Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Eley, Elmo M. "Bo", 1918 

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ELMO MURRAY ELEY

ELMO M. ELEY

   Elmo Murray Eley died at his home in Franklin Saturday evening, May 25, 
at 8 o'clock in his forth-eighth year.  He had been in poor health for three 
years and although his family and intimate friends knew that the end of the 
brave fight he had made was in sight, the whole town sorrowed when his death 
was announced.  Men are born and are destined to spend their lives in 
different spheres of activity and usefulness, and it was primarily a part of 
our friends's lot in life to make friends.  There were few citizens of 
Franklin who numbered as many close, personal friends as he and his genial 
manner and courteous and accommodating attitude towards everyone had drawn to 
him numbers of his fellow townsmen who feel an intimate loss as we realize 
that "Bo" Eley is no more and that we shall not hear his cherry voice again.

   He was a member of the Franklin Baptist Church and as secretary of its 
Sunday school for more than twenty years, he had been a marvel of faithfulness 
and efficiency in that capacity, not missing a Sunday from duty for over 
seventeen years.  He was prominent in the affairs of the Masonic, Odd Fellows, 
Royal Arcanum and Woodmen of the World orders, his funeral being conducted by 
Franklin Lodge No. 151, A.F. & A.M., his pastor, Rev. J.L. McCutcheon, 
assisting.  The funeral services were held from his late residence in High 
Street Sunday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock and interment was made in Poplar 
Spring cemetery.  The pallbearers were Dr. E.A. deBordenave, Dr. W.H. Arthur, 
J.V. Boone, General C.C. Vaughan, J.A. Pretlow, Joe Bynum Gay, Roger I. Beale 
and Jno. A. Williams.

   The deceased is survived by his wife, Mrs. Emma Hill Eley, to whom he was 
married in 1898, and by two children, Emily Hill and Marian Vann Eley; by his 
father, Mr. E.S. Eley, a step-mother and a half-brother, J. Lawrence Eley. 


Elmo Murray "Bo" ELEY, Franklin merchant, 
d. 25 May 1918, at home, Franklin, age 48, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 2, Plot 6*), Franklin, 
   13 Feb 1930, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), May 31, 1918, p. 8 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS}, Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar2.txt 

His father's obit ("Tidewater News," Feb. 14, 1930, p. 1), with his parents' 
   marriage record appended, is posted at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/e400e2ob.txt 


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