Surry County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Chapman, Putman G., 1952 

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PUTNAM GUY CHAPMAN 

P.G. CHAPMAN, SURRY MERCHANT, BURIED MONDAY 

  Graveside services for Putman Guy Chapman, who died at his home in Surry, 
Saturday, March 29, were conducted Monday at 3 p.m. in Oakwood Cemetery in 
Surry, with Rev. J.O. Reed and the Rev. Robert J. Callis, officiating. 
Members of the Surry Masonic Lodge were in attendance.

  Mr. Chapman, a native of Surry County, had been in poor health for some 
time.  At an early age he started working for the Surry Lumber Company and 
was employed by this company at Scotland as a lumber inspector until the 
company went out of business.  Since that time he has run a mercantile 
business in Surry.

  In 1921, Mr. Chapman, became a member of Lodge No. 65 A.F. & A.M. and was 
Worshipful Master of the lodge in 1926.  He had been a member of Surry 
Baptist Church for many years.  He was a director of the Bank of Surry 
County, Inc. for twenty years and a member of the town Council since Oct. 13, 
1931 and actively and conscientiously served in both capacities.

  Surviving him are his wife, Celeste Ellis Chapman; a sister, Mrs. C.T. 
Gwaltney; a niece, three nephews and two great-nephews, all of Surry.

  Pallbearers were Raymond F. Cofer, Clyde Cofer, T.N Crymes, G.P. Logan, 
J.F. Judkins, Eugene Humphries, Will Berryman and Dennis Enos.

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P.G. Chapman, 63, Of Surry, Buried Monday, Mar. 31st 

  Putnam Guy Chapman, 63, a merchant of Surry, died at his home Saturday 
afternoon after a brief illness. 

  Surviving other than his wife are one sister, Mrs. Belle Chapman Gwaltney, 
several nieces and nephews. 

  Graveside services were held Monday at 3 P.M. in Oakwood Cemetery, Surry. 
Masonic rites were observed in the service.


Putman Guy CHAPMAN, Surry merchant, former lumber inspector, 
b. 5 Dec 1888, Surry Co., d. 29 Mar 1952, at home, Surry, 
interred in Oakwood Cemetery*, Surry, 31 Mar 1952, 
donated obit, publication unknown; 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 34, No. 44, Apr. 3, 1952, p. 1, col. 3 

*Find a Grave Mem. #86351534 

His parents, Charles J. & Caledonia "Dona" A. (GOODRICH) CHAPMAN, 
   are also buried there. 

Additional information: 

Birthdate &c. from D.Cert. 10328 (Cobham #3). 

His widow's (donated, 1980) obit is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/c155c3ob.txt 


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