Suffolk City-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Woodward, Thomas L., 1973 

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THOMAS LASSITER WOODWARD

LAWYER, GOP LEADER, DIED AT 77

SUFFOLK - Thomas L. Woodward, 77, dean of the Suffolk bar and a Republican 
political leader who once ran for Congress from the 2nd District, died Sunday 
at a local nursing home following a long illness.

Mr. Woodward was also an active businessman and church leader, until he became 
ill a few months ago.  He had practiced law here since July 1, 1920.

Mr. Woodward, long active in the local Republican party, ran for Congress in 
1944, but was defeated.  He was a founder and a director of First Federal 
Savings and Loan Association, a founder and part owner of the Suffolk City 
Transit Line, Inc., and a founder and trustee of Trinity Christian Church.

He is survived by his wife, the former Anna Anderson of Farmville; a son. 
Thomas L. Woodward Jr., also of Suffolk and an associate of his father's law 
practice since 1969; a foster daughter, Mrs. Mary Louise Oliver, of Suffolk; 
a sister, Miss Marie Woodward of Suffolk; and a brother, Richard L. Woodward, 
also of Suffolk.

A funeral service will be held Tuesday at noon at the Hill Funeral Home. 
Burial will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery.  The family asked that flowers be 
omitted.


Thomas Lassiter WOODWARD, lawyer & Republican leader, 
d. 30 Dec 1973, age 77, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block I, Lot 49*), Suffolk, 1 Jan 1974, 
"The Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch," Dec. 31, 1973 

*His parents are buried in Block C, Lot 8. 
   Cedar Hill list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_v.txt 

His father's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Nov. 11, 1932) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/w363h1ob.txt 

His mother's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Sep. 11, 1941) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/w363a1ob.txt 


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