Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Murphy, Edward C., 1916 

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EDWARD C. MURPHY

   Mr. Edward C. Murphy of Newsoms died at Sarah Leigh hospital, Norfolk, 
July 13, 1916.  He was stricken with appendicitis on Thursday, July 6, and was 
taken to the hospital by his physician, Dr. W.B. Barham, for an operation. 
The operation seemed to be successful and hopes were entertained for his 
recovery, but on Tuesday the 12th he began to grow worse and died on Thursday 
afternoon.  The body was brought to Newsoms for interment. 

   Funeral service were conducted in the Baptist church by Rev. L.F. Paulette, 
assisted by Rev. A.L. Carson, and he was laid to rest in the Newsoms cemetery.  
The local order W.O.W. turned out en masse and conducted burial services at 
the grave, in which Mr. Lathan, State deputy, and Rev. A.L. Carson 
participated.  The pallbearers were O.H. Barkley, H.S. Miles, Eddie Vick, Hugh 
Vincent, K.D. Worrell, W.E. Griffin.  All of these were members of the Berean 
Class of the Newsoms Baptist Sunday School, half of them being members of the 
local camp W.O.W. 

   Mr. Murphy was a consistent member of the Baptist church and a regular 
attendant upon its services.  He possessed the gold pin of the Cross and Crown 
system, for regular attendance at Sunday School.  He was held in high esteem 
by the people of the community as was attested by the large crowd at his 
funeral and the any beautiful floral designs. 

   He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hattie Vick Murphy, and two bright 
children Georgia and Ralph.


Edward C. MURPHY, of Newsoms, 
interred in Hollywood Cemetery*, Newsoms, 22 Jul 1916, 
d. 13 Jul 1916, Norfolk, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), July 21, 1916 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Hollywood list (N-46): 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/hollywd.txt 

His widow's obit ("Tidewater News," Nov. 18, 1938) is posted at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/m610h2ob.txt 

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

file at: 
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