Southampton-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Faircloth, John T., 1961 

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JOHN THOMAS FAIRCLOTH

   IVOR - John Thomas Faircloth, 60, died Thursday at 1 a.m. in his home here 
after a heart attack.

   An Isle of Wight native, he was a rural letter carrier in Ivor 40 years, 
until 1957, when he retired.  He was a partner in Ivor Oil Co. at his death.

   He was a son of Allen J. and Mrs. Lavina Carr Faircloth.

   He was a member of Ivor Baptist Church, a charter member of Ivor Ruritan 
Club, and a member of Ivor Masonic Lodge 297 and National Rural Letter 
Carriers Association.

   Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Martha Riddick Faircloth of the home; three 
sons, John T. Faircloth, Jr., and Hermer H. Faircloth of Ivor and Allen J. 
Faircloth of Suffolk; one daughter, Mrs. John Earl Bailey of Ivor; a 
stepdaughter, Mrs. Richard R. Graves of Syria, Va.; three sisters, Mrs. T.H. 
Skinner of Franklin, Mrs. L.T. Saunders, Sr. of Ivor and Mrs. J.H. Holloman, 
Sr. of Surry; and five grandchildren.

   A funeral service was held in Purviance Funeral Chapel, Wakefield, Saturday 
at 3 p.m. by the Rev. Bryan W. Holloman, pastor of Ivor Baptist Church, and 
the Rev. L.T. Saunders, Jr. of Warrenton Baptist Church.  Burial with Masonic 
rites by Ivor Lodge 297, AF and AM was in Ivor Cemetery.

   Pallbearers were: Charles West, A.W. Saunders, J.H. Holloman, Jr., G.T. 
Wade, Jr., S. Wayne Stephenson and Gilbert Chapman.


John Thomas FAIRCLOTH (Sr.), retired 40-year Ivor rural letter carrier, 
Isle of Wight Co. native, d. 21 Sep 1961, at home, Ivor, age 60, 
interred in Ivor Cemetery, 23 Sep 1961, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Sep. 28, 1961, Section 2, p. 4 

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

His wife's obit ("Tidewater News," Mar. 8, 1940, p. 4) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/f624h1ob.txt 

Most of his father's obit ("Tidewater News," Jan. 2, 1920, p. 4) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/f624l1ob.txt 

His mother's obit ("Tidewater News," Dec. 23, 1938), 
   with their marriage record appended, is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/f624l1ob.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/f624j1ob.txt