Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Bunn, John N., 1952 

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JOHN NORMAN BUNN 

   John Norman Bunn, 86, well-known retired farmer of Newsoms, died at his 
home on Sunday afternoon, October 5, after several years of failing health.

   A member of the Newsoms Methodist Church, Mr. Bunn was the husband of 
the late Mrs. Laura Addie Porter Bunn and son of the late John Councill 
and Elizabeth Vick Bunn of Southampton County.

   Surviving him are six daughters, Mrs. Fannie B. Spain of Newsoms, Mrs. 
Ruby B. Fowler of Boykins, Mrs. Ethel B. Saunders of Franklin, and Mrs. 
Evelyn B. Ferrell, Mrs. Gladys B. Shaw and Mrs. Bernice B. Decker, all of 
Portsmouth; four sons, Ray Bunn of Boykins, Edward D. Bunn of Baltimore, 
Md., and Jack C. and Bennie L. Bunn, both of Newsoms; and 16 grandchildren 
and six great-grandchildren.

   Funeral services for Mr. Bunn were conducted at the grave in Newsoms 
Cemetery on Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock by Rev. R.B. Moore, pastor of the 
Newsoms Methodist Church, Rev. John W. Morrison of Urbanna, a former pastor, 
and Rev. R.L. Chadwick, pastor of the Newsoms Baptist Church.

   The pallbearers were Walter Bowers, J.C. Bunn, Jr., Raymond Bunn, Mallory 
Ferrell, Jr.,  Thomas Milton, Howard Story, David Sykes and Carl Tippett.


John Norman BUNN, retired farmer, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 5 Oct 1952, at home, Newsoms, age 86, 
interred in Hollywood Cemetery*, Newsoms, 7 Oct 1952, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Oct. 10, 1952, p. 12 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Hollywood list (N-13): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/hollywd.txt 

His wife's obit ("Tidewater News," Feb. 27, 1920, p. 5) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b500l1ob.txt 


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

"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Oct. 10, 1952, p. 12 
file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b500j4ob.txt