Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Miles, Joseph F., 1951 
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JOSEPH FRANKLIN MILES

Joseph Franklin Miles, 78, died at his home in Capron on Friday, November 30, 
following a lengthy illness.  Before retirement he had operated a wheelwright 
shop, and prior to that he had been a farmer in the Capron community.  A 
member of the Capron Methodist Church, he was the son of the late Thomas and 
Mary Gray Miles.

Surviving him are one son, Willie E. Miles of Capron; two sisters, Mrs. Maude 
Ferguson and Mrs. Ella Cook, both of Portsmouth; and one nephew, Herman 
Ferguson, also of Portsmouth.

Funeral services were held at the grave in the Capron Cemetery at 2;30 o'clock 
Sunday afternoon.  Rev. J. T. Cassell, pastor of the deceased, officiated, 
assisted by Rev. H. B. Jennings, pastor of the Capron Baptist Church, and Rev. 
R. H. Marks of Capron, a retired Methodist minister.

A choir composed of Mrs. W. H. Baugham, Mrs. L. T. Francis, Mrs. ?? L. 
Nicholson, Mrs. D. L. Pope, L. T. Francis and J. D. Pope sang "Sometime We'll 
Understand" and "Sunrise."  The casket was covered with a pall of lillies, red 
roses and white gladioli.

Active pallbearers were Ira Barham, David H. Bell, Herbert Francis, A. J. 
Jenkins, Willie Johnson, L. R. Magee, C. B. Pope and Stuart Starke.


Joseph Franklin MILES, retired wheelwright, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 30 Nov 1951, at home, Capron, age 78, 
interred in Capron Cemetery*, 2 Dec 1951, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Dec. 7, 1951 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Capron list (C-29): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/capron.txt 

His parents are buried in a MILES family cemetery, near Winborne Mills. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 4 (IV-17): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol4.txt 


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