Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Barham, Joe N., 1972 

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JOE NELSON BARHAM 

Joe Nelson Barham, age 36, died July 24, 1972.  Survived by his wife, Mrs. 
Shirley Dowdy Barham; two daughters, Mrs. Cynthia Lynn and Joanne Elizabeth 
Barham; one son, Joseph D. Barham; mother, Mrs. Mable Nelson Barham of Capron. 
Graveside services 11 a.m. Wednesday at Capron Cemetery with Masonic Rites. 
In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the Capron 
Volunteer Fire Department, or the Cancer Research Fund.

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JOE NELSON BARHAM 

   CAPRON - Graveside services and Masonic rites were held Wednesday morning 
at Capron Cemetery for Joe Nelson Barham, 36, who died Monday in a Richmond 
Hospital.

   He was the son of the late Dashland Daniel Barham, Jr. and Mrs. Mabel 
Nelson Barham.

   He attended Ferrum Junior College and served in the U.S. Navy, an active 
member of Capron Methodist Church, Mr. Barham was also a member of the 
Courtland Masonic Lodge and Woodmen of the World.

   Mr. Barham was an active member of the Capron Volunteer Fire Department and 
past president of Capron Ruritan Club.  He served as an assistant scoutmaster 
of Capron Boy Scouts of America.

   Surviving in addition to his mother are his wife, Mrs. Shirley Dowdy 
Barham; two daughters, Cynthia Lynn and Joanne Elizabeth; and his son, Joseph 
Daniel Barham.


Joe Nelson BARHAM, farmer, Navy veteran of Korean War, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 24 Jul 1972, Richmond, age 36, 
interred in Capron Cemetery*, 26 Jul 1972, 
"The Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch," Tues., July 25, 1972, p. 18; 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), July 27, 1972, Sect. B, p. 8 

*His parents & paternal grandparents also buried there. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Capron list (C-3): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/capron.txt 

His maternal grandparents are buried in Bethany Methodist Church Cemetery, 
   Franklinville, Randolph Co., NC.  A photo of their monument is posted with 
   their Find a Grave Memorials, #55674842 & 55674970. 


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