Southampton-Halifax County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Hastings, William B. Sr., 2000 

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WILLIAM BRYAN HASTINGS 

  DUBLIN, N.H. - William Bryan "Bill" Hastings, Sr., 92, died Dec. 7, at 
Cheshire Medical Center, Keene, N.H.  Born in Halifax County, in 1908, the 
youngest son of Florence and John Samuel Hastings, Mr. Hastings moved to 
Franklin in 1931 to manage the Rose's five and dime store.

  He was a member of Franklin Congressional Christian Church, and a former 
deacon of the church.  He served in World War II in the 178th General Hospital 
in Rheims, France.  He was also a charter member of the Franklin Lion's Club, 
and a member of the American Legion for more than 50 years.  He owned and 
operated Hastings Quality Shop in downtown Franklin from 1946 to 1973.

  Survivors include his wife of 66 years Louise Jones Hastings; son, W. Bryan 
Hastings, Jr. of Dublin; grandsons, W. Bryan, III of El Cerrito, Calif, and C. 
Devin Hastings of St. Paul, Minn.; step-grandsons, Avery Holden of 
Londonderry, N.H., and Michael Kay of Jacksonville, Fla.; and five great-
grandchildren.

  A memorial service is planned for next spring at the Poplar Spring Cemetery 
in Franklin.  Memorial donations may be made to the Franklin Congregational 
Christian Church. 


William Bryan "Bill" HASTINGS, Sr., retired retail merchant, 
WW-II veteran - 178th General Hospital, Rheims, France, 
b. 31 Mar 1908, Halifax Co., d. 7 Dec 2000, Keene, NH, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 178*), Franklin, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Dec. 10, 2000 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx2.txt 


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