Southampton County-Petersburg City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Pillow, George W., 1927 

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GEORGE WASHINGTON PILLOW

   George W. Pillow died at his home in Clay Street Wednesday afternoon, April 
20, at the age of 57.  He had been a resident of Franklin since 1914, coming 
here from Hamlet, N.C., and engaging for several years in the moving picture 
business, later devoting his time to life insurance in which he was 
phenomenally successful.  In September, 1925, his health failed and he had 
made one of the most remarkable fights for life in the knowledge of the 
writer, apparently regaining his health after several specialists had said he 
would never get up again.  For several months, however, he was up all of the 
time and had resumed his life insurance work, but since February of this year 
had been confined to his bed until the end came Wednesday.  With bravery, 
tenacity and a determination to live which excited the admiration of everyone, 
his many friends feel that in his efforts to regain health they have seen a 
battlefield indeed and that no one could have displayed more indomitable 
courage in any cause than died Mr. Pillow in his heroic struggle for life.

   He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. B.A. Pillow of Petersburg, Va., and 
spent a number of years of his life in Richmond.  His first wife was Miss 
Mildred Davis of Buckingham County, Va., the children of this union being: 
Mrs. Henry B. Long of Hamlet, Davis D. Pillow of Raleigh, G.E. and Kenneth M. 
Pillow of Franklin.  On February 28, 1920, he married Miss Louise Lawrence of 
this town who survived him, together with two brothers, Chas. P. Pillow and 
N.A. Pillow of Roanoke, and three sisters, Mrs. James O’Brien, Mrs. Earl Jones 
and Mrs. Bertha Ellis, all of Richmond.

   He was a member of High Street M.E. Church here and of the Hamlet, N.C. 
Lodge No. 531, A. F. & A. M.  The funeral services were conducted from the 
home yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock by Rev. L.T. Williams, pastor of the 
deceased, assisted by Rev. R.D. Stephenson of the Baptist Church.  Interment 
was made in Poplar Spring Cemetery, the members of the Franklin Masonic Lodge 
being in charge.  The body bearers were: R.I. Beale, J.O. Haslett, W.H. Jones, 
W.O. Bogart, Sol. W. Rawls, Dr. W.H. Arthur, E.C. Smith and Chas. O. Lawrence 
of Norfolk.  Honorary Pallbearers were: Dr. R.L. Raiford, R.E.L. Watkins, W.T. 
Pace, E.P. Jones, J.F. Bryant, Jr., Dr. E.A. de Bordenave, Jas. A. Johnson and 
J.B. Vaughan.


George Washington PILLOW, Franklin businessman, formerly of Hamlet, NC, 
Petersburg native, d. 20 Apr 1927, Franklin, age 57, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 2, Plot 11*), Franklin, 
   21 Apr 1927, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Apr. 22, 1927, p. 1 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project,
   Poplar Spring list:
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar2.txt 

His widow's obit ("Tidewater News," July 12, 1956, Sect. I, p. 8), 
   with their marriage record appended, is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/p400l4ob.txt 


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