Southampton County-Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Darden, John B. Jr., 1957 

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JOHN BARHAM DARDEN, JR.

JOHN B. DARDEN, JR.

   Funeral services for John Barham Darden, Jr., 58, of Norfolk, a former 
resident of Newsoms were conducted Monday at 2:30 p.m. at the graveside in 
Newsoms Cemetery by Rev. L.F. Smith, pastor of the Newsoms Baptist Church. 
He was assisted by Rev. T. Lee Richardson of Luray Baptist Church, Luray. 

   Mr. Darden, who resided at 3572 Utah Ave. Inglside, died Saturday morning, 
March 30, in De Paul Hospital. 

   He was the husband of Mrs. Virginia Presson Darden of Norfolk and the son 
of Mrs. Georgia Little Darden of Newsoms and the late John Barham Darden.  He 
was a member of Newsoms Baptist Church and served in the ROTC during World 
War I. 

   Besides his wife and mother, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Thomas 
White and Miss Virginia Lee Darden of Norfolk; a grandson, Leslie Darden 
White of Norfolk; a sister Mrs. Thomas I. Burbage, Jr., of Baltimore; a 
brother, William L. Darden of Franklin; a niece Mrs. William F. Kelly of 
Franklin, and two great-nephews. 

   Active pallbearers were L.Stanley Myrick, George C. Cabell, Rufus E. 
Darden, Harvey Picot, Carl Picot, R.N. Darden, Ralph L. Porter and Bowden 
Hundley. 


John Barham DARDEN, Jr., of Norfolk, formerly of Newsoms, 
ROTC veteran of WW-I, 
d. 30 Mar 1957, Norfolk, age 58, 
interred in Hollywood Cemetery*, Newsoms, 1 Apr 1957, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Apr. 4, 1957 

*His parents & paternal grandparents are also buried there. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Hollywood list (N-22&23): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/hollywd.txt 

His father's obit ("Tidewater News," Dec. 5, 1930, p. 7) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/d635j11o.txt 

His mother's obit ("Tidewater News," Feb. 25, 1963, I-7) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/d635g4ob.txt 


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