Southampton County-Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Faircloth, Frederick W., 1927 

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FREDERICK W. FAIRCLOTH

   Frederick W. Faircloth, formerly of Sedley, this county, but more recently 
a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Service stationed near Norfolk, lost his life 
by drowning May 23, 1927.

   He was a son of the late Junius F. Faircloth and Mrs. Saran C. Faircloth. 
In March, 1925, he married Miss Ethel Anna Beaton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 
E.H. Beaton of the Sedley community.  Besides his young wife and mother, he is 
survived by two brothers, Patrick and Carl Faircloth of Atlanta, and the 
following sisters: Mrs. T.G. Burke of Atlanta and Misses Juliette, Eunice, 
Sarah Frances and Nelda Faircloth of Raleigh.

   He was born and reared in Sedley, attending school there and in 1917 joined 
the Sedley Friends Church.  He was of a kindly disposition, cheerful and 
generous in character and numbered many friends.  He had enlisted in the 
government service three times; first in the Navy, next in the Aviation corps 
and at the time of his death was a member of the U.S. Coast Guard.

   The funeral held in Sedley, with interment in the family plot in Rosemont 
Cemetery, was largely attended and was conducted by the Pastor of the Friends 
Church, Rev. Nathan Pickett.  The body bearers were: Stafford Beaton, Joseph 
Owen, Samuel Wade, John Hedgepeth, Russell Owen and G.S. Cornwell.  There was 
a profusion of floral offerings from friends and shipmates.


Frederick W. FAIRCLOTH, member of the Coast Guard, stationed near Norfolk, 
born & raised in Sedley, drowned 23 May 1927, age 22, 
interred in Rosemont Cemetery*, Sedley, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), June 3, 1927, p. 5 

*His parents are buried there as well. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Rosemont list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/rosemont.txt 

His mother's obit ("Tidewater News," Nov. 7, 1957), 
   with her marriage record appended, is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/f624s1ob.txt 

His marriage record - 

Frederick W. Faircloth, 22, s, So.Co., Langley Field, Va., 
   s/o Junius F. and Sarah C. Johnson Faircloth, Aviation 
m. 03-02-1925 Black Creek Baptist Church, So.Co., Va. by R.P. Welch 
Ethel Anna Beaton, 21, s, So.Co., Franklin, So.Co., Va., 
   d/o George Richard and Addie Melissa Gray Beaton 
(Southampton Co. MB20:128; transcribed & annotated by Bruce Saunders) 

050. m. 03/02/1925, Black Creek, by R.P. Welch (ret'd 03/02/1925) 
Frederick W. Faircloth, 22, single, b. Southampton Co., res. Langley Field, Va., 
   sn/o J.F. & Sarah Faircloth, Aviator 
Ethel Beaton, 21, single, b. Southampton Co.*, res. Franklin, Va., 
   dt/o Geo. & Addie Beaton 
(Southampton Co. M.Reg. {BVS copy}; file at: 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/vitals/mb12pt.txt) 


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

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/f624f1ob.txt