Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Gilliam, John E., 1921 

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JOHN EVERETT GILLIAM

   Mr. John E. Gilliam died at his home in Second avenue, Franklin Thursday 
morning, February 3, in his fifty-eighth year, following a long illness caused 
by a stroke of paralysis sustained in February, 1919.

   Mr. Gilliam was a native of Southampton county and was one of our town's 
most highly esteemed citizens. He made his home here from 1883 to 1893 and 
moved to Norfolk, living there and in Newport News for about twelve years. He 
then returned to Franklin and had lived here continuously since that time. He 
was a partner of W.T. Pace during the period of his first residence in our 
town, and had been foreman of Mr. Pace's tin shop for a number of years. He 
was a simple and unostentatious citizen, but a man of sterling character and 
integrity and a consistent and useful Christian, a member of High Street M.E. 
Church and one of its stewards for several years. He was a member of the local 
Masonic, Pythian and Odd Fellow fraternities, and served the town acceptably 
as its recorder some years ago.

   He is survived by his widow, who was Miss Nettie Harris of this county; by 
two daughters, Mrs. Wallace Fox of Norfolk and Miss Clair Gilliam of this 
town; one son, Edward F. Gilliam of this place; one brother, Mr. J.R. Gilliam, 
of Handsom, and one sister Mrs. John Barnes of Newsoms.

   The funeral services will be conducted from his late residence this 
(Friday) afternoon at 3 o'clock by his Pastor, Rev. J.A. Chapman, and 
interment will follow in Poplar Spring Cemetery;

   The pallbearers will be W.T. Pace, W.C. Watson, G.W. Conwell, General C.C. 
Vaughan, C.E. Pond, E.G. Evans, J.A. Weede and Dr. W.E. Snipes.


John Everett GILLIAM, formerly with W.T. Pace Hardware, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 3 Feb 1921, at home, Franklin, age 58, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 2, Plot 90A*), Franklin, 
   4 Feb 1921, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Feb. 4, 1921, p. 1 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS}, Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar2.txt 

His widow's obit ("Tidewater News," July 19, 1956) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/g450a1ob.txt 


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