Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Bradshaw, John C., 1961 

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JOHN CLAUDIUS BRADSHAW

JOHN C. BRADSHAW BURIED TODAY

   John Claudius Bradshaw, 75, retired Franklin building contractor, died in 
his home Saturday morning.

   He was the husband of Mrs. Ruth S. Joyner Bradshaw.  A native of 
Southampton County, he was a son of James and Mrs. Geneva Babb Bradshaw.

   He was a member of Bethel Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of 
Friends and was an elder of the Friends Meeting.

   After school in Southampton County, he attended Guilford (N.C.) College.

   He contracted and built many of the finer homes in the Franklin and 
Southampton County area.  One of his prized buildings was Holland Funeral Home.

   Besides his widow, surviving are one son, John C. Bradshaw, Jr. of Norfolk; 
and one daughter, Mrs. Richard E. Railey, of Courtland; six grandchildren, two 
sisters, Mrs. Charles T. Lupton, Sr. of Denver, Colo., and Miss Lizzie 
Bradshaw of Norfolk.

   A funeral service was held today at 2 p.m. by the Rev. Harry Wellons, 
ministers of Friends, and the Rev. C.W. Gibson, Jr., pastor of Courtland 
Methodist Church.  Burial was in Rosemont Cemetery, Sedley.  In lieu of 
flowers, the family requested that those desiring contribute to Raiford 
Memorial Hospital.

   Pallbearers were Dr. T.A. Morgan, T.J. Blythe, Jr., Lee M. White, Roy C. 
Edwards, R.E.L. Wheless and J.R. Howerton.


John Claudius BRADSHAW, retired Franklin building contractor, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 14 Jan 1961, at home, age 75, 
interred in Rosemont Cemetery*, Sedley, 16 Jan 1961, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Jan. 16, 1961, p. 5 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project,
    Rosemont list (S-7): 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/rosemont.txt 

Additional information: 

John Claudius Bradshaw, 25, S, b. & res. Southampton Co., Farmer, 
   S/O James Madison & Geneva M. Babb Bradshaw 
Ruth Scattergood Joyner, 21, S, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
   D/O Alexander J. & Martha C. Faircloth Joyner 
01-25-1910 Norfolk, VA, BY Rev. McD. Howsane, Christian Minister 
(Southampton Co. MB13:598, transcribed by Bruce Saunders. 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/vitals/mb13pt.txt) 

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

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b632j10o.txt