Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Whitfield, Samuel E. Jr., 1951 

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SAMUEL ELEY WHITFIELD, JR.

Mrs. H. Cotton Loses Brother In Korea Recently 

  Cpl. S.E. Whitfield Jr., 24, son of Mrs. Clara Drake Whitfield and the late 
S.E. Whitfield, of Handsom, was killed in action in Korea January 19 
[sic; 29], his mother was notified by the Department of Defense. 

  Corporal Whitfield, who had been in action in Korea since hostilities began 
last summer, was serving his second tour of duty with the Army.  He first 
volunteered in 1946 and served an 18-month enlistment.  He reentered the Army 
in March 1949.  At the time of his death, he was with Co. B, 65th Engineer 
Combat Battalion, 25th Division. 

  Beides his mother, he is survived by theree sisters, Mrs. Fred Allen of Long 
Island, N.C.; Mrs. Howard Cotton, Smithfield, and Mrs. Henry Whitaker, 
Newsoms; three brothers, Eley Whitfield, Thomas Whitfield and Joe Whitfield, 
all of Handsom, and several nieces and nephews. 

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SOLDIER KILLED IN KOREAN WAR TO BE BURIED HERE TODAY

   The remains of Cpl. Samuel E. Whitfield, 25, son of Mrs. Clara Drake 
Whitfield of this county and the late S.E. Whitfield, who was killed in action 
on January 29, last, while serving in Korea, arrived in Franklin on Thursday 
morning of this week.

   Funeral services will be held at the grave in Poplar Spring Cemetery this 
(Friday) afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, with Rev. R.L. Chadwick, pastor of the 
Newsoms Baptist Church, officiating. Interment will be with full military 
honors, members of Battery B, 129th AA Bn., acting as pallbearers.

   At the time of his death Cpl. Whitfield was with Company B Engineers, 25th 
Division. Besides his mother he is survived by three brothers, Joseph and Eley 
Whitfield of Handsom and Thomas Whitfield of Franklin; three sisters, Mrs. 
Fred Allen of Wilmington, Del., Mrs. Howard Cotton of Smithfield, and Mrs. 
Henry Whitaker of Newsoms; and a number of nephews and nieces.

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Soldier Killed In Korean Conflict Buried October 19 

  The remains of Cpl. Samuel E. Whitfield, 25, son of Mrs. Clara Drake 
Whitfield of Southampton county and the late S.E. Whitfield, who was killed 
in action on January 29, last, while serving in Korea, arrived in Franklin 
Thursday morning. 

  Funeral services were held at the grave in Poplar Spring Cemetery Friday 
afternoon, October 19th at 3:30 o'clock, with Rev. R.L. Chadwick, pastor of 
the Newsoms Baptist Church, officiating.  Interment was with full military 
honors, members of Battery B, 129th AA Bn., acting as pallbearers. 

  At the time of his death Cpl. Whitfield was with Company B Engineers, 25th 
Division.  Besides his mother he is survived by three brothers, Joseph and 
Eley Whitfield of Handsom and Thomas Whitfield of Franklin; three sisters, 
Mrs. Fred Allen of Wilmington, Del., Mrs. Howard Cotten of Smithfield, and 
Mrs. Henry Whitaker of Newsoms; and a number of nephews and nieces. 


CPL Samuel Everett* WHITFIELD, Jr., 
b. 9 Nov 1926, KIA 29 Jan 1951, Korea, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 174*), Franklin, 
   19 Oct 1951, 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 33, No. 38, Wed., Feb. 21, 1951, p. 1; 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 46, No. 52, Fri., Oct. 19, 1951, p. 1; 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," (Vol. 34, No. 21) Thurs., Oct. 25, 1951, p. 1, col. 5 

*Additional information: 

Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx2.txt 

Find a Grave Memorial #110732933 [no grave photo] 

While he was styled Samuel E. Jr., he was Samuel Everett, while his father 
   was Samuel Eley.  (WW-II draft card & headstone application) 

His father's obit ("Tidewater News," Dec. 3, 1948, p. 8) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/w314s3ob.txt 


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