Southampton-Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Jarratt, W. Leonard, 1953 

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WAVERLY LEONARD JARRATT 

   W.L. Jarratt, 68, a retired farmer of Drewryville and husband of Mrs. 
Virgie H. Jarratt, died early Wednesday morning, January 21, in a Richmond 
hospital after several years of ill health.

   The deceased was a native of Sussex County, the son of the late William 
and Mattie Hammond Jarratt.  He was a member of the Adams Grove Baptist 
Church and of its Men's Bible class.

   Besides his wife he is survived by five sons, Herbert Jarratt of Petersburg 
and Waverly R., John H., William and Leonard Jarratt, Jr., all of Drewryville; 
six daughters, Mrs. A.M. Whitby of Capron, Miss Bessie Jarratt of Emporia, 
Mrs. Percy Joyner of Adams Grove, and Mrs. Doyle Shealy, Mrs. Lewis 
Wajciechowski and Mrs. William Carter of Richmond; 21 grandchildren and five 
great-grandchildren; and four brothers, Jesse Jarratt of Capron, Jim Jarratt 
of Emporia, and Opie and George Jarratt of Sussex C.H.

   Final rites for Mr. Jarratt will be conducted at the grave in the 
Drewryville Cemetery this (Friday) afternoon at 2 o'clock by Revs. H.B. 
Jennings and J.T. Cassell.


Waverly Leonard JARRATT {Sr.*}, of Drewryville, retired farmer, 
Sussex Co. native, d. 21 Jan 1953, Richmond, age 68, 
interred in Thomas Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery*, Drewryville, 
   23 Jan 1953, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Jan. 23, 1953, p. 12 

*His first wife is also buried there. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Drewryville list (D-16): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/drewryvl.txt 

His widow's obit ("Tidewater News," Aug. 2, 1956, Sect. I, p. 5) 
   is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/j630v1ob.txt 

While her obit styled her late husband "W.L. Jarratt, Sr.," his given names 
   were split between sons Waverly Richard (Sr.) and Leonard Jr. 

Leonard 1m. Lula Pearl WELLS 25 Dec 1902, in Northampton Co., NC. 
   They div. after 1910; he remarried before 12 Sep 1918 "Vergie" 
   Virginia HARRIS.  (WW-I draft card) 

Lula's obit ("Richmond Times-Dispatch," May 14, 1958, p. 8) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/j630l1ob.txt 


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

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