Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Edwards, William T., 1931 

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WILLIAM TAYLOE EDWARDS

   William Tayloe Edwards, age 55, died February 18 at Saunders’ Memorial 
Hospital, Florence, S.C., following an illness of a few days. He is survived by 
three brothers, B.C. Edwards and Paul W. Edwards of Newport News, M.K. Edwards 
of Rocky Mount, N.C., and one sister, Mrs. B.W. Massey of Florence, S.C.

   Mr. Edwards was for many years a resident of Boykins, his wife who was Miss 
Rosa Knight, of that town, dying several years ago.

   Funeral services were conducted from the residence of H.F. Knight in Boykins 
at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon with Rev. Frank B. Handley and Rev. R.L. Haga 
officiating. The choir of the Baptist Church sang, "Lead Kindly Light" and Mrs. 
H.M. Purviance sang "Shadows."

   Interment was made in Beechwood Cemetery with Boykins Lodge A.F. & A.M. No. 
287 having charge of the services. The pallbearers were: R.C. Knight, C.T. 
Beaton, James Knight, W. Hugh Powel, H.F. Knight and A.L. Knight.


[William Tayloe EDWARDS, formerly of Boykins, 
 d. 18 Feb 1931, Florence, SC, age 55, 
 interred in Beechwood Cemetery, Boykins, 20 Feb 1931, 
 "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Feb. 27, 1931] 

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