Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Fowler, William J., 1961 

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WILLIAM JOSEPH FOWLER

   NEWSOMS - William Joseph Fowler, 66, retired farmer, died Sunday night in a 
Richmond hospital.

   He was the husband of Mrs. Ruby Louise Gregory Fowler and the son of Jeston 
and Betty Duck Fowler of Southampton County, of which he was a lifelong 
resident.

   Surviving are his widow; seven sons, William Joseph Fowler, Jr., Charles R. 
Fowler and David J. Fowler of Suffolk; Rochelle Fowler and Claude Edward 
Fowler of Franklin and Daniel Lee Fowler and Willie Carol Fowler of Newsoms; a 
stepson, Oscar McClenny of Courtland; four daughters, Mrs. Viola Johnson of 
Franklin, Mrs. Edna Gunn and Mrs. Della Gunn of Petersburg and Miss Barbara 
Ann Fowler of Newsoms ; a sister, Mrs. Emma Johnson of Suffolk; 26 
grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

   A funeral service will be conducted in W.J.M. Holland and Sons Funeral Home 
Wednesday at 2 p.m. by the Rev. Edwin C. Thornton, Jr., of Beaver Dam Baptist 
Church.  Burial will be in Beechwood Cemetery, Boykins.*


William Joseph FOWLER [Sr.], retired farmer, WW-I veteran, 
lifelong resident of Southampton Co., d. 24 Sep 1961, Richmond, age 66, 
marked in SEBRELL-SIMMONS (Barn Tavern) Cemetery (Plot 9*), Sebrell, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Sep. 28, 1961, Section 1, p. 5 

*Added to Beechwood Cemetery list, where widow "Ruby G. FOWLER" (1925-1991) is 
   indeed marked (Annex 1, Section D, Plot 18): 
Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Beechwood list: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/beechwd.txt 

However, William is marked in SEBRELL-SIMMONS Cemetery, apparently by 
   a DoD/V.A. stone (source for military service). 
Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 4 (IV-3):
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol4.txt 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/f460w3ob.txt