Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Fagan, William T., 1906 

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WILLIAM THOMAS FAGAN

Franklin, Virginia, October 13 - The funeral took place from the Friday, 
October 12, 1906 at 2:30 p.m.  Services were conducted by Rev. F.A. Fetter, 
rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, assisted by Confederate Veterans of 
Urquhart-Gillette.  He died suddenly Friday, October 12, 1906 at 7:00 a.m. 
after apparent recovery from a short sickness.  Had he lived one month more, 
he would have been 62 years of age.  For 34 years, he had been a traveling 
salesman in Eastern Virginia and North Carolina for the John E. Hurst 
Company.  Two of their salesman, Henry Thal and Robert Burrier, were present. 
He was well known throughout this section and friends from Emporia, Waverly 
and many other points in Virginia and Carolina came to the funeral.  He was a 
Confederate Veteran.  He was member of Mahone’s Brigade.  He leaves a widow, 
1 son, Robert M. Fagan and 2 daughters, Mrs. John E. Johnson of Norfolk and 
Mrs. B.B. Garrenton of Franklin, Virginia.  The interment was in Poplar Hill* 
Cemetery, Franklin.

Pallbearers: J.L. Camp, J.C. Parker, C.C. Vaughan, Jr., J.R. Knight, J. Bynum 
Gay, P.D. Camp, Henry cob, W.B. Holland, all of Franklin, Virginia.


William Thomas FAGAN, traveling salesman, Confederate veteran, 
Southampton Co. native* d. 12 Oct 1906, age 61, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 1, Plot 11B**), Franklin, 
   12 Oct 1906, 
donated obit, newspaper unknown

**Should read, "Poplar Spring Cemetery" 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar1.txt 

*Find a Grave Mem. #19094740 gives b. NY. 

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