Southampton County-Portsmouth City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Eley, Joseph T. Jr., 1997 

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JOSEPH THOMAS ELEY, JR.

   Joseph T. "Joe" Eley, Jr., 79, of the 3100 block of Rolen Drive, died 
July 5, 1997 in local hospital.  He was born in Southampton County, Va., 
and was predeceased by his wife, Marjorie Jane Eley.  He was retired 
masonry contractor, a member of Centerary United Methodist Church and an 
Army veteran of World War II. 

   Survivors include two brothers, Henry G. Eley of Isle of Wight County, 
Va. and Raymond W. Eley of Portsmouth.  He was predeceased by a son, Gary 
Thomas Eley and a sister, Mildred Reynolds.

   A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Olive Branch 
Cemetery by the Rev. Robert Cofield, Jr. and the Rev. William L. Vann, III. 
The family will be at Snelling Funeral Home, Churchland Chapel, from 7 to 8 
p.m. today.  In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the 
American Cancer Society.


Joseph T. "Joe" ELEY, Jr., of Portsmouth, 
retired masonry contractor, Army veteran of WW-II, 
b. Southampton Co., d. 5 Jul 1997, age 79, 
interred in Olive Branch Cemetery*, Portsmouth, 8 Jul 1997, 
"The Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), July 7, 1997  

*His parents are also buried there. 
   Portsmouth Public Library, Olive Branch Cemetery list: 
   https://www.portsmouthpubliclibrary.org/DocumentCenter/View/154/C---E-PDF 

His father's ("Ledger Star," 1975) obit posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/e400j5ob.txt 

His mother's "Ledger Star," 1970) obit posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/e400m2ob.txt 


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