Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Forbes, William E., 1936 

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WILLIAM EVAN FORBES

   William Evan Forbes, 82 years of age, died Wednesday morning, September 2, 
after a brief illness, although he had been in ill-health for several years. 
Mr. Forbes was a native of Hertford County, N.C., the son of the late Tully 
Morrisette Forbes and Mrs. Martha Darden Forbes.  He had been a resident of 
Franklin for 34 years and an employee of the Camp Manufacturing Company for 
nearly 30 years, retired only a few years ago when his health failed.

   Joining Mount Tabor Baptist Church in his home community many years ago, he 
had had been a member of the Franklin Baptist Church since living here.  His 
wife, who was before her marriage Miss Maude Bridges of Northampton County, 
N.C., died in February, 1931, and they are survived by three children, Mrs. 
G.A. Sanderford, Miss Sadie Forbes who teaches in Hampton, and Miss Willie 
Forbes.  There are two grandchildren, Allison and Eleanor Sanderford.  He 
leaves six brothers; Walter Forbes of Union, N.C., Jim and Tully M. Forbes of 
Ahoskie, N.C., Jachin Forbes of Franklin, Fred O. Forbes of Holland and Cecil 
T. Forbes of Mapleton, N.C., besides a large family connection in Hertford 
County.

   Funeral rites were held from the family plot in Poplar Spring Cemetery 
Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, conducted by his pastor, the Rev. R.D. 
Stephenson.  The active pallbearers were: W.R. Atkinson, R.I. Beale, H.L. 
Westbrook, Henry Duck, Dr. J.B. Powell, William Joseph Cross, M.G. Councill 
and J.R. Lawrence.  Honorary bearers were: Ryland, John and Jas. L. Camp, Jr., 
Dr. Burton J. Ray, R.J. Tucker, J.A. Williams, George R. Hayes, G.C. Smith, 
Jas. I. Beale, Jr., Sheppard Bell, Wesley H. Beale, Thos. H. Canady, Supt. of 
Schools R.M. Newton of Hampton, Dr. R.L. Raiford, E.A. Darby, G.E. Johnson, 
C.E. Bunn, Paul Scarborough.


William Evan FORBES, of Franklin, retired Camp Manufacturing Co. employee, 
Hertford Co., NC native, d. 2 Sep 1936, age 82, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 1, Plot 13B*), Franklin, 
   3 Sep 1936, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Sep. 4, 1936, p. 1 

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

His widow's obit ("Tidewater News," Feb. 27, 1931, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/f612m2ob.txt 


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