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William Edward “Willie” DeWitt

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William Edward “Willie” DeWitt

Birth
South Carolina, USA
Death
6 Nov 1937 (aged 51)
West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
Burial
Springfield, Effingham County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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Florida Death Cetificate: William Edward DeWITT was born on the 13th of October, 1886, in South Carolina, the son of Alphus DEWITT & Emma HUBBARD. He was a married captain of a dredge boat and a resident of 3615 Morton Street. He died on the 6th of November, 1937, in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, at the age of 51 years and 23 days, with burial at Egypt, Ga. He was survived by his wife, Mrs. Jessie DeWITT [he married Jessie Lee WALLACE on the 10th of March, 1912, in Effingham County].

Savannah Morning News, issue of Sunday, the 7th of November, 1937: William Edward DeWITT - The body of William Edward DeWITT, 51, retired dredge boat captain, who died at his home at 3615 Morton Avenue Saturday morning, was sent last night by the Ferguson Funeral Home to Egypt, Ga., for funeral services and burial.

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Savannah Morning News, issue of Sunday, the 7th of November, 1937: William E. DeWITT to be buried Egypt. The body of William E. DeWITT, formerly of Savannah, who died Saturday at his residence in West Palm Beach, arrived here at noon today. The body will be at Henderson Brothers until tomorrow morning, when it will be taken to Egypt by Henderson Brothers. The cortege will leave the chapel at 8:30 o'clock, with funeral services to take place at the Turkey Branch Baptist Church at 10 o'clock. The Rev. A. T. AUTRY of Guyton will conduct services. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mr. DeWITT is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jessie WALLACE DeWITT; three daughters, Mrs. Emma SMITH and Misses Lutille and Rosemary DeWITT; two sons, LeRoy and William DeWITT; a sister, Mrs. F. E. BALLARD of Memphis, and two grandchildren.


Sister: Effie Elizabeth DeWitt Ballard (Find a Grave Memorial # 66841522);
Sister: Artelia Evelyn DeWitt (Find A Grave Memorial # 62981196)
Florida Death Cetificate: William Edward DeWITT was born on the 13th of October, 1886, in South Carolina, the son of Alphus DEWITT & Emma HUBBARD. He was a married captain of a dredge boat and a resident of 3615 Morton Street. He died on the 6th of November, 1937, in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, at the age of 51 years and 23 days, with burial at Egypt, Ga. He was survived by his wife, Mrs. Jessie DeWITT [he married Jessie Lee WALLACE on the 10th of March, 1912, in Effingham County].

Savannah Morning News, issue of Sunday, the 7th of November, 1937: William Edward DeWITT - The body of William Edward DeWITT, 51, retired dredge boat captain, who died at his home at 3615 Morton Avenue Saturday morning, was sent last night by the Ferguson Funeral Home to Egypt, Ga., for funeral services and burial.

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Savannah Morning News, issue of Sunday, the 7th of November, 1937: William E. DeWITT to be buried Egypt. The body of William E. DeWITT, formerly of Savannah, who died Saturday at his residence in West Palm Beach, arrived here at noon today. The body will be at Henderson Brothers until tomorrow morning, when it will be taken to Egypt by Henderson Brothers. The cortege will leave the chapel at 8:30 o'clock, with funeral services to take place at the Turkey Branch Baptist Church at 10 o'clock. The Rev. A. T. AUTRY of Guyton will conduct services. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mr. DeWITT is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jessie WALLACE DeWITT; three daughters, Mrs. Emma SMITH and Misses Lutille and Rosemary DeWITT; two sons, LeRoy and William DeWITT; a sister, Mrs. F. E. BALLARD of Memphis, and two grandchildren.


Sister: Effie Elizabeth DeWitt Ballard (Find a Grave Memorial # 66841522);
Sister: Artelia Evelyn DeWitt (Find A Grave Memorial # 62981196)


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  • Maintained by: JoAnn Bland
  • Originally Created by: jrpv
  • Added: Oct 2, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59525612/william_edward-dewitt: accessed ), memorial page for William Edward “Willie” DeWitt (13 Oct 1886–6 Nov 1937), Find a Grave Memorial ID 59525612, citing Turkey Branch Baptist Church Cemetery, Springfield, Effingham County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by JoAnn Bland (contributor 47359813).