Southampton-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Bracy, Jacob H., 1938 

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JACOB HENRY* BRACY 

  Franklin, Aug. 9 - (Special) - Jacob Henry Bracy, 78, prominent farmer of 
this section, died suddenly this afternoon at 12:30 o’clock of a heart attack. 
He was a native of Isle of Wight County but had lived here for the past 50 
years.  He was a member of the Franklin Christian Church.

  Surviving are six sons and two daughters, Mrs. L.A. Whitley, C.L., Roy, 
Martin, and Edward Bracy, of Franklin; J.R. Bracy, of Dendron; J.F. Bracy, of 
Carrsville, and Miss Mattie Bracy, of Windsor.  Ten grandchildren and four 
nephews also survive.

  Funeral services will be conducted at the home of Roy Bracy Thursday 
afternoon at 3 o’clock by the E.K, MacReynolds assisted by Rev. Mr. Jenson. 
Burial will be in Poplar Spring Cemetery.

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  Franklin - Jacob Henry Bracy, 78, a farmer who lived near here, died at his 
home Tuesday of a heart attack.  He was a member of the Christian Church here, 
and was widely known.  He is survived by six sons and two daughters, C.L., 
Roy, Martin and Edward Bracy of Franklin, and Mrs. L.A. Whitley of Franklin, 
and J.R. Bracy of Dendron, J.F. Bracy of Carrsville and Miss Mattie Bracy of 
Windsor; 10 grandchildren, four nephews, Clarence Bracy, Washington, D.C.; 
Johnnie Bracy of Carrsville, Willie Bracy of Petersburg and Claud Bracy of 
Holland.  Funeral services will be held at 3 P.M. Thursday at the home of his 
son, Roy Bracy, Chestnut Street, Franklin, conducted by the Rev. E.K. 
MacReynolds.  Burial will be made in Poplar Spring Cemetery.

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   Jacob Henry Bracy, well-known farmer of the Franklin community, died at his 
home near town Tuesday afternoon of a heart attack.  Mr. Bracey, who was 78 
years of age, was a native of Isle of Wight County but had spent the greater 
part of his life here.  He was a member of the Franklin Congregational Church 
Church.

   Mr. Bracy is survived by eight children; Mrs. Lloyd A. Whitley, C. Lee, 
Roy, Martin and Edward Bracy, all of Franklin; J.R. Bracy of Dendron, J.F. 
Bracy of Carrsville, and Miss Mattie Bracy of Windsor, Va.; by ten 
grandchildren, four nephews and a large family connection.

   Funeral services were conducted from the home of Roy Bracy in Riverview 
yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock by the Rev. A. McK. Reynolds of High Street 
M.E. Church.  Burial was made in the family plot in Poplar Spring Cemetery, 
the active pallbearers being: Geo. I, Earnest, Ezra F. Gray, J. Cliff Eley, 
Tup Jones, Geo. H. Parker, J. Edgar Weede, E.P. Jones and W.H. Jones of A.


Jacob Henry/Herbert* BRACEY (Sr.), Franklin-area farmer, 
Isle of Wight Co. native, d. 9 Aug 1938, at home, near Franklin, age 78, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 2, Plot 27B*), Franklin, 
   11 Aug 1938, 
"The Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Aug. 10, 1938, p. 18; 
"The Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch," Aug. 11, 1938, p. 22; 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Aug. 12, 1938, p. 1 

*Gravestone gives Jacob Herbert BRACEY [(Sr.) & Jr.]. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar2.txt 

Additional information: 

*His wife's obit ("Tidewater News," Nov. 19, 1937) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b620s1ob.txt 


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