Sussex-Surry County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Whitmore, W. Grady Sr., 2006 

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WILLIAM "WILLIE" GRADY WHITMORE 

  WAKEFIELD - W. Grady Whitmore, 97, a resident of Wakefield, died Saturday, 
Nov. 18, 2006.

  Born Feb. 7, 1909, in Surry County, he was the son of the late Joel Claude 
Whitley and Sala Branch Whitmore.  He was a retired conductor with Norfolk and 
Western Railroad; a member of Rocky Hock United Methodist Church and Wakefield 
Masonic Lodge #198 AF&AM.

  Mr. Whitmore is survived by a brother, J. Claude "Boots" Whitmore of 
Wakefield; a daughter-in-law, Jane Dickerson Neithamer of Hayes; two 
grandsons, Jason and Ryan; and several nieces and nephews.

  He is predeceased by his wife, Frances W. Whitmore; and a son, Bill 
Whitmore; two brothers, J. Braxton Whitmore and S. Aubrey Whitmore; and two 
sisters, Sue W. Jones and Elizabeth W. Harrison.

  Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20, at Purviance Funeral 
Home, Wakefield.  Interment will follow with Masonic Rites in Wakefield 
Cemetery, Wakefield, Va.  The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. 
Monday at the funeral home.

  Memorial donations may be made to Rocky Hock United Methodist Church, c/o 
Mabel Johnson, 1629 Aberdeen Road, Wakefield, VA 23888.

  Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield, assisted the family with arrangements. 

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WILLIE GRADY WHITMORE 

  W. Grady Whitmore, age 97, a resident of Wakefield died Saturday Nov. 18, 
2006.  Born on Feb. 7, 1909 in Surry County, he was the son of the late Joel 
Claude Whitmore and Sala Branch Whitmore.  He was a retired conductor with 
Norfolk and Western Railroad, a member of Rocky Hock United Methodist Church 
and Wakefield Masonic Lodge #198 AF&AM.

  Mr. Whitmore is survived by a brother, J. Claude "Boots" Whitmore of 
Wakefield, a daughter-in-law, Jane Dickerson-Neithamer of Hayes and 2 
grandsons, Jason and Ryan and several nieces and nephews.  He is predeceased 
by his wife Frances W. Whitmore and a son, Bill Whitmore, 2 brothers, J. 
Braxton Whitmore and S. Aubrey Whitmore, and 2 sisters Sue W. Jones and 
Elizabeth W. Harrison.

  Funeral services will be held at Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield, on 
Monday, November 20. 2006 at 2:00 p.m.  Interment with Masonic Rites will 
follow in Wakefield Cemetery, Wakefield, VA.  The family will receive friends 
at the funeral home on Monday, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.  Memorial donations may 
be made to Rocky Hock United Methodist Church, c/o Mabel Johnson, 1629 
Aberdeen Rd., Wakefield, VA 23888.  Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield, 
assisted the family with arrangements. 


"Willie" William Grady WHITMORE, Sr., retired N&W R.R. conductor, 
b. 7 Feb 1909, Surry Co., d. 18 Nov 2006, Suffolk, 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 20 Nov 2006, 
"Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), Nov. 19, 2006, B-11; 
Purviance Funeral Home obit 

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

His wife's obits ("Richmond Times-Dispatch," July 20, 2002, & 
   Purviance Funeral Home) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/w356f1ob.txt 

His parents & step-mother are buried in Rocky Hock Methodist Church Cemetery, 
   Surry Co.  (Find a Grave Mem. #23403333 &c.) 


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