Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Sandlin, J. Frederick, 1955 

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JOSEPH FREDERICK SANDLIN 

   Joseph Frederick Sandlin, 66, electrical contractor, died early Saturday 
morning, September 17, in a Richmond hospital after several month’s illness.

   He was the son of the late Robert Edward and Dora Stephenson Sandlin of 
Verona, N.C.  He was a member of the Franklin Congregational Christian Church, 
Franklin Masonic Lodge No. 151 and a past master of this lodge.

   He came to Franklin in 1918, connected with the Western Union Telegraph 
Company, and a few years late opened an electrical business.

   He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rosa Davis Sandlin, of Franklin; two sons, 
Robert E. Sandlin of Franklin and Joseph E. Sandlin of Southern Pines, N.C.; 
four daughters, Mrs. Madeline S. Edwards and Mrs. Frances S. Eley, both of 
Windsor; Mrs. Dora A. Laney of Atlanta, Ga., and Mrs. Louise S. Dyer of 
Richmond; one brother, E. Sandlin of Savannah, Ga.; four sisters, Mrs. William 
Harr of Detroit, Mich.; Mrs. Bert Hugghes and Mrs. D.N. Calhoun of Wilmington, 
N.C., and Mrs. C.J. Roberts of Cincinnati, Ohio, and 12 grandchildren.

   The body was taken to the W.J.M. Holland & Sons Funeral Home, where funeral 
service were conducted Tuesday at 11 a.m. by Rev. Harvey L. Carnes, pastor of 
the Congregational Christian Church, and Rev. William Grissom, pastor of the 
Windsor Christian Church.  Burial was in Poplar Spring Cemetery.

   Active pallbearers were Joseph P. King, Sr., Franklin Edwards, Harry Jones, 
B.T. Watkins, Dr. Beaman Story and Otis Joyner of Courtland.

   Honorary pallbearers were Scott Reed of Atlanta, Ga.; Allen Drewry, Walter 
Manning, Reuben Edwards and Mr. Miller, all of Portsmouth; Jimmy Spencer and 
Mr. Rockefeller of Norfolk; Sidney Eason of Carrsville; Dr. J.A. Murray of 
Franklin and friends of the family.


Joseph Frederick SANDLIN, Franklin electrical contractor, 
NC native?, d. 17 Sep 1955, Richmond, age 66, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 2, Plot 93B*), Franklin, 
   20 Sep 1955, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Sep. 22, 1955, Sect. II, p. 6 

*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," Mar. 29, 1962, p. 3) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/s534r1ob.txt 


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