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Gay F. Eggleton/Eggleston[1, 2, 3]

Male 1861 - 1928  (67 years)


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  • Name Gay F. Eggleton/Eggleston 
    • Married Margaret Coleman
    Born 2 Mar 1861  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 23 Nov 1928  Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I15583  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 8 Dec 2020 

    Father Joseph Henry Eggleston, Sr,   b. 24 Jan 1831, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1895, Irisburg, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Sarah Lou 'Sally' Odle,   b. 22 Sep 1833, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1919, Henry County Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married Dec 1850  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5092  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Bettie Coleman Eggleston-Obit
    Bettie Coleman Eggleston-Obit
    Richmond Times Dispatch
    Aug 19, 1931

  • Sources 
    1. [S31] Cottagehill/Southside, http://www.cottagehill.com/southside/f309.htm#f2028.
      Gay F. Eggleston, s/o Joseph Henry Eggleston, Sr. and Sarah Lou 'Sally' Odle, married Margaret Elizabeth Coleman (1865-1931) M. 10 Dec 1889

    2. [S18] Family Search, LDS, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRMM-GM5.
      Virginia Marriages (Gay F. Eggleston-Bettie Coleman)

    3. [S47] Newspaper Article, THE HENRY BULLETIN, Martinsville, Va Nov. 27, 1928 (Reliability: 3).
      Gay F. Eggleston, life-long resident and citizen of Henry county, passed away quietly at the state hospital in Staunton, Va., Friday morning following a lingering illness that had lasted for a period of several months.

      The remains were brought to Martinsville, where they were laid to rest in the Oakwood Cemetery, attended by a large number of relatives and friends of the family, Saturday afternoon.

      The funeral services were conducted at the First Baptist Church by Rev. J. P. McCabe, the pastor, who also had charge of the last rites at the grave.

      The deceased was 68 years of age, and for many years a prominent citizen and merchant of this county. He had been in the mercantile business a number of years in Martinsville before locating in Ridgeway where for the past several years he continued to operate a retail store up until ill health forced him to give up his work.

      He is survived, besides his wife, who was Miss Bettie Coleman before her marriage, two daughters, Mesdames J. H. Cox of Martinsville and L. B. Kallam of Ridgeway; two brothers, John C. and William, both of Martinsville; two sisters, Mesdames Thomas Stegall of Martinsville and J.. L. Cox of Ridgeway.

      The active pall bearers were T. J. Coleman, E. J. Davis, H. C. Turner, C. K. McCray, Dr. R. R. Lee and Dr. C. P. Smith.

      Many relatives from a distance came here in attend the last rites paid to this well-known Henry County citizen.


    4. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17329923/gay-flinchum-eggleston.
      Gay Flinchum Eggleston
      BIRTH: 2 Mar 1861 Henry County, Virginia
      DEATH: 23 Nov 1928 (aged 67)
      Staunton, Staunton City, Virginia
      BURIAL: Oakwood Cemetery
      Martinsville, Martinsville City, Virginia