Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Barham, Eugene P., 1936 

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EUGENE PERCIVAL BARHAM

EUGENE PERCY BARHAM DIES HERE ON SUNDAY

   Eugene Percival Barham died Sunday evening, March 29, at the home of his 
daughter, Mrs. J.P. King, in Franklin after an illness of only three days. 
Mr. Barham, who was the son of the late R. Franklin Barham and Mrs. Rebecca 
Judkins Barham of Capron, both of well-known Southampton families, was born 
at the old homestead in the Capron community 73 years ago, and had spent his 
life there until he came to Franklin eight years ago to make his home with 
Mr. and Mrs. King.

   He was a man well-known and greatly esteemed for his fine character and an 
unusually high sense of honor and integrity.  Joining Applewhite’s M.E. Church 
in his home community as a boy, he became a charter member of Capron M.E. 
Church upon its organization and was a steward of that congregation for many 
years, moving his membership to High Street M.E. Church, Franklin, when he 
came here.  He was a successful farmer and served as a rural carrier at Capron 
from the establishment of the first rural route out of that village until he 
reached the retirement age in 1928.

   In June, 1891, he married Miss Ida Dameron of Brunswick County, who died 
May 22, 1923, and their three children survive them; Mrs. J.P. King of 
Franklin, W.J. Barham of Wilmington, Delaware, and Percy D. Barham of Ivor; 
four grandchildren, Joe King, Jr., and Katherine King of Franklin, Jane Barham 
and W.J. Barham, Jr. of Brodnax, Va., and two sisters, Mrs. Carlton Vaughan of 
Washington and Mrs. G.L. Dameron of Albert, Va.

   During the eight years he had made his home in Franklin he had won many 
friends here who admired him for his quiet, unassuming ways and his sterling 
principles of life.

   Funeral rites were held from the residence in North High Street Tuesday 
afternoon at 3:00 o’clock, conducted by his Pastor, the Rev. Henry W. Davis of 
High Street M.E. Church, assisted by Rev. Roscoe Jones, a former pastor, by 
the Rev. J. Sutherland-Watt of Norfolk, Dr. Elwood W. Jones of the Franklin 
Christian Church and the Rev. R.D. Stephenson of the Baptist Church.  Two of 
his favorite hymns were used during the service, "In the Garden," and "The Old 
Rugged Cross," and the pallbearers were: Dashland D. Barham of Capron, William 
B. Simmons of Sebrell, Edwin D. Priggen of Portsmouth, Dr. R.L. Raiford, R.J. 
Howell, Hugh L. Westbrook, Winston H. Browne and Paul Scarborough.

   Burial was made in Poplar Spring Cemetery where a profusion of lovely 
flowers covered the grave.


Eugene Percival "Percy" BARHAM, retired farmer & rural mail carrier, 
Capron native, d. 29 Mar 1936, at daughter's home, Franklin, age 73, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 4*), Franklin, 31 Mar 1936, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Apr. 3, 1936, p. 1 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx2.txt 

His wife's obits ("Tidewater News," May 25, 1923, pp. 1 & 8) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b650i2ob.txt 

His parents are buried in the BARHAM-SIMMONS-TURNER family cemetery, 
   Bethlehem Crossroads, off Old Belfield Rd. (Rt. 652). 
   Curiously, a half-brother (d. 1893, age 6 mos) was also named Eugene P. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 8 (VIII-41): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol8.txt 

An abstract of his father's death certificate (1912-14730) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/vitals/deaths/b650r1dc.txt


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