William Letheridge Parron, 78, retired private building contractor, died yesterday at 7:55 p.m. at his residence, 1816 Canton Avenue, Campostella, after an illness of two years.
A native of Essex County, he made his home in this section for 66 years. He was a son of the late Richard and Mrs. Emily Williams Parron and husband of the late Maude Sykes.
He was a charter member of the Campostella Methodist Church.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Howard Hanbury, and one son, Thomas R. Parron, both of Norfolk; one brother, E.B. Parron, of Richmond, and two grandchildren, Joyce Hanbury and Irvin Gunther Hanbury, Jr., both of Norfolk.
The body was taken to the Graham Funeral Home, South Norfolk Arrangements are pending.

The Norfolk Virginian Pilot April 29, 1948
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William Letheridge Parron -- Funeral services for Mr. Parron, who died Wednesday, were conducted Friday afternoon at the Campostella Heights Methodist Church by the Rev. Forrest H. Mead.
Pallbearers were William Parron, James Parron, Harry Fruit, Sr., E.E. Umberger, J.R. Hanbury and C.W. Goodwin, Burial was in Magnolia Cemetery.

The Norfolk Virginina Pilot Sunday May 2, 1948

Delayed Birth of Thomas Richard Parron has father born in Middlesex Co., Virginia