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Index of Obituaries Published in
The Independent- Messenger Newspaper, Greensville Co., VA
January ~June, 1985

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Cemetery

Surname

First Name

Birth Mo.

Birth Day

Birth Year

Death Mo.

Death Day

Death Year

Issue Date

Volume

Pg

Spouse, Parents

St Pauls Methodist

Alexander

George L

9

9

1930

1

27

1985

2/7/1985

6

2B

 

Little Shiloh

Anderson

Anthony

8

25

1963

6

19

1985

6/27/1985

25

 

 

Avent Family

Avent

James L

2

15

1909

6

22

1985

6/27/1985

25

 

 

Emporia

Bailey

Robert Cooper

5

11

1898

1

12

1985

1/17/1985

3

2B

 

Cottage Cem

Baker

Mildred P

1

1

1928

4

22

1985

5/2/1985

17

 

 

Emporia

Barbe

William A

6

21

1896

2

27

1985

3/7/1985

9

4B

 

Emporia

Barnes

Merle R

7

15

1923

3

24

1985

3/28/1985

12

4B

 

Emporia

Barnes

Walter Henry

8

28

1909

5

6

1985

5/16/1985

19

3B

tombstone has Henry Walter

Forest Lawn

Battle

Johnnie

4

14

1924

4

22

1985

5/2/1985

17

 

 

Riverside Cem, CT

Beard

Myra Palmer

2

4

1886

2

11

1985

2/14/1985

7

 

 

Pleasant Grv

Boone

Junius

6

15

1895

3

14

1985

3/28/1985

12

4B

 

Emporia

Bordwine

James Lloyd

2

4

1912

1

20

1985

1/31/1985

5

2B

 

Southampton Mem

Brock

Elbert Lee

6

6

1918

3

5

1985

3/14/1985

10

4B

 

Emporia

Deal

Frances

12

31

1892

5

30

1985

6/6/1985

22

2B

 

Cedarwood, NC

Delbridge

Arthur Lee

10

19

1922

3

28

1985

4/4/1985

13

 

 

Greensville Mem

Doyle

Susie F (Ferguson)

7

13

1917

5

23

1985

5/30/1985

21

2B

 

Greensville Mem

Edwards

Arthur

8

13

1900

5

4

1985

5/9/1985

18

2B

(h/o Dora Spragins)

Greensville Mem

Edwards

Bennett K

6

22

1917

6

1

1985

6/6/1985

22

2B

 

Emporia

Ezell

Jimmie Lee, Jr.

1

10

1964

2

1

1985

2/7/1985

6

2B

 

Newsome Cem

Ferguson

Hugh L Jr.

9

18

1930

5

30

1985

6/6/1985

22

2B

 

Antioch

Ferguson

Robert Sr

 

 

 

1

14

1985

1/31/1985

5

2B

 

Independence UMC

Ferguson

Sarah A (Jane)

9

5

1898

4

4

1985

4/11/1985

14

2B

(Tombstone has husband as Lynch-Ferguson)

Family Cem

Finch

Claude

12

3

1928

1

23

1985

1/31/1985

5

2B

 

Riverside, NC

Finch

Lloyd

12

21

1905

1

21

1985

1/31/1985

5

2B

 

Reidville Ch Cem

Fitz

Anna Belle C

11

11

1891

12

27

1984

1/10/1985

2

2B

 

Shiloh, Boykins, VA

Ford

Joseph

 

 

 

5

16

1985

5/23/1985

20

3B

 

Emporia

Gay

Ella Mallory

3

26

1914

2

4

1985

2/7/1985

6

2B

 

Southlawn

Gilliam

Calvin Carter Sr

 

 

 

2

7

1985

2/14/1985

7

 

 

Mars Hill

Gilliam

Lizzie P

3

3

1903

1

20

1985

1/31/1985

5

2B

 

Not Listed

Gilliam

Mary C

 

 

 

5

9

1985

5/23/1985

20

3B

 

Macedonia

Goode

Irma P

 

 

 

12

26

1984

1/10/1985

2

2B

 

Mt Vernon Bapt

Gordon

Rupert Osburn

4

21

1907

12

20

1984

1/3/1985

1

8

 

Greensville Mem

Grant

Joseph (Herman)

11

17

1905

6

9

1985

6/13/1985

23

8B

 

