Waldrop, prominent Newton
ma-
tron and widow of former
Clerk W. H. Waldrop,
City
succumbed suddenly at the family home here Tuesday afternoon from a heart
attack.
She had- been in declining health for some time, but her sud- den death came as a distinct shock
to relatives and friends. Mrs. Waldrop was a daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs.
Wilburn Hemphill, and was born at Flor- ence in Rankin county on Decem- ber 21, 1875. She had made her home in Newton for 16 years or more, and was a member of the
Baptist church. Surviving Mrs. Waldrop are three
sons,
Roby Waldrop of
Newton, Henry Hurst and Charles Waldrop of Fairhope, Ala.; seven daughters,
Mrs. F. E.
Wilcox of
Beaumont,
Texas, Mrs. E.
. Mabry of Jack-
son,
Mrs. L.
H. Berry of Magee,
Mrs. E.
J.
Valentour of Jackson,
Miss Nell Waldrop of
Jackson, Miss Frances Waldrop of Tallade- ga, , and Mrs. D. J. Miley, Jr.,
13 grandchildren;
two
brothers, J. E. Hemphill of Bran-
don and
Frank Hemphill of Lafay-
ette, La.; and one sister, Mrs. J. T. Neeley of Jackson. Mr.. Wal-
drop died in June, 1943. The funeral was conducted Thurs- day morning at ten o'clock from the
local Baptist church.
, The Revs. L. Boyd and J. E. Wills officiat- ed, in the absence of the pastor, who is out of town. Interment was in the Masonic cemetery here.
Waldrop, prominent Newton
ma-
tron and widow of former
Clerk W. H. Waldrop,
City
succumbed suddenly at the family home here Tuesday afternoon from a heart
attack.
She had- been in declining health for some time, but her sud- den death came as a distinct shock
to relatives and friends. Mrs. Waldrop was a daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs.
Wilburn Hemphill, and was born at Flor- ence in Rankin county on Decem- ber 21, 1875. She had made her home in Newton for 16 years or more, and was a member of the
Baptist church. Surviving Mrs. Waldrop are three
sons,
Roby Waldrop of
Newton, Henry Hurst and Charles Waldrop of Fairhope, Ala.; seven daughters,
Mrs. F. E.
Wilcox of
Beaumont,
Texas, Mrs. E.
. Mabry of Jack-
son,
Mrs. L.
H. Berry of Magee,
Mrs. E.
J.
Valentour of Jackson,
Miss Nell Waldrop of
Jackson, Miss Frances Waldrop of Tallade- ga, , and Mrs. D. J. Miley, Jr.,
13 grandchildren;
two
brothers, J. E. Hemphill of Bran-
don and
Frank Hemphill of Lafay-
ette, La.; and one sister, Mrs. J. T. Neeley of Jackson. Mr.. Wal-
drop died in June, 1943. The funeral was conducted Thurs- day morning at ten o'clock from the
local Baptist church.
, The Revs. L. Boyd and J. E. Wills officiat- ed, in the absence of the pastor, who is out of town. Interment was in the Masonic cemetery here.
Family Members
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Marie Waldrop Willcox
1897–1989
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Merle Waldrop Mabry
1899–1991
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Sadie Waldrop Berry
1901–1985
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William Gaston Waldrop
1903–1929
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Roby Derwood Waldrop
1905–1977
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Henry Hurst Waldrop
1906–1965
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Birma Waldrop Valentour
1909–1972
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Charles Elton Waldrop
1910–1989
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Mary Nell Waldrop Gentry
1915–1983
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Elsie Carolyn Waldrop Miley
1916–1999
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Martha Frances Waldrop
1918–1994
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