Southampton-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Bradshaw, Ocie E., 1969 

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OCIE ELTON BRADSHAW

   ZUNI - A funeral service for Ocie Elton Bradshaw was conducted at 3 p.m. in 
Bethany Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Erold Lotridge, the Rev. G.C. Holder 
and the Rev. H.B. Christie.  Burial with Masonic rites was in Tucker Swamp 
Baptist Church Cemetery, with Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield, in charge.

   Pallbearers were T.M. Carr, Joe Powell, Dr. Earl Strickland, Morrison 
Butler, Roland Lewis, William Rhodes, C.H. Johnson and Walter Johnson.

   Bradshaw, 72, died Wednesday morning in Louise Obici Memorial Hospital, 
Suffolk, after a short illness.

   A native of Southampton County, he was a son of Stephen L. and Mrs. Molly 
Saunders Bradshaw and the husband of Mrs. Josie Munford Bradshaw.

   He retired after 42 years as a section foreman with Norfolk & Western 
Railway.  He was treasurer of Blackwater Masonic Lodge 134, a charter member 
of Zuni Ruritan Club, and an elder of Bethany Presbyterian Church.

   Besides his widow, surviving are a son, Henry E. Bradshaw of Franklin; a 
stepdaughter, Mrs. Eunice M. Umphlette, and a stepson, Ben A. Munford, both of 
Zuni; two brothers, C.L. Bradshaw of Waverly and Clinton O. Bradshaw of 
Suffolk; three sisters, Mrs. Robert Grissom of Suffolk, Mrs. Johnnie Jones of 
Driver and Mrs. Lucille B. Miller of Plymouth, N.C.; seven grandchildren; and 
five great grandchildren.

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Ocie E. Bradshaw

Zuni - Ocie Elton Bradshaw, 72, died Wednesday morning in Louise Obici 
Memorial Hospital, Suffolk, after a short illness.

A native of Southampton County, he was a son of Stephen L. and Mrs Molly 
Saunders Bradshaw and the husband of Mrs. Josie Munford Bradshaw.

He retired after 42 years as a section foreman with Norfolk & Western Railway. 
He was treasurer of Blackwater Masonic Lodge 134, a charter member of Zuni 
Ruritan Club, and an elder of Bethany Presbyterian Church.

Besides his widow, suriving are a son, Henry E. Bradshaw of Franklin; a 
stepdaughter, Mrs. Eunice M. Umphlette, and a stepson, Ben A. Munford, both of 
Zuni; two brothers, C.L. Bradshaw of Waverly and Clinton O. Bradshaw of 
Suffolk; three sisters, Mrs. Robert Grissom of Suffolk, Mrs. Johnnie Jones of 
Driver, and Mrs. Lucille B. Miller of Plymouth, N.C.; seven grandchilren; and 
five great grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held Friday at 3 pm in Bethany Presbyterian Curch by 
the Rev. Erold Lotridge and the Rev. G.C. Holder. Burial, with Masonic rites, 
will be in Tucker Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery.

The body will be taken from Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield, to the church 
at 2 p.m. Friday.


Ocie Elton BRADSHAW, retired N&W R.R. section foreman, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 29 Oct 1969, Suffolk, age 72, 
interred in Tucker Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery*, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Nov. 3, 1969, p. 3; 
donated obit, publication unknown, handwritten date Oct. 29, 1969 

Obits also appeared in "The Daily Press," Oct. 30-31. (NNPLS Obituary Index) 

*His parents are also buried there.  His widow is buried with her 1st husband, 
   Benj. Arthur MUNFORD. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Tucker Swamp list (TS-6 & -28): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/tckrswp.txt 

His first wife's obit ("Tidewater News," Apr. 7, 1950, p. 14) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b632n9ob.txt 


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