Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Williams, Marion E. Sr., 1980 

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MARION EUGENE WILLIAMS SR.

   Murfreesboro, N.C. - Funeral services for Marion Eugene Williams Sr., 76, 
were held Wednesday in Murfreesboro United Methodist Church by the Rev. Billy 
Carden. Burial was in the Poplar Spring Cemetery, Franklin.

   Williams a retired professor of Chowan College died Monday in Roanoke - 
Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.

   He was a native of Franklin, Va., and the husband of Mrs. Frances Ferguson 
Williams.

   He was a graduate of the University of Richmond and earned his master’s 
degree at Duke University. He studied at the University of Dijon, France.

   He was a member of Murfreesboro United Methodist Church, a past president of 
Murfreesboro Rotary Club, and curator of the Murfreesboro Historical Library.

   Other survivors include a son, Marion Eugene Williams Jr. of Beeville, Tex.; 
a sister, Mrs. Harvey Pence of Murfreesboro; and two grandchildren.

   Memorial donations may be made to Chowan College, Murfreesboro Rescue Squad, 
the American Cancer Society, or Murfreesboro United Methodist Church.


[Marion Eugene WILLIAMS, Sr., retired Chowan College professor, 
 Franklin native, d. 15 Sep 1980, Ahoskie, NC, age 76, 
 interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery, Franklin, 17 Sep 1980, 
 "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Sep. 18, 1980, p. 13A] 

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