Southampton County-Portsmouth City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Edwards, Samuel H. Jr., 2000 

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SAMUEL HURLEY EDWARDS, JR. 

  Samuel Hurley Edwards, Jr., 82, of the 200 block of Williamson Road, died 
Jan. 11, 2000, in a Portsmouth hospital.

  A native of Capron, he retired as a welder from the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, 
Shop 26, after 33 years of service and was a U.S. Army veteran.  He was a 
member of Bethany Baptist Church and American-Fellowship Masonic Lodge No. 148.

  He is survived by his wife, Edith J. Edwards; a daughter, Carolyn De Kam and 
husband, Machiel, of Chesapeake; a brother, Sidney Edwards, of Conway, N.C.; 
and a step-grandson, Christopher Robinson.

  A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in Olive Branch Cemetery 
with Masonic rites by the Rev. Gene V. Primm.  The family asks that flowers be 
omitted.  Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, is in charge.


Samuel Hurley EDWARDS, Jr., retired Norfolk Naval Shipyard welder, 
Army veteran, 
b. 20 Sep 1917, Capron, d. 11 Jan 2000, Portsmouth, 
interred in Olive Branch Cemetery*, Portsmouth, 15 Jan 2000, 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Jan. 13, 2000, p. B8 

*Portsmouth Public Library, Olive Branch list: 
   https://www.portsmouthpubliclibrary.org/DocumentCenter/View/154/C---E-PDF 

His parents are buried in Capron Cemetery. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Capron list (C-11): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/capron.txt 

His father's obit ("Tidewater News," Oct. 19, 1951) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/e363s2ob.txt 

His mother's obit ("Tidewater News," Oct. 22, 1981, p. 9A) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/e363l7ob.txt 


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