Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....West, Charles W., 1943 

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CHARLES WASHINGTON WEST

   The funeral of C.W. West, age 63, of Ivor, who died on Sunday, June 6, 
1943, at Raiford Hospital after a short illness, was conducted at the Holland 
Funeral Home of Franklin, by the Rev. S.C. Crawford, pastor of Ivor Baptist 
Church, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Bates, pastor of the Ivor Methodist Church. 
Hymns "The Old Rugged Cross" and "Abide with Me," were sung by Joel C. Holland 
of Franklin.  The casket was covered with a pall of white carnations, Baby’s 
Breath and fern, there were many more floral designs from friends and 
relatives, with expressions of sympathy.

   Besides his wife, Mrs. Vera Johnson West, he is survived by the following 
children*; Charles W. West, Jr., of Portsmouth; Walter Thomas West of the 
U.S.N. Bainbridge, Md.; Margaret, Marvin and Nancy West of Ivor; three 
brothers, L.T., Lonnie and Leroy West and five sisters, Mrs. Philip Raiford, 
Mrs. Edward Lowe, Mrs. L.L. Lewis, Mrs. Irving Drewry, and Mrs. Aurelius 
Drewry.

   Pallbearers were: D.C. Ricks, G.L. Simmons, M.C. Hatfield, G.C. Niblett, 
W.C. Rawls, F.T. Joyner, C.A. Holt and J.T. Faircloth.  Burial took place in 
the family plot at Poplar Spring Cemetery, Franklin on Tuesday, June 8, at 4 
o’clock.


Charles Washington WEST (Sr.), of Ivor, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 6 Jun 1943, Franklin, age 63, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 2, Plot 26A**), Franklin, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), June 18, 1943, p. 4 

**Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar2.txt 

Additional information: 

Charles 1m. Maggie L. FAIRCLOTH, d/o Allen J. & Lavinia C. (CARR) FAIRCLOTH. 
   All are buried in the same plot. 

Chas. W. West, 25, single, b. Southampton Co., res. Isle of Wight, 
   sn/o [parents not given], Merchant 
Maggie Lee Faircloth, 16, single, b. & res. Isle of Wight, 
   dt/o A.J. & ___ Faircloth 
m. 20 Feb 1906 Southampton, by G.C. Smith 
(Isle of Wight Co. M.Reg. {BVS copy} 1906, #44)  

His 2m. - 

CHARLES W. WEST, 41, W, SO.CO., IVOR, SO.CO., VA., MERCHANT, 
   S/O GEORGE WASHINGTON AND LOUISANNA "LOUISE" GAY WEST 
M. 06-22-1921, SOUTHAMPTON CO., VA. BY REV. J.W. REAMS 
MARY VERA JOHNSON, 23, S, SO.CO., IVOR, SO.CO., VA., 
   D/O WALTER TAYLOR SR. AND "NANNIE" NANCY T. WHITFIELD JOHNSON 
(Southampton Co. MB18:341; transcribed & annotated by Bruce Saunders) 

128. m. 06/22/1921, So.ampton Co., by J.W. Reams 
Chas.W. West, 41, widowed, b. Southampton Co., res. Ivor, Va., 
   sn/o Geo.W. & Louise West, Merchant 
Marym Vera Johnson, 23, single, b. Southampton Co., res. Ivor, Va., 
   dt/o W.T. & Nannie T. Johnson 
(Southampton Co. M.Reg. {BVS copy}; file at: 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/vitals/mb18pt.txt) 

His widow's obit ("Tidewater News," Dec. 25, 1978, p. 30) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/w230v1ob.txt 

*List of surviving children omits son James Russell WEST (1925-2009), 
   buried in Ivor Cemetery; his parents are also buried there. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Ivor list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/ivor.txt 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/w230c3ob.txt