Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Thorpe, Thomas W., 1942 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ THOMAS WESLEY THORPE Thomas Wesley Thorpe of the Statesville community died at his home early Wednesday morning. Mr. Thorpe had been in declining health for some time, but was active up to a few days before his death. He was one of the oldest men in Southampton County, having reached the ripe old age of 90 years. His wife preceded him to the grave 25 years ago. He was a member of Barnes Methodist Church, and at one time served as steward of the church. There are six children: C.G. Thorpe, Hickory, N.C., Mrs. G.P. Vick, Newsoms; Mrs. A.J. Bryant, Como, N.C., L.L. Rowland and Frank Thorpe, Newsoms. Eight grandchildren survive him. Services were conducted Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock by his pastor, the Rev. L.G. Tinnell of Newsoms. Burial was in the family cemetery. Thomas Wesley THORPE, d. 18 Nov 1942, at home, Statesville, age 90, interred in the THORPE family cemetery*, Barnes Church area, 19 Nov 1942, "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Nov. 20, 1942 *Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (I-30): http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol1.txt Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by William J. DelMonte (JazzyBill@aol.com) and Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/t610t1ob.txt