Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Darden, Joseph T., 1967 

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JOSEPH THOMAS DARDEN 

  FRANKLIN - Joseph Thomas Darden, 80, died in a hospital Sunday morning 
after a long illness.

  A native of Southampton County, he lived 50 years with Mrs. Jack Wiggins 
near here.  He was a retired automobile salesman and member of Sycamore 
Baptist Church.  He was an Army lieutenant in World War I.

  He was a son of Thomas A. and Mrs. Laura V. Cross Darden.

  Surviving are two brothers, Hunter Darden and Theon Darden of Franklin; 
and a sister, Mrs. Vernard Cotton of Franklin.

  A funeral service will be conducted Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. in Sycamore 
Baptist Church by the Rev. Thomas F. Mabe.  Burial will be in the church 
cemetery.  The body will be taken from W.J.M. Holland & Sons Funeral Home 
to the church at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.


Joseph Thomas DARDEN, retired automobile salesman, WW-I Army 1LT, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 8 Jan 1967, Franklin, age 80, 
interred in Sycamore Baptist Church Cemetery (Row 3, Plot 24*), 10 Jan 1967, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Jan. 12, 1967, p. 5 

*His parents are also buried there. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project,
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 4 (IV-36):
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol4.txt 

His father's obit ("Tidewater News," Apr. 29, 1921, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/d635t1ob.txt 

His mother's (donated, 1934) obits are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/d635l4ob.txt 


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