William Eugene VIRNELSON, Sr.^{[1, 2, 3]}

1916 - 1995  (79 years)

• Name	William Eugene VIRNELSON
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	1 Aug 1916	Portsmouth City, VA   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	26 Jul 1937	Norfolk, VA   [3]
  	In July 1937, William was employed by Smithfield Wood Letter Company in Norfolk, Virginia.
  WWII	7 Oct 1941	Richmond, VA   [4]
  	William enlisted as a private in the US Army on 7 October 1941. According to his enlistment record he had completed four years of high school and was employed as a stocking clerk. He was single and without dependents. His height was noted as 71 inches and his weight as 132 pounds.
  Occupation	until 1971	Portsmouth, VA   [5]
  	William retired from the Norfolk Naval Shipyard at Portsmouth, Virginia in 1971. He had spent a total of 33 years, before and after World War II, in their employ.
  Death	19 Sep 1995	Portsmouth City, VA   [5, 6]
  	William died at his Crannybrook Lane home in Portsmouth, Virginia on 19 September 1995. He was 79 years old at the time of his death.
  funeral	22 Sep 1995	Portsmouth City, VA   [5]
  	A graveside funeral service was conducted at Oak Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth by Father Moss Armistead at 10:00am on 22 September 1995.
  Burial	22 Sep 1995	Portsmouth City, VA   [5]
  	Interment followed.
  Person ID	I1709	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Columbus Watts VIRNELSON,   b. 24 Feb 1880, Portsmouth City, VA d. Nov 1965, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Flora Lena KOETH,   b. 31 Nov 1873, Maryland d. 28 Jan 1929, Portsmouth City, VA
  Marriage	12 Jan 1914  [7]
  	The couple was married on 12 January 1914.
  Family ID	F3869	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jean Humphries ARMISTEAD,   b. 15 Jul 1926, Portsmouth City, VA d. 5 May 2003, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 76 years)
  Children	1. William Eugene VIRNELSON, Jr.,   b. 7 Oct 1959, Portsmouth City, VA d. 26 Mar 1984 (Age 24 years)
  Family ID	F3947	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		1920 US Census / Virnelson, Columbus 741 Emmet Street, Portsmouth, Virginia.
  		1930 US Census / Virnelson, Columbus 1046 B Street, Portsmouth, Virginia.
  		William Eugene Virnelson. SSN 229-09-7065. Application for Social Security Account Number (1937). 1046 B. Street, Portsmouth, VA.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2961] Columbus Watts Virnelson will (1965), Portsmouth, VA Will Book 17, p. 508. [S2962] Mary Elizabeth Armistead Virnelson will (1951), Portsmouth, VA Will Book 8, pp. 277 & 425. [S4260] William Eugene Virnelson. SSN 229-09-7065. Application for Social Security Account Number (1937). . [S1857] William E. Virnelson, U.S. WWII Army enlistment record (1941). [S5026] William E. Virnelson obituary, The Virginia Pilot, (Norfolk, VA) 21 September 1995. [S857] William E. Virnelson. SSN 229-09-7065. SSDI. [S4280] Yerby, "Virnelson family data, 1839 - 1973".