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Riddie Wright Capps

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Riddie Wright Capps

Birth
Knotts Island, Currituck County, North Carolina, USA
Death
1 Feb 1958 (aged 66)
Virginia Beach City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Knotts Island, Currituck County, North Carolina, USA GPS-Latitude: 36.5130466, Longitude: -75.923805
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VIRGINIA BEACH - Riddie Wright Capps, 66, of Knott's Island, died at the residence of his sister, Miss Edith Capps, 2303 Pacific Ave., Virginia Beach, yesterday at 3 p.m. following an illness of three days.
He was a lifelong resident of Knott's Island. Mr. Capps was a veteran of World War I. He was the son of the late Malachi and Mrs. Luvinia Waterfield Capps.
He is survived by two sisters, Miss Edith Capps of Virginia Beach and Mrs .Lucy Ansell of Knott's Island; and three nieces, Mrs. Ondra Bowden of Norfolk, Mrs. Danny Combs of West Point and Miss Carole Garrett of Knott's Island.
The body was removed to the Cox Funeral Home and will be taken from there to the Knott's Island Methodist Church for funeral services to be conducted tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. by the Rev. Robert J. Pierre, pastor. Burial will be in Knott's Island Cemetery. The body will lie in state at the church one hour prior to services.

Virginian Pilot February 2, 1958
VIRGINIA BEACH - Riddie Wright Capps, 66, of Knott's Island, died at the residence of his sister, Miss Edith Capps, 2303 Pacific Ave., Virginia Beach, yesterday at 3 p.m. following an illness of three days.
He was a lifelong resident of Knott's Island. Mr. Capps was a veteran of World War I. He was the son of the late Malachi and Mrs. Luvinia Waterfield Capps.
He is survived by two sisters, Miss Edith Capps of Virginia Beach and Mrs .Lucy Ansell of Knott's Island; and three nieces, Mrs. Ondra Bowden of Norfolk, Mrs. Danny Combs of West Point and Miss Carole Garrett of Knott's Island.
The body was removed to the Cox Funeral Home and will be taken from there to the Knott's Island Methodist Church for funeral services to be conducted tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. by the Rev. Robert J. Pierre, pastor. Burial will be in Knott's Island Cemetery. The body will lie in state at the church one hour prior to services.

Virginian Pilot February 2, 1958

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Children of Luvenia and Malachi Capps



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  • Created by: Dottie
  • Added: Jul 11, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54818562/riddie_wright-capps: accessed ), memorial page for Riddie Wright Capps (16 Nov 1891–1 Feb 1958), Find a Grave Memorial ID 54818562, citing Knotts Island Cemetery, Knotts Island, Currituck County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Dottie (contributor 47226067).