILLIAM BEALE

J.W. BEALE, FRANKLIN CITIZEN, DEAD AT 62

   Julius William Beale, well-known Franklin citizen, died suddenly at his 
home in North High Street Monday morning, age 62 years.  Mr. Beale had been a 
merchant in Franklin for nearly 40 years, retiring from business in February, 
1938, on account of failing health.

   He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Beale of the Franklin 
community, and was first married to Miss Maggie Vaughan, daughter of the late 
Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Vaughan of this community, who died many years ago. 
There are three children from this union; Mrs. J.O. Haslett* of Franklin, Mrs. 
W.J. Blair of Galax, and William Beale, Jr. of Richmond.  He later married 
Miss Belle Thornton of Sussex County who survives him with one son, Thornton 
Beale, and he is also survived by a large family connection throughout this 
section.

   Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 4 o’clock at the grave 
in Poplar Spring Cemetery, the Rev. William Bradshaw of the Smithfield 
Episcopal Church officiating, assisted by the Rev. B.B. Bland of High Street 
M.E. Church.  The active pallbearers were: Claude J. Edwards, Cecil Vaughan, 
3rd, George H. Parker, Jake Soble, Hunter Darden, M.F. Redford, J. Letcher 
Eley and R.C. Councill.


Julius William BEALE, retired Franklin merchant, 
Franklin native, d. 13 Mar 1939, at home, Franklin, age 62, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 1, Plot 27; unmarked**), Franklin, 
   14 Mar 1939, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Mar. 17, 1939, p. 1 

**Unmarked; Julius & widow added to list with first wife. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar1.txt 

His first wife's obit ("Tidewater News," July 27, 1906) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b400m5ob.txt 

His widow's obit ("Tidewater News," Oct. 29, 1959, I-8) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b400b9ob.txt 

Neither of his marriages are found in the Southampton Co. records. 

*His daughter Effie L. (Mrs. John O. {Sr.}) HASLETTE [sic] is buried in 
   Annex 2, Plot 82.  SCHS Cemetery Project, Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx2.txt 

Her husband's obit ("Tidewater News," May 18, 1945, p. 5), 
   which also uses HASLETT, is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/h243j1ob.txt 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b400j15o.txt