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Charles White Hornsby

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Charles White Hornsby

Birth
Seaford, York County, Virginia, USA
Death
16 May 1990 (aged 73)
Burial
Newport News, Newport News City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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CHARLES HORNSBY, RETIRED OIL EXECUTIVE
Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - Friday, May 18, 1990
Charles White Hornsby Sr., 73, retired president of Hornsby Oil Co., died May 16, 1990, in his home.
Mr. Hornsby, a native of Seaford, was a summer resident of Virginia Beach. He was the co-founder of Hornsby Tire Co. He was a former member of the Peninsula Airport Commission and served on the board of directors of Central Fidelity Bank for 26 years. He was a member of Virginia Beach United Methodist Church, Newport News Rotary Club and James River Country Club. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Rebecca Boykin Hornsby; a daughter, Carol H. Smith of Okinawa; two sons, C.W. Hornsby Jr. of Houston and Douglas L. Hornsby of Newport News; a sister, Marian H. Bowditch of Yorktown; two brothers, Robert S. Hornsby of Williamsburg and J.W. Hornsby Jr. of Newport News; and seven grandchildren.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in Peninsula Funeral Home by the Rev. William A. Wright Jr. Burial will be in Peninsula Memorial Park. Friends may join the family from 7 to 8 p.m. today in the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to the Peninsula Fine Arts Center or to the Waterman's Museum, York-town. Edition: FINAL
Page: D2
Copyright (c) 1990 The Virginian-Pilot


CHARLES HORNSBY, RETIRED OIL EXECUTIVE
Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - Friday, May 18, 1990
Charles White Hornsby Sr., 73, retired president of Hornsby Oil Co., died May 16, 1990, in his home.
Mr. Hornsby, a native of Seaford, was a summer resident of Virginia Beach. He was the co-founder of Hornsby Tire Co. He was a former member of the Peninsula Airport Commission and served on the board of directors of Central Fidelity Bank for 26 years. He was a member of Virginia Beach United Methodist Church, Newport News Rotary Club and James River Country Club. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Rebecca Boykin Hornsby; a daughter, Carol H. Smith of Okinawa; two sons, C.W. Hornsby Jr. of Houston and Douglas L. Hornsby of Newport News; a sister, Marian H. Bowditch of Yorktown; two brothers, Robert S. Hornsby of Williamsburg and J.W. Hornsby Jr. of Newport News; and seven grandchildren.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in Peninsula Funeral Home by the Rev. William A. Wright Jr. Burial will be in Peninsula Memorial Park. Friends may join the family from 7 to 8 p.m. today in the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to the Peninsula Fine Arts Center or to the Waterman's Museum, York-town. Edition: FINAL
Page: D2
Copyright (c) 1990 The Virginian-Pilot




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