Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Tucker, James A., 1956 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ JAMES ARNOLD TUCKER BOY, 5, DIES AS A RESULT OF FALL FROM TRUCK A 5-year-old boy died Friday at a Franklin hospital from injuries received Tuesday* when he fell from a truck driven by his father. The victim was James Arnold Tucker, son of Mr. and Mrs. David C. Tucker of Newsoms. He is survived also by two brothers, Charles Douglas and Walter Steve Tucker; a sister, Priscilla Lee Tucker; his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Minnie R. Tucker of Newsoms; and his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. T.V. Bailey of Handsom. A funeral service will be held a 3 p.m. Saturday at Newsoms Methodist Church with burial in Newsoms Cemetery. James Arnold TUCKER, son of David C. & Alese A. (BAILEY) TUCKER of Newsoms, fell from truck 5 Dec 1956*, d. 7 Dec 1956, Franklin, age 5, interred in Hollywood Cemetery**, Newsoms, 8 Dec 1956, "The Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch," Sat., Dec. 8, 1956, p. 3 **His parents & paternal grandparents are also buried there. Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, Hollywood list (N-65&66): http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/hollywd.txt His maternal grandparents are buried in Southampton Memorial Park. SCHS Cemetery Project, Southampton Memorial Park list (SMP-D2-78): http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/hollywd.txt His father's obit ("Tidewater News," Oct. 3, 1952, p. 9) is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/t260d1ob.txt *James' D.Cert. (30641 {Franklin #122}) gives injured 5 Dec - a Wednesday. Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/t260j1ob.txt