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James Thomas Eggleston[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1927 - 2005  (77 years)


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  • Name James Thomas Eggleston 
    Born 18 May 1927  Martinsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 3 Apr 2005  Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Roselawn Burial Cemetery, Martinsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I19418  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 18 Dec 2017 

    Father Joseph Richard Eggleston,   b. 26 Jun 1888, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1968, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Nancy Rebecca 'Nannie' Wingfield,   b. 3 Oct 1895, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 1960, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Family ID F5114  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S236] Social Security Applications and Claims, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=Numident&h=41115072&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=9279.

    2. [S46] Marriage Record/Certificate, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=General-9279&h=11267608&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=60901.

      Name:
      James Thomas Eggleston

      Gender:
      Male

      Race:
      White

      Age:
      24

      Birth Date:
      abt 1927

      Marriage Registration Place:
      Henry, Virginia, USA

      Marriage Date:
      8 Dec 1951

      Marriage Place:
      Henry, Virginia, USA

      Father:
      Joseph Richard Eggleston

      Mother:
      Nannie Rebecca Wingfield

      Spouse:
      Ruth Anna Brodie


    3. [S213] Virginia Deaths and Burials Index, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=VAcemeteries&h=4204459&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=9279.

    4. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116488679.
      James Thomas "Tommy J." Eggleston, 77, of 5507 Figsboro Road, Martinsville, died Monday, April 4, 2005, at Danville Regional Hospital.

      He was born in Franklin County to Joseph Richard Eggleston and Nannie Wingfield Eggleston. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant daughter; three sisters, Johnsie Wells, Josephine Haynes and Mary Elizabeth Eggleston; and two brothers Randolph Davis and Phillip Gordon Eggleston.

      He was a Navy veteran. He was a member of the Snow Creek Masonic Lodge No. 90 and of Chatham Heights Christian Church.

      Surviving are his wife, Ruth Brodie Eggleston of the home; two daughters, Glenda Ruth Eggleston and Teresa Jane Eggleston, both of the home; two sons, Terry James Eggleston and David Lewis Eggleston, both of Martinsville; a sister, Bernice E. Oakes of Penhook; a brother, Jack Eggleston of Martinsville; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and nieces and nephews.

      The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Norris Funeral Services chapel with Minister Alan Vaughan officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Burial Park.

      The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home and other times at the home on Figsboro Road.

      Memorials may be made to the Adult Day Care Center, 433 E. Commonwealth Blvd., Martinsville, Va. 24112, or to Chatham Heights Christian Church, 4020 Sunset Drive, Martinsville, Va. 24112.