Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Savedge, William H., 1945 

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WILLIAM HENRY SAVEDGE 

   William Henry Savedge, age 60 years, cashier of the Bank of Sussex and 
Surry of Wakefield since 1904, died suddenly at his home early Tuesday 
morning.  He has been treasurer of the town of Wakefield since 1912 and 
clerk of the Wakefield Baptist Church for 21 years.  He had been a deacon 
in the church since 1915. He was past district grand master of the Masonic 
Lodge, 198, Wakefield.

   A son of the late Nicholas and Annie Baker Savedge of Sussex County, he 
is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nell Chappel Savedge, a daughter, Miss Rebecca 
Gaynell Sevedge of Alexandria, two sons, William Henry Savedge, Jr., and James 
N. Savedge, both of Wakefield, four grandchildren, James N. Savedge, Jr., 
William Henry Sevedge, III, Suzanne and Catherine Savedge all of Wakefield, 
three brothers, R.A. Savedge of Wakefield, J.A. and A.T. Savedge of Littleton, 
Virginia, two sisters, Miss Mary A. Savedge of Appomattox, and Mrs. C.T. 
Hamlin of Surry and a number of nieces and nephews.

   Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the 
graveside in Wakefield Cemetery by Rev. D. Edgar Wood of Petersburg and Rev. 
Mr. Conklin of the University of Richmond.  The pallbearers were R.F. Bain, 
G.L. Munford, Dr. E.C. Nettles, J.N. Barker, B.F. Foley, C.R. Netherland, M.L. 
Gray and L.E. Stephenson.  A quartette of the Methodist and Baptist Church 
sang "In the Sweet Bye and Bye."  The casket was covered with a pall of red 
roses and gardenias, and there were many other floral tributes.


William Henry SAVEDGE, bank cashier, Wakefield town treasurer, 
b. 9 Dec 1884, Sussex Co., d. 16 Oct 1945, at home, Wakefield, 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 17 Oct 1945, 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Oct. 19, 1945, p. 4  

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

D.Cert. 22686 (Wakefield #12) 

His widow's obit ("Tidewater News," Sep. 27, 1956, Sect. II, p. 4) 
   is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/s132n3ob.txt 

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


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