 1884 - 1945 (60 years)
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| Name |
SAVEDGE William Henry [1] |
| Suffix |
Sr. |
| Birth |
9 Dec 1884 [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Employment |
1904 |
Wakefield Township, Sussex County, VA  |
- cashier of the Bank of Sussex and Surry of Wakefield since 1904
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| Employment |
1912 |
Wakefield Township, Sussex County, VA |
| Treasurer |
- He has been treasurer of the town of Wakefield since 1912
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| Organizations |
Wakefield Township, Sussex County, VA |
| Masons |
- He was past district grand master of the Masonic Lodge, 198, Wakefield
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| Religion |
Wakefield Township, Sussex County, VA |
| Baptist |
- clerk of the Wakefield Baptist Church for 21 years.
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| Death |
16 Oct 1945 [1] |
| Cause: Died suddenly at his home on a Tuesday |
- WILLIAM HENRY SAVEDGE THE TIDEWATER NEWS \endash 10-19-1945, P. 4 William Henry Savedge, age 60 years, cashier of the Bank of Sussex and Surry of Wakefield since 1904, died suddenly at his home early Tuesday morning. He has been treasurer of the town of Wakefield since 1912 and clerk of the Wakefield Baptist Church for 21 years. He had been a deacon in the church since 1915. He was past district grand master of the Masonic Lodge, 198, Wakefield. A son of the late Nicholas and Annie Baker Savedge of Sussex County, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nell Chappel Savedge, a daughter, Miss Rebecca Gaynell Sevedge of Alexandria, two sons, William Henry Savedge, Jr., and James N. Savedge, both of Wakefield, four grandchildren, James N. Savedge, Jr., William Henry Sevedge, III, Suzanne and Catherine Savedge all of Wakefield, three brothers, R.A. Savedge of Wakefield, J.A. and A.T. Savedge of Littleton, Virginia, two sisters, Miss Mary A. Savedge of Appomattox, and Mrs. C.T. Hamlin of Surry and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the graveside in Wakefield Cemetery by Rev. D. Edgar Wood of Petersburg and Rev. Mr. Conklin of the University of Richmond. The pallbearers were R.F. Bain, G.L. Munford, Dr. E.C. Nettles, J.N. Barker, B.F. Foley, C.R. Netherland, M.L. Gray and L.E. Stephenson. A quartette of the Methodist and Baptist Church sang "In the Sweet Bye and Bye." The casket was covered with a pall of red roses and gardenias, and there were many other floral tributes.
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| Burial |
Wakefield, VA (United Methodist Church) [1] |
| Person ID |
I9773 |
Booth Family |
| Last Modified |
15 Feb 2017 |
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| Sources |
- [S193] Tombstone (Reliability: 3).
- [S1162] sarahgoad, sarahgoad , (Much of this information comes from "The James Family of Surry County, Virginia" in Historical Southern Families Vol. 5 by James Boddie) (Reliability: 3).
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