Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Gillette, William P. Jr, 1955 

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WILLIAM PERCY GILLETTE

   William Percy Gillette, Jr. 65, prominent farmer of the Capron community, 
died suddenly at his home on Thursday, June 16, after a heart attack.  He had 
arisen from a chair to light the oil stove in his wife's bedroom when he 
collapsed and expired.

   Mr. Gillette was the husband of Mrs. Myrtle Theresa Pierce Gillette of 
Capron, who survives him, and the son of the late William Percy and Ella Pope 
Gillette of this county.  He was a member of the Capron Methodist Church and 
the Capron Ruritan Club.

   Besides his wife he is survived by three sons, William Benjamin Gillette 
and Alfred Percy Gillette, both of Capron, and Cooper Pope Gillette of 
Hunterdale; four grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Gillette Dodson of 
Norfolk and Misses Kate and Mary Gillette both of Capron; and one brother, 
Edward F. Gillette of Suffolk.

   Funeral services of Mr. Gillette were conducted at the Capron Methodist 
Church on Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock by Rev. J.T. Cassell, pastor of the 
church, Rev. O.B. Newton, D.D., of Martinsville, Rev. R.H. Marks of Capron, 
and Rev. C. Roy Everett of Richmond.  Burial was in the Capron Cemetery.


William Percy GILLETTE, Jr., farmer, 
d. 16 Jun 1955, at home, Capron, age 65, 
interred in Capron Cemetery*, 18 Jun 1955, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), June 23, 1955, p. 3 

*Southampton County Historical Society SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Capron list (C-16): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/capron.txt 

His widow's obit ("Tidewater News," Mar. 8, 1962, Sect. II, p. 6) 
   is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/g430m6ob.txt 

His father is also buried in Capron, with his second wife. 
   William Percy Sr.'s obit ("Tidewater News," Apr. 8, 1932, pp. 1 & 8), 
   with addition family data appended, is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/g430w2ob.txt 


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