Obituary of William H. Witten, 1923 - Tazewell Co. VA


THE HENRY BULLETIN, Martinsville, Va., Tue., Dec. 18, 1923, p. 4, col. 3 
[edited]. Tazewell, Dec. 14. - William H. Witten, aged 65 years, son of 
the late Colonel James R. Witten of Tazewell, and widely known throughout 
this section, died very suddenly yesterday morning at his home at Powellton 
[Brunswick County], where for the past five years he had been employed as 
superintendent of the Pine Coal Company. The deceased was a native of 
Tazwell County and had spent the greater part of his life in that section 
of Virginia. He had been closely identified with the development of the 
mining industry in Southwest Virginia and Southern West Virginia with 
various mining companies. He was one of the nineteen children born to his 
parents, who were among the most prominent people of Tazwell County and 
Southwest Virginia. Early in life he was married to Miss Margaret Whitley 
of Tazwell County. Besides his widow, he is survived by six children, 
three boys and three girls, they being Mrs. Walter M. Hoilman of 
Wytheville; Mrs. R. W. Johnson of Whitewood; Mrs. Spurlock Adkins of 
Jenkins, Ky.; Walter L. and John Witten, both of Powellton and Samuel 
Witten of Fairmont. He also leaves the following brothers and sisters: 
E. H. Witten of Princeton; A. D. Witten of MARTINSVILLE, Va.; Mrs. J. M. 
Newton of Graham; Mrs. C. S. Kahle of Bluefield; Mrs. Francis J. Kelly of 
Bluefield; Mrs. Julia George, Tazwell; Mrs. W. W. Kelly and Miss Jennie 
Witten, both of Charlottesville, Va.; Mrs. H. F. Peery of Berdwind, and 
Robert Crockett of Missouri. 


Submitted by Bruce W. Locke <blocke@widomaker.com>

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