Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Whitfield, John E., 1945 
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JOHN EZRA WHITFIELD  8/3/1945 (dob: 2/12/1876)

Sedley, Aug 3. John E. Whitfield 79, retired farmer of this community died this 
afternoon at the home of a daughter Mrs. M. E. (Bessie Whitfield) Bradshaw, 
after a long illness. 

He was the son of John and Louise Joyner Whitfield, of Southampton County, and 
had been a Member of Black Creek Baptist Church since early childhood. 

Surviving are two  daughters, Mrs. Bradshaw and Mrs. Irene Collier of 
Portsmouth; four sons H. B. Whitfield of Portsmouth John L. Whitfield of 
Franklin; George M. and Reese  Whitfield. of Norfolk; 11 grandchildren and one 
great grandchild; three brothers, W. K. Whitfield of Ivor; S. T. Whitfield of 
Richmond, three sisters, Mrs. Leigh Presson of Dendron and Mrs.Nannie Johnson, 
of Ivor. 

Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at Black Creek Baptist Church by the 
Rev. W.B. Watson and the Rev. Shirley Whitfield. Burial will be in the church 
cemetery.

[Transcriber notes:  Shirley Bradshaw Whitfield, his grandson, changed his name 
 to Sam Bradshaw Whitfield shortly after preaching the funeral of John Ezra 
 Whitfield. John Ezra Whitfield's first wife was Elizabeth B. McClenny 9/1872-
 -9/14/1904, also buried at Black Creek Baptist Church.] 


[John Ezra WHITFIELD, 12 Feb 1876 - 3 Aug 1945, 
 bd. Black Creek Church Cemetery, Sunday, 5 Aug 1945, 
 newspaper unknown] 

[file transcribed by Dale Whitfield (Whitfield65@aol.com), 
 and re-formatted by File Manager.]