Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Edwards, Samuel E., 1976 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ SAMUEL EATON EDWARDS Samuel Eaton Edwards, age 76, retired railroad employee, died August 7, 1976, survived by two sisters, Mrs. Annie Lee, Rocky Mountain, N.C., Mrs. Viola Spain of Drewryville, one brother Irvin W. Edwards of Emporia; three step- daughters Mrs. Ethel Claude of Drewryville, Mrs. Mildred Claude, and Mrs. Lillian Anderson, both of Courtland; two step-sons Fred W. Fisher of Drewryville and John Lawrence of Greensboro, N.C.; also, several nieces and nephews. Remains rest at Echols Funeral Home, Emporia, where funeral services will be conducted 2 P.M. Monday with interment in Drewryville Cemetery with masonic rites. Samuel Eaton EDWARDS, retired railroad employee, Southampton Co. native, d. 7 Aug 1976, age 76, interred in Thomas Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery*, Drewryville, 9 Aug 1976, "The Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch," Aug. 9, 1976, p. 36 *Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, Drewryville list (D-6): http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/drewryvl.txt His wife's obit ("Richmond Times-Dispatch," Aug. 26, 1975, p. 16) is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/e363m7ob.txt Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/e363s6ob.txt