Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Eley, John L., 1980 

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JOHN LANKFORD ELEY

   Franklin - A funeral service for John Lankford Eley, 76, was held Monday 
at 4 p.m. in Wright Funeral Home by the Rev. Alan Melton.  Burial was in 
Poplar Spring Cemetery.

   He died Saturday in a Norfolk hospital.

   A native of Southampton county, he was the husband of Mrs. Mary Cobb Eley.

   He was retired as an agent for Southwestern Life Insurance Co. after 30 
years and was a member of Sycamore Baptist Church, where he served as 
secretary for many years.  He was financial secretary and a trustee of Pythian 
Lodge 1, Knights of Pythias and former secretary of Woodmen of the World.

   Other survivors include a sister, Miss Elizabeth Eley of Franklin; and two 
brothers, Herman Eley of Franklin and Jasper Eley of Jackson, N.C.


John Lankford ELEY, retired insurance agent,  
Southampton Co. native, d. 9 Aug 1980, Norfolk, age 76, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Annex 3, Section C, Plot 44*), Franklin, 
   11 Aug 1980, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Aug. 14, 1980, p. 9A 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx3.txt 

His parents are buried in Section 2, Plot 92A. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar2.txt 

His widow's obit ("Tidewater News," Nov. 25, 1982, p. 7A) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/e400m5ob.txt 

His father's obit ("Tidewater News," Oct. 15, 1953), with his parents' 
   marriage record appended, is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/e400j7ob.txt 


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