Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Waid, Austin, 1970 

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AUSTIN WAID

  Austin Waid, 78, died Thursday night, October 1, at Louise Obici Memorial 
Hospital, Suffolk.

  A retired West Virginia farmer, he had lived in Wakefield for a number of 
years and was a carrier of the Richmond Times-Dispatch.  He was a member of 
the Wakefield Baptist Church and the Men's Bible Class.

  He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Frances Harris Waid and several nephews.

  A funeral service was held Sunday, October 4 at 2:30 p.m. in the Purviance 
Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. John H. Gettier, pastor of Wakefield Baptist 
Church officiating.

  Pallbearers were Sol Jenkins, Truett Garrett, John D. O'berry, Dr. E.C. 
Nettles, B.F. Ellis, Elwood Harris, J.E. Epperson Jr. and E.A. Hatch.

  Burial took place in Hillcrest Cemetery, Wakefield. 


Austin WAID, of Wakefield, retired WV farmer, 
"Richmond Times-Dispatch" carrier, 
b. 14 May 1892, WV, d. 1 Oct 1970, Suffolk, 
interred in Hillcrest Cemetery*, Wakefield, 4 Oct 1970, 
donated obit, publication unknown 

*Hillcrest Cemetery is now defunct; most of those interred there have been 
   moved.  (R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home) 

His first wife, Mamie Pearl (BOGGS) WAID (1893 - 1964), was also buried there. 
   (D.Cert. 11943 {Wakefield #14}) 

Widowed, he 2m. widow Mary Frances (HARRIS; Mrs. Claude Elmo) HINES, 
   15 Aug 1964.  (Wakefield #52) 

Frances & Claude are buried in Ivor Cemetery. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, Ivor list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/ivor.txt 

Birthdate &c. from D.Cert. 70-030989, which states Austin's truck was struck 
   by a log truck on Rt. 620, 3 miles west of Wakefield, and he died 3 hours 
   later. 

He was a son of Ezra & Phoebe Ann (HULL) WAID. 


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and re-formatted by File Manager. 

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