Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Fuller, William H., 1943 

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WILLIAM HENRY FULLER 

        Death of W. H. Fuller 

   W.H. Fuller died quietly in the home of his daughter, Mrs. Robert Kirkland, 
of the Boykins community Sunday morning at 11 o'clock after an illness of some 
time.  He is survived by the following sons: W.H. Fuller, Jr., and C.F. Fuller 
of Richmond, C.W. Fuller of Boykins and Paul W. Fuller of Branchville; five 
daughters: Mrs. R.H. Beale of Emporia, Mrs. M.D. Bryant of Capron, Mrs. Robert 
Kirkland of Boykins, Mrs. Herbert Vick of Handsom and Mrs. Jack Overby of 
Emporia.  He is also survived by 43 grandchildren and 29 great-children. 

   Funeral services were conducted from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert 
Kirkland Tuesday afternoon at three o'clock.  Dr. R.A. Helton of the Boykins 
Baptist Church officiated, and the music was furnished by the members of the 
Boykins Baptist Choir. 

   Active and honorary pallbearers were grandsons of the deceased.  Interment 
was made in Beechwood Cemetery, Boykins. 


William Henry FULLER [Sr. (II)], retired farmer, 
b. 28 Dec 1860, Southampton Co., d. 12 Dec 1943, at daughter's home, Boykins, 
interred in Beechwood Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 115*), Boykins, 14 Dec 1943, 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA),  Vol. 39, No. 9, Fri., Dec. 17, 1943, p. 8 

An obit also appeared in the "Virginian-Pilot, Dec. 13, 1943. 

*Additional information: 

Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Beechwood list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/beechwd.txt 

A photo of his gravestone - added by John Shuck - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #69336191. 

William 2m. widow Rosa Lee (BRYANT; Mrs. Robert O.) JOHNSON (1888 - 1972) 
   29 Dec 1931 (Southampton Co. #290).  She is buried with her first husband 
   in Beechwood Cemetery (Annex 1, Sect. I, Plot 1).  Her obit ("Suffolk 
   News-Herald," Feb. 14, 1972, p. 8) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/f460r5ob.txt 

D.Cert. 28168 (Boykins #30) gives son of W.H. FULLER & Patsy SIMMONS; 
   widower of Varina H. FULLER; the informant was his son C.W. FULLER. 

Rather, his first wife was Marina Ann (NEAL) FULLER (1864 - 1905).  She is 
   marked with William, but was buried in a FULLER family cemetery off Vicks 
   Millpond Rd.  Her stone there is broken. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 6 (MV-VI-29): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol6.txt 

Redundant listing in 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 8 (MV-VIII-15): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol8.txt 

Find a Grave Cemetery ID #2680072 lists his parents & paternal grandparents 
   Charles & Mary M. (KIRBY) FULLER there. 

Find a Grave Memorial #196713895 gives his mother as Mary Eliza FULLER; 
   rather, she was Ann Eliza (SIMMONS) FULLER. 

His father (b. 1831) was a Confederate veteran, having served as a private in 
   Co. H. 41st VA Infantry.  He was murdered 24 Dec 1877.  Articles on the 
   murder, notes and legal proceedings are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/news/12271877ag.txt 

He was buried with his brother John James W. FULLER (ca. 1843 - 1870), also 
   a Confederate veteran, in a FULLER family cemetery, behind Lipton Tea, 
   Suffolk.  Nansemond Co. Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (I-31), an 
   extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/nanvol1.txt 


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Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

file at: 
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