Southampton-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Hayes, Capt. William R., 1949 

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CAPT. WILLIAM RIDDICK HAYES

   William R. Hayes, 83, a former resident of Franklin, died at a Portsmouth 
hospital Saturday night, December 17, after several years of failing health.

   Captain Hayes, as he was known to many persons in Franklin and the 
community, was the son of the late Timothy and Lavinia Darden Hayes of Isle of 
Wight County and the husband of the late Elizabeth Withy Hayes of Franklin. 
He was formerly connected with the Albemarle Steam Navigation Company, an 
organization well-known to the older people here, with freight and passenger 
boats plying between Franklin, Murfreesboro and Edenton, N.C.  He was a member 
of the Franklin Baptist Church for many years.

   He is survived by a son, Dr. George W. Hayes of Portsmouth; a 
granddaughter, Mrs. Odilon P. Delcambre, also of Portsmouth; and a number of 
nieces and nephews.

   Funeral services were conducted at the grave in Poplar Spring Cemetery on 
Monday afternoon, with Rev. Randolph Gregory and Rev. R.D. Stephenson 
officiating.  The pallbearers were T. Hayes Holland, Thomas C. Holland, Jr., 
Jack W. Holland, Raymond Hayes, W.T. Pace, Jr., Ernest K. Brinkley, Nelson 
Gardner and James Edward Gardner.


Capt. William Riddick HAYES, retired A.S.N. steamboat captain, 
Isle of Wight Co. native, d. 17 Dec 1949, Portsmouth, age 83, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 2, Plot 10*), Franklin, 
   19 Dec 1949, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Dec. 23, 1949, p. 10 

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

His wife's obituary ("Tidewater News," Feb. 11, 1921, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/h200e1ob.txt 

Her death certificate (1921-566-4511) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/vitals/deaths/h200e1dc.txt


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Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. 

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