Southampton-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Gayle, Elezer B., 1958 

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Eleza [sic; Elezer] Gayle Dies After Long Illness 

  FRANKLIN - Elezer Benjamin Gayle, 56, died last night at his home here 
after an illness of many months. 

  Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the W.J.M. Holland 
Funeral Home by the Rev. Tucker G. Humphries, pastor of the Franklin 
Congregational Christian Church.  Burial will be in Poplar Spring Cemetery. 

  He was a member of the Franklin Congregational Christian Church and the 
Order of the Woodmen of the World, Camp 18. 

  He was the husband of Mrs. Iona Joyner Gayle and son of the late James 
Benjamin Gayle and Mattie Doyle Gayle. 

  Besides his wife he is survived by four sons, Wilbur Talmedge Gayle, Elezer 
Benjamin Gayle, Jr., Charles Roger Gayle and Wesley Cobb Gayle, all of 
Franklin; five brothers, James R., Alex T., and Claude S. Gayle, all of 
Carrollton, and George N. Gayle of Eclipse and Fitzhugh L. Gayle of Cradock; 
sister, Mrs. Irene Powell of Suffolk; four grandchildren and five great 
grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. 

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ELEZER BENJAMIN GAYLE 

  FRANKLIN - Elezer Benjamin Gayle, 55, died at his home here Tuesday night 
after an illness of many months. 

  He was the husband of Mrs. Iona Joyner Gayle and a son of the late James 
Benjamin and Maggie Doyle Gayle. 

  Mr. Gayle was a member of Franklin Congregation Church and of Lodge 18, 
Woodmen of the World. 

  Besides his wife he is survived by four sons, Wilbur Talmage [sic] Gayle, 
Elezer Benjamin Gayle, Jr., Charles Roger Gayle and Wesley Cobb Gayle, all 
of Franklin; five brother, James Rollie Gayle, Alex Thonzer Gayle and Claude 
Swanson Gayle, all of Carrollton; George Nurney Gayle of Eclipse and Fitzhugh 
Lee Gayle of Cradock; a sister, Mrs. Irene Powell of Suffolk, and four 
grandchildren. 

  Funeral services will be conducted at W.J.M. Holland and Sons Funeral Home 
at 2:30 p.m. today by the Rev. Tucker G. Humphries, pastor of the 
Congregational Christian Church.  Burial will be in Poplar Spring Cemetery. 


Elezer Benjamin GAYLE, dairyman, 
b. 16 Feb 1903, Isle of Wight Co., d. 11 Mar 1958, at home, Franklin, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Annex 3, Section B, Plot 5*), Franklin, 
   13 Mar 1958, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 36, No. 60, Wed., Mar. 12, 1958, p. 3; 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Thurs., Mar. 12, 1958, p. 14 

*Additional information: 

Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx3.txt 

A photos Elezer & one of his gravestone - both added by SedleyFarmGirl - 
   are posted with Find a Grave Memorial #33786375. 

D.Cert. 8695 (Franklin #30) 

His widow 2m. Richard Gregry GILLIAM, but she is buried with Elezer. 
   Her photo & obit ("Virginian-Pilot," Sep. 7, 2202, p. B-6) are posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #33786409. 

His parents are buried in Newman Memorial Cemetery, Oakland Christian Church, 
   Chuckatuck. 


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