Surry-Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Whitmore, William E., 1945 

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WILLIAM EDWARD WHITMORE 

W.E. WHITMORE, 84, OF WAKEFIELD, DIES 

  William Edward Whitmore, 84, a retired farmer of Wakefield, died Sunday 
morning in Suffolk hospital after being ill a few weeks.  He is survived by 
his wife, Mrs. Ava E. Whitmore, and was a member of the Congregation Christian 
church and the son of the late J.C. and Narcissa Atkins Whitmore [sic*] of 
Surry County. 

  Besides his wife he is survived by five sons, J.C. Whitmore of Wakefield, 
G.T. and M.B. Whitmore of Crewe, and W.H. Whitmore of Petersburg; two 
daughters, Mrs. C.G. Goodrich and Mrs. R.C. Carroll of Wakefield, and 26 
grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. 

  Funeral services will be held at the residence Tuesday at 4 p.m. with 
interment in Rocky Hock cemetery, Surry County.  The Rev. Murdock and W.G. 
Gates will officiate. 

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WILLIAM EDWARD WHITMORE 

  WAKEFIELD - May 31 - William Edward Whitmore, 84, retired farmer of the 
Wakefield community, died in Lakeview Hospital, Suffolk.  He was the son of 
Joel Claude and Narcissus Atkinson Whitmore [sic*], of Surry County, and a 
member of the Congregational Christian Church.  He is survived by his wife, 
Ara T. Whitmore, of Wakefield; five sons, J.C. Whitmore, Crewe; W.H. Whitmore, 
Petersburg; G.T. and M.B. Whitmore, Newport News; two daughters, Mrs. C.G. 
Goodrich and Mrs. R.E. Carroll, of Wakefield; 26 grandchildren and seven great-
grandchildren.  Funeral services were conducted at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the 
residence by the Rev. M.W. Butler, assisted by the Rev. C.E. Gerringer, of 
Newport News, and the Rev. W.G. Bates and the Rev. Mr. Clements, of Wakefield. 


William Edward WHITMORE, retired farmer, 
b. 31 Dec 1860, Surry Co., d. 27 May 1945, Suffolk, 
interred in Rocky Hock Church Cemetery (Plot 33*), Surry Co., 
   4 Mar 1946, 
"Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), May 28, 1945, p. 2; 
"Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch," June 1, 1945, p. 19 

*Additional information: 

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

A photo of his gravestone is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #23403432. 

Birthdate from D.Cert. 10225 (Suffolk #168), which also gives his parents 
   wrong; the informant was his son Joel Claude WHITMORE.  

His parents were actually Claudius Wesley WHITMORE (1833 - 1915) and his 
   first wife Eugenia Ann ATKINSON (1838 - 1887).  They are buried in Union 
   Christian Church Cemetery, near Dendron.  Claudius 2m. Sarah Cornelia 
   ANDREWS, 7 Aug 1890, in Surry Co.  

He was a Confederate veteran, having served in Co. D, 10th Battalion VA 
   Heavy Artillery.  He applied for a pension 25 Apr 1905.  (Act of 1902) 

He was appointed Postmaster of Whitmore, Surry Co., 18 Jul 1877. 

William's widow's obits ("Daily Press" & "Smithfield Times," Mar. 1946, & 
   donated) - which also give her parents wrong - are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/w356a1ob.txt 


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and re-formatted by File Manager. 

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