Obediah Coleman Minter

1853 - 1932  (79 years)

• Name	Obediah Coleman Minter
  Birth	7 Mar 1853	Henry County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	2AD4C8F70A71439A834BD3B47A4DA36539F7
  Death	18 Jun 1932	Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Burial	Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Notes	From findagrave.com: THE HENRY BULLETIN, Martinsville, Va., Tue., June 21, 1932, p. 6, col. 3 [edited]. FINAL RITES FOR COLE MINTER. Final rites for Obediah Coleman Minter, 80, who passed away early Saturday morning at his home on Moss street following several months illness, were held from the late residence Sunday afternoon. Interment was made in Oakwood Cemetery. The deceased, a prominent citizen and farmer of Henry county, resided near Axton until about ten years ago, when he retired from active duty and located in Martinsville. Surviving are his wife and the following children: Ernest C. and Albert K. Minter of Beckley, W. Va.; Lynn Minter, Kingsport, Tenn.; Basil Minter, Roanoke; Mesdames Claude Jarrett, Besoco, W. Va., and G. Cabell Turner, Axton. One brother, Leftridge Minter of Axton and two sisters, Mesdames Billie Devans of Roanoke, and Lee Slaydon of Ruffin, N.C., also survive. Among the out-of-towns relatives and friends attending the last rites were as follows: Dr. W. R. Devans, Mrs. Fannie Devans, Roanoke; Mrs. Jack Lindsey, Mrs. Anna Minter, Christianburg; Charles Minter, Fincastle; Mrs. Jack Palmer, Mrs. J. A. Jarrett, Salem; Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Green and daughter, Mrs. J. J. Patterson, Chatham; Mr. and Mrs. Edd Slayton, Spray; Mr. and Mrs. Shelton, Ruffin, N.C.; Mr. and Mrs. Sam Jarrett, Besoco, W. Va.; John, Harvey, Perry Cook and Koger Smith, all of Beckley, W. Va.
  Person ID	I1228	America
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	Obediah Edward Minter,   b. 1 Jan 1830, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 17 Jan 1875, Sandy River Comm., Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Tabitha Jane ALLEN,   b. 4 Sep 1834, Virginia, USA d. 21 Dec 1914, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	24 Nov 1851	Henry County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F431	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma Laura PEATROSS,   b. 5 Dec 1861, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 8 Jul 1936, Axton, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	2 Apr 1880	Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Earnest Clyde Minter,   b. 31 Jan 1881, Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 5 Dec 1974, Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA (Age 93 years)   2. Elsie Minter,   b. 11 Nov 1883, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 11 Jul 1890, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 6 years)   3. Ruby Ester Minter,   b. 2 Oct 1884, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   4. John Edward Minter,   b. 28 Oct 1886   d. 30 Jun 1890 (Age 3 years)   5. Lloyd Walton Minter,   b. 10 Apr 1889   d. 16 Jul 1889 (Age 0 years)   6. Albert King "A.K" Minter, Sr.,   b. 8 Sep 1890, Axton, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 24 Jan 1961, Beckley Hospital, Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA (Age 70 years)   7. Marcella Virginia Minter,   b. 18 Apr 1896, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 14 Apr 1980, Virginia, USA (Age 83 years)   8. Basil Coleman Minter,   b. 14 Oct 1900, Axton, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 5 Jun 1975, Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA (Age 74 years)   9. Edwood Lynn Minter,   b. 18 Feb 1902, Axton, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 20 Dec 1978, Kingsport, Tennessee, USA (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F432	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2012

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S52] http://www.cottagehill.com, April 2012.