Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Scarborough, H. Paul, 1950 

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HORATIO PAUL SCARBOROUGH

PAUL SCARBOROUGH, FORMER EDITOR OF TIDEWATER NEWS, DIES AFTER LONG SICKNESS

North Carolina Native Was Former Postmaster Here and Represented County in 
State Legislature: Was Prominent Baptist Layman and Rotarian.

   A wide circle of friends and acquaintances in Franklin and Southampton 
County was grieved to learn of the death on Monday morning, September 25, at 
his home in Clay Street of Paul Scarborough, former publisher of The Tidewater 
News and former postmaster of Franklin.

   Although Mr. Scarborough had been in ill health for more than four years, 
his condition took a turn for the worse about six weeks ago; and, despite the 
care and devotion of his wife and sons, he was unable to cope with the ravages 
of his illness.  At the time of his death he was 68 years of age.

   Mr. Scarborough, the son of the late Rev. Charles Wesley Scarborough, a 
Baptist minister, and Annie Waitt Scarborough, was born in Wake County, N.C., 
on August 28, 1882.  He was educated at Wake Forest College and John Hopkins 
University.  As a young man of 23 he came to Franklin from Murfreesboro, N.C., 
where he had edited a weekly newspaper for a short while and became the first 
editor of The Tidewater News, which succeeded The Graphic.  The first issue of 
The Tidewater News came off the press on October 20, 1905.  From that date 
until March 17, 1947, when ill health forced his retirement, he was connected 
with the paper as editor and publisher.

   As editor Mr. Scarborough crusaded for civic betterment, early agitating 
for a town manager-commission form of government for Franklin.  Among his most 
important accomplishments can be counted the adoption of such a form of 
government by the town a quarter of a century ago.

   He was twice postmaster of Franklin, first from 1917 to 1921, under the 
Wilson administration, and again from 1933 to 1945 under Franklin D. 
Roosevelt.  A firm believer in the principles of Jeffersonian Democracy, he 
represented Southampton County in the House of Delegates in the regular 
session in 1932 and the special session of 1933.

   His various civic duties included service on the Town Council of Franklin, 
the Town of Franklin School Board, the Southampton County School Trustee 
Electoral Board.  He was one of the organizers and the first president of the 
Franklin Rotary Club, which was formed in 1924; and until his final illness he 
was a faithful attendant at the Friday luncheons of the club, looking forward 
to them from week to week.  He was president of the Virginia Press Association 
for the term of 1925-’26.

   His loyalty to the Franklin Baptist Church, of which he had been a member 
since 1905, was attested by his zeal in the performance of his duties as 
Sunday school teacher and deacon.

   Succeeding the late R.E.L. Watkins as teacher of the Bruner Men’s Bible 
class, he served in that capacity until enfeebled by failing health.  He was 
also at one time moderator of the Blackwater Baptist Association.

   He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dora Wasdon Scarborough, a native of 
Wilson County, N.C., whom he married in 1905; two sons, Paul Scarborough, Jr., 
of Hampton and Charles W. Scarborough of Richmond; and seven grandchildren.

   Funeral services were conducted from the residence on Tuesday afternoon at 
3:30 o’clock by Rev. R.D. Stephenson, his former pastor.  Interment was in 
Poplar Spring Cemetery, the active pallbearers being J.L. Camp, Jr., H.L. 
Duff, F.F. Jenkins, Junius W. Pulley, Dr. Burton J. Ray, Harry Steinhardt, H. 
Wayland Stephenson and Will H. Story.


Horatio Paul SCARBOROUGH (Sr.), former Delegate, 
founding editor & publisher of "The Tidewater News" (1905-47), 
former postmaster of Franklin, and member of the Town Council & School Board, 
b. 28 Aug 1882, Wake Co., NC, d. 25 Sep 1950, at home, Franklin, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 135B*), Franklin, 
   26 Sep 1950, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Sep. 29, 1950, 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," Jan. 31, 1974, p. 4A) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/s261d1ob.txt 


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