NORFOLK - James Asa Fentress, 82, of 2639 Somme Avenue, the husband of the late Mrs. Annie Murphy Fentress and a son of John Henry and Mrs. Diana Hargrove Fentress, died in a hospital Wednesday at 1:20 a.m.
A native of Princess Anne County, he lived in the area all his life.
He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church Chesapeake, and a retired carpenter.
He is survived by three sons, Asa Purnell Fentress and Elbert R. Fentress of Virginia Beach and Ernest Layton Fentress of South Boston; four daughters, Mrs. Virginia Dawley of Norfolk, Mrs. Evelyn Carroll and Mrs. Louise Herndon of Virginia Beach, and Mrs. Helen Brown of Plymouth, N.C.; a sister, Mrs. Grace Pedersen of Melbourne, Fla.; a brother, Alonza Fentress of Virginia Beach; 14 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be conducted in Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home Friday at 1 p.m. by the Rev. Daniel D. Dickenson of Lafayette Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Rosewood Memorial Park.
The Virginian-Pilot, page A18, Thursday, February 3, 1972
Contributor: Deborah
Name: James Asa Fentress
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 82
Birth Date: 7 Aug 1889
Death Date: 2 Feb 1972
Death Place: Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 7 Feb 1972
Father: John Henry Fentress
Mother: Diana Hargrove
Spouse: Annie Murphy Fentress
A native of Princess Anne County, he lived in the area all his life.
He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church Chesapeake, and a retired carpenter.
He is survived by three sons, Asa Purnell Fentress and Elbert R. Fentress of Virginia Beach and Ernest Layton Fentress of South Boston; four daughters, Mrs. Virginia Dawley of Norfolk, Mrs. Evelyn Carroll and Mrs. Louise Herndon of Virginia Beach, and Mrs. Helen Brown of Plymouth, N.C.; a sister, Mrs. Grace Pedersen of Melbourne, Fla.; a brother, Alonza Fentress of Virginia Beach; 14 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be conducted in Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home Friday at 1 p.m. by the Rev. Daniel D. Dickenson of Lafayette Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Rosewood Memorial Park.
The Virginian-Pilot, page A18, Thursday, February 3, 1972
Contributor: Deborah
Name: James Asa Fentress
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 82
Birth Date: 7 Aug 1889
Death Date: 2 Feb 1972
Death Place: Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 7 Feb 1972
Father: John Henry Fentress
Mother: Diana Hargrove
Spouse: Annie Murphy Fentress
NORFOLK - James Asa Fentress, 82, of 2639 Somme Avenue, the husband of the late Mrs. Annie Murphy Fentress and a son of John Henry and Mrs. Diana Hargrove Fentress, died in a hospital Wednesday at 1:20 a.m.
A native of Princess Anne County, he lived in the area all his life.
He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church Chesapeake, and a retired carpenter.
He is survived by three sons, Asa Purnell Fentress and Elbert R. Fentress of Virginia Beach and Ernest Layton Fentress of South Boston; four daughters, Mrs. Virginia Dawley of Norfolk, Mrs. Evelyn Carroll and Mrs. Louise Herndon of Virginia Beach, and Mrs. Helen Brown of Plymouth, N.C.; a sister, Mrs. Grace Pedersen of Melbourne, Fla.; a brother, Alonza Fentress of Virginia Beach; 14 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be conducted in Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home Friday at 1 p.m. by the Rev. Daniel D. Dickenson of Lafayette Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Rosewood Memorial Park.
The Virginian-Pilot, page A18, Thursday, February 3, 1972
Contributor: Deborah
Name: James Asa Fentress
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 82
Birth Date: 7 Aug 1889
Death Date: 2 Feb 1972
Death Place: Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 7 Feb 1972
Father: John Henry Fentress
Mother: Diana Hargrove
Spouse: Annie Murphy Fentress
A native of Princess Anne County, he lived in the area all his life.
He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church Chesapeake, and a retired carpenter.
He is survived by three sons, Asa Purnell Fentress and Elbert R. Fentress of Virginia Beach and Ernest Layton Fentress of South Boston; four daughters, Mrs. Virginia Dawley of Norfolk, Mrs. Evelyn Carroll and Mrs. Louise Herndon of Virginia Beach, and Mrs. Helen Brown of Plymouth, N.C.; a sister, Mrs. Grace Pedersen of Melbourne, Fla.; a brother, Alonza Fentress of Virginia Beach; 14 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be conducted in Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home Friday at 1 p.m. by the Rev. Daniel D. Dickenson of Lafayette Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Rosewood Memorial Park.
The Virginian-Pilot, page A18, Thursday, February 3, 1972
Contributor: Deborah
Name: James Asa Fentress
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 82
Birth Date: 7 Aug 1889
Death Date: 2 Feb 1972
Death Place: Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 7 Feb 1972
Father: John Henry Fentress
Mother: Diana Hargrove
Spouse: Annie Murphy Fentress
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