Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Snipes, William E., 1930 

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DR. WILLIAM ELWOOD SNIPES

DR. SNIPES, PROMINENT FRANKLIN CITIZEN, IS CLAIMED BY DEATH

   Dr. W.E. Snipes, prominent citizen and successful professional man of 
our town, died suddenly at his home in South High Street Sunday morning. 
Apparently in the best of health, Dr. Snipes had a heart attack Sunday 
morning at 8:30 o’clock when Dr. R.L. Raiford and Dr. R.H. Cobb were called 
in.  He seemed to be much easier for an hour or so, but died at 11:30.  He 
was 51 years of age.

   William Elwood Snipes was born in Hertford County, North Carolina, the 
son of the late E.T. Snipes and Mrs. Louise Bradshaw Snipes.  Following the 
completion of his elementary education in his native county, he attended 
Massey Business College in Richmond and received his degree in dentistry 
from the University College of Medicine, Richmond, in 1904.  Practicing his 
profession in North Carolina for about two years, he came to Franklin in 
March, 1906, where he enjoyed a large practice and was actively interested 
in church, civic and community affairs.  He was a faithful communicant of 
the High Street M.E. Church, a member of its board of stewards since 1912, 
president of the R.M. Chandler Bible Class, and a former Superintendent of 
the Sunday class.  He served acceptably as a member of the Town Council for 
ten years and was on the local school board for a short while.  He was on 
the board of director of the Merchants and Farmer Bank for several years, a 
charter member of Cypress Cove Country Club and belonged to the Pythian 
fraternity.

   In his professional life he kept in close touch with the national, State 
and regional dental association, being a member of the American Dental 
Association, the Virginia Dental Society serving on the executive committee 
of that body for three years, and was Vice President of the Southside Dental 
Society.  He was a useful Christian citizen, a man of high standing among 
his fellows in honor and integrity who numbered a host of friends in Franklin 
and throughout the county and section.  Universal sorrow was expressed at the 
news of his sudden death, and his funeral was largely attended by friends 
from several counties in Virginia and North Carolina, and by leading members 
of the profession with which he was affiliated.

   On June 22, 1910, he married Miss Pattie Story, daughter of the late J.M. 
Story and Mrs. Pattie Beaman Story of our town who survives him with one son, 
William Snipes, Jr., a member of the Senior Class of the Franklin High School. 
He leaves four brothers, Finley Snipes of Ahoskie, N.C., Edgar Thomas Snipes 
of Philadelphia, Oscar and Harvey Snipes of Woodland, N.C., and one sister, 
Mrs. John White of Andrews, S.C.

   Funeral services were conducted from the residence Monday afternoon at 
3:30 o’clock by the Rev. Dr. Geo. H. Spooner of High Street M.E. Church. 
Mrs. H.G. Cobb, Miss Cora Vaughan, E.P. Jones and J. Edward Moyler sang "O 
Love That Will Not Let Me Go" and "It Is Well with My Soul," J. Edgar Weede 
accompanying.  The body bearers were members of the board of stewards, W.T. 
Pace, E. Frank Story, J.R. Byrd, J.A. Jackson, J.H. Boyd, Harry Steinhardt, 
J. Edgar Weede, Geo. H. Parker, W.C. Watson and E.C. Smith, and Dr. R.L. 
Raiford and Dr. R.H. Cobb.  Members of the Senior Class of the Franklin High 
School attended in a body and interment was made in the family plot in Poplar 
Spring Cemetery.


Dr. William Elwood SNIPES (Sr.), Franklin dentist, former Town Councilman, 
b. Hertford Co., NC, d. 2 Nov 1930, at home, Franklin, age 51, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 2, Plot 47*), Franklin, 
   3 Nov 1930, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Nov. 7, 1930, 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," Jan. 3, 1940) is posted at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/s512p1ob.txt 


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