Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Winstead, T. Earl, 1976 

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THOMAS EARL WINSTEAD 

ALESE RHODES JENKINS COLLECTION

  Federal Way, Wash. - Thomas Earl Winstead, 42, of 32460 21st Ave S.W., died 
Sunday in his home [sic*]. 

  A native of Southampton County, he was the husband of Emily Bradon Winstead. 
He was a member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church, and had been associated with 
Weyerhauser Paper Co. for 10 years.  He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. 

  Besides his widow, survivors include a daughter, Miss Kemberly Winstead of 
the home; two sons, Kenneth Earl, and David Neal Winstead, both of the home; 
a step-daughter, Penny Brandon of the home, two stepsons, Billy Loe, and Tracy 
Brandon, both of the home; four sisters, Mrs. Ruby Murphy, and Mrs. Daphine 
Bradshaw, both of Franklin, Mrs. Elizabeth Kearse of Beaverdam, and Mrs. 
Nellie Murphy of Mechanicsville; and a brother, Charles L. Winstead of 
Franklin. 

  A funeral will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Beaver Dam Baptist by the Rev. 
Edward C. Thornton, Jr.  Burial will be in Southampton Memorial Park.  The 
body is at Wright Funeral Home, Franklin. 


Thomas Earl WINSTEAD, papermaker, Army veteran of Korean War, 
b. 10 Oct 1934, Southampton Co., suicide 4 Nov 1976, at home, King Co., WA, 
interred in Southampton Memorial Park (Devotion I, Plot 77*), 10 Nov 1976, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 54, No. 267, Mon., Nov. 8, 1976, p. 2, 
   from the Alese Rhodes Jenkins Collection, 
   posted with Find a Grave Memorial #144231072, 
   by Martha Fontaine Byrum 

*Additional information: 

His parents, Norman Clyde & "Lizzie" Elizabeth Rebecca (ROBARDS) WINSTEAD, 
   are buried in Plot 75. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Southampton Memorial Park list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/somempk.txt 

A photo of his grave marker - added by Natalie Padgett - is also posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #144231072. 

D.Cert. 26144 (King Co. #8541) states he shot himself ca. 11 p.m. 4 Nov 1976, 
   a Thursday, in Federal Way, but he was declared dead at 12:10 at Valley 
   General Hospital in Renton. 

His mother's obit ("Tidewater News," May 14, 1970) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/w523e1ob.txt 


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and re-formatted by File Manager. 

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