Southampton-Isle of Wight-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Nelms, J. Eugene Sr., 1982 

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JOSEPH EUGENE NELMS

   SMITHFIELD - A funeral service for Joseph Eugene Nelms Sr., 74, was held 
Sunday, Feb. 28, at 2 p.m. in Colonial Funeral Home, Smithfield, by the Rev. 
Warren F. Taylor.  Burial was in Poplar Spring Cemetery, Franklin.

   Pallbearers were: T. Vasco Batten, Joseph H. Barlow, Glenn I. Dixon, N. 
Kenneth Jones, Ralph W. Thacker and C.E. Jones Jr.

   Nelms died Thursday in a Suffolk hospital.

   A native of Isle of Wight County, he was the husband of the late Ruby 
Blythe Nelms of Franklin.  He was a member of Smithfield Baptist Church and 
the Baraca Men’s Bible Class.

   He was owner of Kello Motor Company, Smithfield and operated the Nelms 
Motor Line in Suffolk for over 31 years.

   Survivors include three sons, Eugene Nelms Jr., Herbert C. Nelms, and 
Joseph Hunter Nelms all of Smithfield; two sisters, Mrs. Emily Nelms Turner of 
Ivor, Mrs. Ethel N. Baber of Newport News; one brother, Matt Thomas Nelms of 
Smithfield and nine grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.


Joseph Eugene NELMS, Sr., operated Nelms Motor Line in Suffolk, 
owned Kello Motor Co. in Smithfield, 
Isle of Wight Co. native, d. 25 Feb 1982, Suffolk, age 74, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 205*), Franklin, 
   28 Feb 1982, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Mar. 4, 1982, p. 15A 

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

Additional information: 

His wife's obit ("Tidewater News," Mar. 9, 1966, p. 7) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/n452r3ob.txt 

His parents' marriage record, contributed to the USGenWeb Archives by 
   Deborah Parker (dewdroppedep@aol.com), is posted at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/vitals/marriages/vaughan95gmr.txt 

His parents are interred in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery, near Windsor. 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS}, 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF}, Antioch list: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Documents/Antioch%20Church_Antioch%20Rd_Cemetery.doc 

Information on his father's death is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/news/dp092029.txt


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/n452e2ob.txt