Surry County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Whitmore, J. Claude Sr., 1965 

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JOEL CLAUDE WHITMORE 

J.C. WHITMORE SUCCUMBS AT 80 

  SURRY - Joel Claude Whitmore Sr., 80, of Surry County, died Wednesday at his 
residence.  He was a retired farmer. 

  Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Nina Branch Whitmore; four sons, S. Aubrey 
Whitmore, W. Grady Whitmore and J.C. Whitmore, Jr., all of Wakefield, and J.B. 
Whitmore of Smithfield; two daughters, Mrs. Frank W. Jones of Surry and Mrs. 
Julian R. Harrison of Waverly; two brother, G.T. Whitmore and M.B. Whitmore, 
both of Newport News; two sisters, Mrs. C.G. Goodrich and Mrs. R.A. Carroll, 
both of Wakefield; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. 

  Graveside services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Rocky Hock 
Methodist Church cemetery.  The Rev. Edward B. Owen, pastor of Bethlehem 
Christian Church in Suffolk will officiate. 


Joel Claude WHITMORE, Sr., retired farmer, 
b. 26 Jun 1885, Surry Co., d. 6 Oct 1965, at home, Surry Co., 
interred in Rocky Hock Methodist Church Cemetery (Plot 43*), Surry Co., 
   8 Oct 1965, 
"Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), Oct. 7, 1965, p. 50 

*Rocky Hock list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/cemeteries/rockyhk.txt 

His parents are buried in Plot 33. 

A photo of his gravestone is posted with Find a Grave Mem. #23403333 

His widow's obit ("Daily Press," May 28, 1986, D-4) & 
   a memorial to her are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/w356n2ob.txt 

A memorial to his first wife Sala Thomas (BRANCH) WHITMORE & 
   the family is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/w356s2ob.txt 

His father's obits ("Daily Press," May 28, 1945, & 
   "Richmond Times-Dispatch," June 1, 1945) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/w356w1ob.txt 

His mother's obits ("Daily Press" & "Smithfield Times," Mar. 1946, & 
   donated) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/w356a1ob.txt 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/w356j3ob.txt