Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Galtress, Richard A., 2000 

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RICHARD ALTON GALTRESS 

  Richard Alton "Flash" Galtress, 84, died Sept. 21, 2000, in Southampton 
Memorial Hospital. 

  Born in Southampton County, he was a son of the late William Richard and 
Tena Raiford Galtress.  He was a retired machine tender with Union Camp 
Corporation.  He was a member of Sedley Baptist Church and a charter member 
of the Sedley Hunt Club. 

  Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Allie Harrell Galtress; three 
daughters, Marjorie G. Webster and her husband, Daniel, of Richlands, N.C., 
Lois G. McCourt of Hopewell and Jacqueline G. Bradshaw of Courtland; a son, 
William J. Galtress Sr. and his wife, Jean, of Zuni; four sisters, Martha 
Duke of Colonial Heights, Dorothy Denson of Suffolk, Jean Vaughan of Franklin 
and Lillian Travis of Wakefield; two brothers, Thomas Galtress of Franklin and 
George Galtress of Carrsville; 16 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren. 
He was predeceased by two sisters, Betty Adams and Mabel Arrington, and two 
brothers, Henry Galtress and Norman Boykin. 

  A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Wright Funeral 
Home with the Rev. David Johnson officiating.  Burial will be in Southampton 
Memorial Park. 

  The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at the funeral 
home and suggests that memorials be made to the Sedley Volunteer Fire 
Department, P.O. Box 89, Sedley, VA 23878 or to the Courtland Volunteer Rescue 
Squad, P.O. Box 449, Courtland, VA 23837. 

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R. ALTON GALTRESS 

   SEDLEY- Richard Alton "Flash" Galtress, 84, died September 21, in 
Southampton Memorial Hospital. 

   Born in Southampton County, he was a son of the late William Richard and 
Tena Raiford Galtress, and a retired machine tender with Union Camp Corp.  He 
was a member of Sedley Baptist Church, and a charter member of the Sedley Hunt 
Club.

   Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Allie Harrell Galtress; three 
daughters, Marjorie G. Webster and husband Daniel of Richlands, N.C., Lois G. 
McCourt of Hopewell and Jacqueline G. Bradshaw of Courtland; one son, William 
J. Galtress, Sr. and wife Jean of Zuni; four sisters, Martha Duke of Colonial 
Heights, Dorothy Denson of Suffolk, Jean Vaughan of Franklin, and Lillian 
Travis of Wakefield; two brothers, Thomas Galtress of Franklin and George 
Galtress of Carrsville; 16 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren.  He was 
predeceased by two sisters, Betty Adams and Mabel Arrington; and two brothers, 
Henry Galtress and Norman Boykin.

   A funeral was conducted September 24 in the chapel of Wright Funeral Home 
with the Rev. David Johnson officiating.  Burial was in Southampton Memorial 
Park.  The family suggests memorials be made to the Sedley Volunteer Fire 
Department, P.O. Box 89, Sedley, VA. 23878, or to the Courtland Volunteer 
Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 449, Courtland, VA. 23837.
       
       
Richard Alton "Flash" GALTRESS, retired Union Camp machine tender, 
b. 19 Apr 1916, Southampton Co., d. 21 Sep 2000, Franklin, 
interred in Southampton Memorial Park (Devotion I, Plot 61*), 24 Sep 2000, 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Sep. 23, 2000, p. B4; 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Sep. 28, 2000 

*His father is buried in adjacent Plot 60. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Southampton Memorial list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/somempk.txt 

His father's obit ("Tidewater News," Sep. 19, 1968, p. 6) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/g436w1ob.txt 

His mother & paternal grandparents are buried in a GALTRESS family cemetery, 
   on Cottage Hill Rd., Sedley. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 7 (VII-43): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol7.txt 

His maternal grandparents are buried in the RAIFORD-MUNFORD family cemetery, 
   on Appleton Rd., near Corinth. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 8 (VIII-8): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol8.txt 

His step-mother is buried in a GALTRESS family cemetery, on Boothe Rd. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 9 (IX-43): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol7.txt 

His step-brother Norman BOYKIN is buried in a LAINE family cemetery, 
   Wakefield. 


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