Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries..... Wilson, Ernest N. Jr., 2000 

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ERNEST NEWTON "SKIP" WILSON 

  Ernest Newton "Skip" Wilson Jr., 48, owner and operator of Shooters in 
Franklin and a former police officer, died Aug. 2, 2000, in Southampton 
Memorial Hospital.  Born in Providence, R.I., Skip was a son of the late 
Ernest N. and Vivian Duck Wilson.  He was an Army veteran and a member of 
Sycamore Baptist Church. 

  Survivors include his wife, Sherry Britt Wilson; a daughter, Erin Leigh 
Wilson of Courtland ; a son, Caleb Augustus Wilson of Franklin and a brother, 
Sidney E. Wilson of Franklin. 

  A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in Riverside Cemetery 
with the Rev. Dr. Reginald Warren and the Rev. Sharon James officiating.  The 
family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at Wright Funeral Home, 
Franklin, and suggests that memorials be made to the American Cancer Society, 
Franklin Relay for Life, 2730 Ellsmere Ave., Norfolk, VA 23513. 


Ernest Newton "Skip" WILSON, Jr., former police officer, Army veteran, 
b. 4 Nov 1951, Providence, RI, d. 2 Aug 2000, Franklin, 
interred in Riverside Cemetery (Section I, Plot 15*), Courtland, 4 Aug 2000, 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Aug. 3, 2000, B8 

*His parents are also buried there.  
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Riverside list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/riverside.txt 


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