Southampton-Surry-Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Clark, William R. Sr., 1966 

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WILLIAM ROSSIE CLARK

   SEDLEY - William Rossie Clark Sr., 72*, a blacksmith, died Wednesday* in a 
Richmond hospital after a long illness.

   A native of Sussex County, he was a son of William E. and Mrs. Virginia 
Clark.  He was a member of Barretts Christian Church.

   Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. John Bradshaw of Waverly, Mrs. James F. 
Loftis of Amelia, and Mrs. Howard Johnson, Mrs. Marion E. Johnson and Mrs. Al 
Penfield of Miami; three sons, W.R. Clark, Jr. of Ivor, Aaron L. Clark of 
Waverly, and Albert Earl Clark of Miami; a sister, Mrs. Maude C. Kitchen of 
Ivor; a brother, John Clark of Jacksonville, Fla., 26 grandchildren; and three 
great-grandchildren.

   A funeral service was held Saturday at 2 p.m. in Purviance Funeral Chapel, 
Wakefield, by the Rev. T.L. McTeer.  Burial was in Ivor Cemetery.

   Pallbearers were Hartwell Barrett, J.R. Simms, Jr., Elmo Pittman, Rabie 
Cornwell, Al Barrett, J.N. Barker, Tommy Pittman and A.J. Bulls.


William Rossie CLARK, Sr., blacksmith, 
Sussex Co. native*, d. 3* Feb 1966, Richmond, circa age 71**, 
interred in Ivor Cemetery**, 5 Feb 1966, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Feb. 7, 1966 

**Ivor list gives b. 6 Aug 1894, so d. age 91;
  Ivor list gives d. 3 Feb 1966, which was Thursday. 
 Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/ivor.txt 

*marriage rec. gives birthplace & age at variance: 

m. Sept. 15, 1920, Sussex, by W.D. Harwood; White 
William Rossie Clarke, 23, Single, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
   sn/o Willie & Virginia Clarke, Farmer 
Olive Lou Munford, 20, Single, b. & res. Surry Co., 
   dt/o John I. & Etta Munford 
(Surry Co. M.Reg. {BVS copy} 1920, p. 167, #58) 

His wife's obit ("Tidewater News," Jan. 25, 1960, p. 4) is posted at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/c462o1ob.txt 

His parents' m.rec:

Willie E. Clark, twenty-two, Single, b. & res. Surry Co., 
   sn/o Henry & Minerva Clark, Farmer 
Virginia M. Pond, twenty-two, Single, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
   dt/o Jeremiah E. & Julia Pond 
m.lic. 20 Jun 1885, by clerk J.B. Prince 
m. 25 Jun 1885, Southampton Co., by W.H. Riddick 
(Southampton Co. MB5:456) 

His maternal grandparents' m.rec:

Jeremiah Pond, 21, Single, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
   [parents not given], Farmer 
Julia Wood, 31, Single, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
   dt/o Roland & Betsey Wood 
m.lic. 17 Feb 1868, by clerk L.R. Edwards; 
   cert. signed by Benjamin Johnson (+ his mark) for Jeremiah Pond 
m. 20 Feb 1868, Southampton Co., by I.M. Arnold 
(Southampton Co. MB1A:244; M.Reg. 1853-72, p. 24, ln 27) 

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

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/c462w1ob.txt