Surry-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Berryman, Edward & Eleanor Lowe, 1969 

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EDWARD W. AND ELEANOR BERRYMAN 

MAN KILLS WIFE, HIMSELF 

  SMITHFIELD -  The deaths of a woman and her husband in their small home at 
Burwell’s Bay Thursday night have been ruled murder and suicide by Dr. B.F. 
Jamison, Isle of Wight County medical examiner.

  Dr. Jamison said the bodies of Edward W. Berryman, 50, and his wife, 
Eleanor, 49, were found on the kitchen floor Thursday about 10 p.m. by a 
neighbor.

  Dr. Jamison said Mrs. Berryman died on a shotgun wound of the head.  Her 
husband apparently then shot himself in the head Dr. Jamison said.

  Berryman was employed by Smithfield Packing Co.

  A native of Surry County, Berryman was a son of James W. and Mrs. Mary 
Judkins Berryman.

  He was a member of Bayview Methodist Church.

  He is survived by a brother, John A. Berryman of Prince George County; 
three sisters, Mrs. H.M. Berryman, Mrs. B.J. Logan and Miss Nellie Berryman 
of Elberon; and two daughters. Mrs. Glenn D. Scott of Smithfield and Mrs. 
Donald Raymer of Miami, Fla.; and two grandchildren.

  A native of Surry County, Mrs. Berryman was a daughter of Mrs. Bessie Bailey 
Lowe and the late Arthur C. Lowe.

  She was a member of Bayview Methodist Church.

  Besides her mother and daughters, she is survived by five sisters, Mrs. 
George Slaterback of Roanoke, Mrs. Wilbur [sic; Wilbert*] Pittman of 
Wakefield, Mrs. Leigh B. Jones of Ivor, Mrs. Marjorie Barlow of Smithfield, 
and Mrs. Allen Bulls of Richmond; and three brother, A.C. Lowe of Dendron, 
B.W. Lowe of Elberon and David Lowe of Richmond.

  A funeral service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in Oak Grove Cemetery in 
Surry County by the Rev. Charles P. Price and the Rev. Glenn Williams.  The 
funeral procession will leave the Bullock Funeral Home at 1:30 p.m.

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Berryman Deaths Said Murder-Suicide 

  The deaths of Edward W. Berryman, 50, and his wife, Eleanor, 49, in their 
small home at Burwell's Bay last Thursday night, have been ruled murder and 
suicide by Dr. B.F. Jamison, Isle of Wight County medical examiner. 

  Investigating officer, Sheriff B. F. Dixon, said the bodies of the couple 
were found on the kitchen floor Thursday about 10 p.m.  Mrs. Berryman is 
alleged to have died of a shotgun wound of the head.  Her husband apparently 
then shot himself in the head, the Sheriff said. 

  A native of Surry County, he was a son of James W. and Mrs. Mary Judkins 
Berryman, and was employed by the Smithfield Packing Company. 

  He was a member of Bayview Methodist Church and is survived by a brother, 
John A. Berryman of Prince George County; three sisters, Mrs. H.M. Berryman, 
Mrs. B.J. Logan, and Miss Nellie Berryman of Elberon; two daughters, Mrs. 
Glenn D. Scott of Smithfield and Mrs. Donald Raymer of Miami, Fla.; and two 
grandchildren. 

  Mrs. Berryman, a daughter of Mrs. Bessie Bailey Lowe and the late Arthur C. 
Lowe, was also a native of Surry County, and a member of Bayview Methodist 
Church.  Besides her mother and daughters, she is survived by five sisters, 
Mrs. George Slaterback of Roanoke, Mrs. Wilbur [sic; Wilbert*] Pittman of 
Wakefield, Mrs. Leigh B. Jones of Ivor, Mrs. Marjorie Barlow of Smithfield, 
and Mrs. Allen Bulls of Richmond; and three brothers, A.C. Lowe of Dendron, 
B.W. Lowe of Elberon and David Lowe of Richmond. 

  A funeral service was held Sunday in Oak Grove Cemetery in Surry County by 
the Rev. Charles P. Price and the Rev. Glenn Williams. 


Edward W. BERRYMAN, Smithfield Packing meat smoker, 
Surry Co. native, suicide 20 Feb 1969, at home, Burwell's Bay, age 50, 

Eleanor (LOWE; Mrs. Edward W.) BERRYMAN, 
Surry Co. native, murdered 20 Feb 1969, at home, Burwell's Bay, age 49, 

interred in Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery*, 23 Feb 1969, 
"Daily Press" (Newport News, VA); 
"Smithfild (VA) Times," Feb. 26, 1969, p. 1, col. 6 

*Additional information: 

Find a Grave Mems. #102065409 & #102063870 

Edward's parents are also buried there. 

Eleanor's parents are buried in Mill Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery. 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #55: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

Her sisters Florence (LOWE; Mrs. Leigh B.) JONES & Bessie Audrey (LOWE; Mrs. 
   Wm. Allen) BULLS are also buried there. 

Her sister Grace (LOWE; Mrs. J. Wilbert Sr.) PITTMAN is buried in 
   Wakefield Cemetery. 

Her sister Marjorie Daynies (LOWE BERRYMAN BARLOW; Mrs. James D.) JARRETT 
   is buried in Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery, Surry Co. 

Her sister Edith Mae (LOWE BARLOW GATES; Mrs. George G.) SLATERBECK 
   is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Roanoke. 

Edith's obit appeared in "The Smithfield Times," Apr. 25, 2007, p. 7. 


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