Southampton-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Bradshaw, Samuel, 1973 

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SAMUEL BRADSHAW 

SAMUEL BRADSHAW, FRANKLIN AIDE, DIES 

   FRANKLIN - Samuel Bradshaw, treasurer of Franklin since it became a city 11 
years ago, died Wednesday* in a local hospital.

   Mr. Bradshaw had been a banker until his election as treasurer in 1969.

   A native of Isle of Wight County, he was active in area religious, social 
and civic activities, including the Red Cross where he was president of the 
Southampton Chapter.

   He was a charter member of the Franklin Lion's Club and was treasurer and 
Sunday school superintendent at Franklin Congregational Christian Church.

   Mr. Bradshaw served as an officer* during World War II, and was a graduate 
of Elon College.

   He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Drake Bradshaw, two sisters, Mrs. 
Guy Holland of Baltimore and Mrs. Joseph Shelton Carr of Virginia Beach; and a 
brother, James Clifton Bradshaw of Chesapeake.

   A funeral service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the W.J.M. Holland and Sons 
Funeral Home, with burial in Poplar Spring Cemetery.


Samuel BRADSHAW, Treasurer of the City of Franklin, Army veteran of WW-II, 
Isle of Wight Co. native, d. Jan 1973, age 64, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 2, Plot 82A*), Franklin, 
   25 Jan 1973, 
"The Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch," Wednesday, Jan. 24, 1973, p. 41 

*The cemetery list indicates he was a Sgt. (NCO), rather than an officer. 
   It also gives his death as on the 23rd, a Tuesday. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar2.txt 

His widow's obit ("Richmond Times-Dispatch," Feb. 6, 1979, p. 14) 
   is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b632d1ob.txt 

His parents, Rev. Elisha & Blanche (ROSE) BRADSHAW, are buried in 
   Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery. 
   Beaver Dam list (BC-9), an extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/bvrdam.txt 


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

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b632s4ob.txt