Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Claud, John W., 1951 

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JOHN WILLIAM CLAUD

   John William Claud, 66, prominent merchant and civic leader of Drewryville, 
died in a Suffolk hospital on Friday afternoon, December 28, at 1 o'clock. 

   A member of the Thomas Memorial Baptist Church and of the Drewryville 
Ruritan Club, he was a director in the Southampton County Bank and a member of 
the County School Board until ill health forced his retirement. 

   Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Katie Thomas Claud; two sons, John T. and 
Robert D. Claud of Drewryville; a daughter, Mrs. R.E. Stewart, Jr. of Suffolk; 
eight grandchildren; three brothers. T.P. Claud and J.J. Claud of Drewryville 
and C.C. Claud of Marion, S.C.; and two sisters, Mrs. H.V. White of Holland 
and Mrs. J.U. Boykins of Emporia. 

   Funeral services were conducted at the residence on Sunday afternoon at 2 
o'clock with Rev. H.B. Jennings, his pastor, officiating, assisted by Rev. 
J.T. Cassell.  Jack Drewry sang "The Lord's Prayer".  The casket was covered 
with a pall of lillies, red roses and carnations.  Interment was in the 
Drewryville Cemetery.

   Active pallbearers were Claud Boykins, Cedric Claud, Corbell Claud, Jimmie 
Claud, Leslie Claud, Leslie Claud, Jr., Manfeld Claud, William Leigh, L.W. 
Thomas, Thornton Thomas, Dickie Vaughan and Hugh White, Jr.  Friends of the 
family were honorary pallbearers. 


John William CLAUD, Drewryville merchant & civic leader, 
d. 28 Dec 1951, Suffolk, age 66, 
interred in Thomas Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery*, Drewryville, 
   30 Dec 1951, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Jan. 4, 1952 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Drewryville list (D-2): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/drewryvl.txt 

His father is buried in a CLAUD family cemetery, near Drewryville. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 5 (V-3): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvvol3.txt 

His mother is buried in Emporia Cemetery. 

His father's obit ("Tidewater News," Jan. 15, 1927, p. 9) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/c430j3ob.txt 

His mother's obit ("Independent Messenger," July 22, 1940), 
   with their marriage record appended, is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/c430l1ob.txt 


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and re-formatted by File Manager. 

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