Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Pond, Charles E. Sr., 1933 

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CHARLES ELLSWORTH POND

   Charles Ellsworth Pond, well-known Franklin citizen, died suddenly Sunday 
afternoon as the result of an attack of angina pectoris while he was walking in 
the woods near town with members of his Sunday school class, a number of boys of 
Scout age whom he taught in the Baptist Sunday school and frequently accompanied 
on hikes. The boys, making an improvised stretcher of their sweaters, carried 
Mr. Pond to the home of Jacob Bracey near-by where Edward and Roy Bracey brought 
him to Franklin in their car, Mr. Pond dying just as they reached his home in 
First Avenue.

   Charles Pond, as he was familiarly known to his many friends, was born in the 
Capron community, this county, but moved to Norfolk when a small boy where he 
was a tinner and plumber, and came to Franklin 21 years ago to conduct the 
plumbing department of W.T. Pace. He was a consistent member of the Franklin 
Baptist Church and of Franklin Lodge No. 151, A.F. & A.M.  He was one of the 
most enthusiastic Masons in this part of the State, always attending Grand Lodge 
sessions and was Deputy Grand Master of this Masonic district, No. 32.

   He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Josie Barrett Pond; a daughter, Miss Bertie 
Pond; three sons, Charles Pond, Jr. of the United States Navy, Norfolk, Robert 
and Billy Pond Franklin; a sister, Mrs. A.C. Swain, of Washington; a brother, 
W.L. Pond of Portland, Oregon; his step-mother, Mrs. Mollie Pond; a half-sister, 
Mrs. William H. Starkey, and a half-brother, John Pond, all of Norfolk.

   Funeral services were conducted from the residence here Tuesday afternoon at 
4 o’clock by his Pastor, Rev. R.D. Stephenson, assisted by Rev. Roscoe Jones and 
Rev. J. Sutherland-Watt. Active pallbearers were: E.G. Evans, J.J. Pace, Cecil 
Vaughan, 3rd, Geo. H. Parker, Jonah Soble, J.F. Sandlin, Dr. J.P. Broaddus and 
J. Riddick Screws. Interment was made in Poplar Spring Cemetery, Masonic rites 
being conducted at the grave by members of the local lodge and a large number of 
visiting Masons from various lodges in the county and section. Members of the 
local Boy Scout troop in uniform acted as an honorary escort.


Charles Ellsworth POND, Sr., of Franklin, plumbing hardware salesman, 
b. Capron, d. 26 Mar 1933, Franklin, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 30*), Franklin, 
   28 Mar 1933, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Mar. 31, 1933, p. 1 

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

His widow's obit ("Tidewater News," Feb. 3, 1969, p. 6) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/p530j1ob.txt 


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