Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Savedge, Richard A., 1952 

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RICHARD ASA SAVEDGE 

  WAKEFIELD - Oct. 13, Richard Asa Savedge, 62, of Wakefield, a general 
insurance agent, died Monday in Wakefield.  A funeral service will be held 
at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the grave in Wakefield Cemetery.  He was born in 
Littleton, Va., on Oct. 13, 1890.  Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mildred 
Brent Savedge; a foster son, C.R. Davis, of Lynchburg; a sister, Mrs. C.T. 
Hamlin, of Surry, and two brothers, J.A. and A.T. Savedge, of Littleton. 
He was a member of the Wakefield Lodge, No. 198, A.F. & A.M.; Hollywood 
Camp of the Woodmen of the World, and Wakefield Baptist Church.

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RICHARD ASA SAVEDGE DIES IN WAKEFIELD 

  Richard Asa Savedge, 62, prominent citizen of Wakefield, died yesterday 
morning at 11:30 o’clock at his residence on Main St., after a long period of 
declining health.

  Mr. Savedge was born at Littleton, but had made his home in Wakefield for 
the past 43 years.  He was engaged in the insurance business.  A member of 
Wakefield Lodge Number 198 A.F.& A.M. Holly Camp, W.O.W.

  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mildred Brent Savedge, of Wakefield; a 
foster son, C.R. Davis, of Lynchburg; sister, Mrs. C.T. Hamlin, of Surry; two 
brothers; J.A. and A.T. Savedge, both of Litteton, and a number of nieces and 
nephews.

  Funeral services will be conducted this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the grave 
in Wakefield Cemetery, with Masonic honors.  Dr. John E. white, pastor of 
Wakefield Baptist Church, will officiate. 


Richard Asa SAVEDGE, of Wakefield, insurance agent, 
b. 13 Oct 1890, Littleton, Sussex Co., d. 13 Oct 1952, Wakefield, 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 14 Oct 1952, 
"The Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), Oct. 14, 1952, p. 9; 
donated obit, publication unknown 

*Wakefield list, an extension of 
   the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/cemeteries/wakefd.txt 

His widow is buried in Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg. 

His parents were buried in a family cemetery in Sussex Co. 


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