Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Washington, Josephine Turner, 1960 

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JOSEPHINE TURNER WASHINGTON

THE TIDEWATER NEWS - 03-24-1960

Mrs. J. T. Washington  

Boykins - Mrs. Josephine Turner Washington, 84, died at her residence here 
Monday at 11 a.m. after a long illness. 

She was the widow of William Eli Washington and a daughter of John Thomas and 
Mrs. Mary Whitley Turner. She was a member of Capron Baptist Church. 

Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. W. H. Artis of Wildwood, N. J., Mrs. F. L. 
Edwards of Smithfield, Mrs. M. C. Simmons of Waverly and Mrs. Frank Ollice of 
Portsmouth: eight sons, W. T. Washington of Suffolk, J. R. Washington of 
Greensboro, N. C., George E. Washington of Hampton, Matthew T. Washington and 
James E. Washington, both of Norfolk, Joseph Washington of Boykins, A. A. 
Washington of Jacksonville, N. C., and Lewis R. Washington, USMC, Long Beach, 
Calif.; 25 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and one brother, J. H. Turner 
of Isle of Wight Court House. 

A funeral service was held at H. M. Purviance Funeral Home today (Thursday) at 
2 p.m. by the Rev. Ben B. Ussery, pastor of Boykins Baptist Church, and the 
Rev. Dalphon Thompson, pastor of Capron Baptist Church. Burial was in 
Washington family cemetery. 

Pallbearers were Louis Smith, John E. Johnson, O. W. Kirkland, J. S. Owens, 
Ernest Cutchins, David Barnes, David Sykes, C. W. Smith and Raymond Parker. 


[Josephine (TURNER; Mrs. William Eli) WASHINGTON, d. Mar 1960, age 84, obituary, 
 "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), 24 Mar 1960] 

[file transcribed by Al Washington, 
 and re-formatted by File Manager.]