Southampton-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Bradshaw, Elmer A., 1952 

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ELMER AMOS BRADSHAW

   Elmer Amos Bradshaw, 56, a well known dairy farmer of the Franklin 
community, died at his home on the Franklin-Courtland Boulevard on Friday 
night, February 8, after several years of ill health. 

   A long-time resident of the community, he was the husband of Mrs. Lillie 
Cox Bradshaw and a son of Amos and Ophelia Daughtrey Bradshaw of Isle of Wight 
County.  He was a member of the Franklin Baptist Church. 

   He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Ernest G. Evans of Franklin 
and Mrs. Frank L. DeBord of Quincy, Fla., two sons, Elmer A. Bradshaw, Jr., 
and Burton C. Bradshaw, both of Franklin; six grandchildren; and three 
sisters, Mrs. Paul Carr and Mrs. C.E. Bunn of Franklin and Mrs. C.E. Taylor of 
Portsmouth.  A brother, W.M. ("Buddy") Bradshaw of Franklin died several years 
ago. 

   Funeral services for Mr. Bradshaw were conducted at the late residence on 
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock by his pastor, Rev. Ira D. Hudgins, assisted by 
a former pastor, Rev. R.D. Stephenson.  Interment was in Poplar Spring 
Cemetery, the active pallbearers being W.R. Atkins, R.C. Branch, Sr., Gardner 
T. Edwards, Wayland F. Jones, W.T. Pace, Jr., and George O. Watkins, all of 
Franklin, Dr. A.J. Sipos of Richmond and Cleveland Vincent of Woodland, N.C. 
Honorary pallbearers were friends of the family. 


Elmer Amos BRADSHAW, dairy farmer, 
d. 8 Feb 1952, at home, Franklin-Courtland Blvd., age 56, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Annex 3, Section B, Plot 3*), Franklin, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Feb. 15, 1952, p. 5 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx3.txt 

His parents are buried in Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery, between Franklin 
   & Carrsville. 
   Beaverdam list (BD-8), an extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/bvrdam.txt 

His in-laws are buried in Mt. Carmel Christian Church Cemetery, Walters. 
   Mt. Carmel list, another extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/mtcarmel.txt 


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

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