A native of Salvo, he lived in Buxton most of his life. He was a member of Pentecostal Holiness Church. A veteran of WW I & II, he retired from the Coast Guard in 1946 after 32 years.
Besides his widow, he is survived by four daughters: Mrs. Estelle M. Dobbs of Portsmouth and Mrs. I.C. Jennette, Mrs. B.R. Gaskins and Mrs. Calvin Burrus, Jr. of Buxton; three sons: Ralph I. Midgett of Jacksonville, FL, Elmore R. Gray of Porsmouth, and James B. Scarborough of Virginia Beach; a sister, Mrs. Martha Twiford of Elizabeth City; a brother, Graves Midgett of Salvo; 19 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.
A funeral service conducted Friday in Buxton Pentecostal Holiness Church by the Rev. Robert Price, pastor, and the Rev. H.B. Harrell of Buxton Methodist Church. Burial will be in Quidley Cemetery.
A native of Salvo, he lived in Buxton most of his life. He was a member of Pentecostal Holiness Church. A veteran of WW I & II, he retired from the Coast Guard in 1946 after 32 years.
Besides his widow, he is survived by four daughters: Mrs. Estelle M. Dobbs of Portsmouth and Mrs. I.C. Jennette, Mrs. B.R. Gaskins and Mrs. Calvin Burrus, Jr. of Buxton; three sons: Ralph I. Midgett of Jacksonville, FL, Elmore R. Gray of Porsmouth, and James B. Scarborough of Virginia Beach; a sister, Mrs. Martha Twiford of Elizabeth City; a brother, Graves Midgett of Salvo; 19 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.
A funeral service conducted Friday in Buxton Pentecostal Holiness Church by the Rev. Robert Price, pastor, and the Rev. H.B. Harrell of Buxton Methodist Church. Burial will be in Quidley Cemetery.
Inscription
NC BM1 U S C G Ret. World War I & II
Gravesite Details
husband of #1 Anna Belle Scarborough Midgett and #2 Annie Gray Midgett
Family Members
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Zion Bunyon Midgett
1871–1908
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Caroline Farrow "Carlina" Midgett Gray
1876–1897
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Melvina P. Midgett Gray
1877–1907
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Mary Louisa Midgett Payne
1878–1936
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Mary Louisa Midgett
1880–1936
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Martha Ann Midgett Twiford
1882–1965
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Jerome Flora Midgett
1885–1963
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James Graves Midgett Sr
1888–1976
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Sparrow Pendleton Midgett
1897–1965
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