High Hills

Harrell

Herbert L

9

16

1928

2

14

1985

2/28/1985

9

4B

 

Wiggins Fam

Harrison

Robert

 

 

 

2

24

1985

3/21/1985

11

4B

 

Jerusalem

Hicks

Isabell

8

1

1906

1

6

1985

1/10/1985

2

2B

 

Hassadiah

Hicks

Susie

1

5

1905

4

11

1985

4/18/1985

15

2B

 

Zion Comm

Himple

Byron Allen

9

11

1958

5

7

1985

5/16/1985

19

3B

 

Greensville Mem

Hobbs

William W

10

1

1915

5

2

1985

5/9/1985

18

2B

 

Ivory Fam Yale

Ivory

William  S Sr

 

 

 

3

12

1985

3/28/1985

12

4B

 

Antioch

James

Maxine R

 

 

 

3

1

1985

3/14/1985

10

4B

 

Jarratt Family Cem

Jarratt

Hattie

7

25

1890

12

28

1984

1/10/1985

2

2B

 

Reidsville Cem, Yale, VA

Jarratt

Mary Ann B

3

6

1939

5

4

1985

5/16/1985

19

3B

 

Greenlawn Cem

Johnston

Sallie W

3

16

1908

12

31

1984

1/10/1985

2

2B

 

Olive Branch

Jones

Annie

 

 

 

3

3

1985

3/7/1985

9

4B

 

Greensville Mem

Jones

Henry Clayton

2

17

1916

2

25

1985

2/28/1985

9

4B

 

Little Shiloh

Jones

Thomas

5

27

1968

6

19

1985

6/27/1985

25

 

 

SC

Knapp

John E

5

18

1928

5

21

1985

5/23/1985

20

3B

 

Greensville Mem

Kroupa

John Joseph Jr

12

2

1910

3

17

1985

3/21/1985

11

4B

 

High Hills

Landa

Phillip

 

 

 

5

24

1985

5/30/1985

21

2B

 

Hawthorne Fam

Lanston

Mary H

 

 

 

1

21

1985

1/31/1985

5

2B

 

Diamond Grv

Lee

Helen C

6

2

1901

2

1

1985

2/7/1985

6

2B

 

Antioch

Lewis

Joseph

12

3

1922

5

28

1985

6/6/1985

22

2B

 

Drewryville

Lewis

Mattie R

 

 

 

1

13

1985

1/17/1985

3

2B

 

Antioch

Lewis

William Henry

 

 

 

12

25

1984

1/3/1985

1

8

 

Salem UMC

Livesay

Esther Brown

5

10

1903

12

21

1984

1/3/1985

1

8

 

Cottage Cem

Long

Willie B

7

15

1921

3

23

1985

4/11/1985

14

2B

 

Cottage Cem

Lundy

Mary H

 

 

 

5

20

1985

5/30/1985

21

2B

 

Zion Comm

Mabrey

Anna Beulah (Turner)

11

30

1902

5

7

1985

5/16/1985

19

3B

d/o Sallie & George Turner, w/o Harvey Mabrey

Pleasant Plain

Mabry

Clarence W

 

 

 

4

18

1985

4/25/1985

16

 

 

Emporia

Mahood

Hattie Kemp

12

18

1897

5

7

1985

5/16/1985

19

3B

Tombstone has Hattie Camp not Kemp & Birth yr 1898

Oakwood Cem

Malone

Bernice W

12

14

1912

4

5

1985

4/11/1985

14

2B

 

Forest Lawn

Mann

Joe Wiley

 

 

 

4

18

1985

4/25/1985

16

 

 

Blandford, Petersburg, VA

Mason

Ann H

11

22

1933

5

18

1985

5/23/1985

20

3B

 

Cottage Cem

Mason

Herbert

8

15

1912

6

14

1985

6/20/1985

24

 

 

Greensville Mem

Mayton

Michael J

2

14

1962

1

5

1985

1/10/1985

2

2B

 

Greensville Mem

Milam

A E "Red"

10

16

1930

6

21

1985

6/27/1985

25

 

(Donated his body to medical research)

Greensville Mem

Mitchell

Thomas William

12

27

1907

2

12

1985

2/21/1985

8

4B

Tombstone has William T.

Greensville Mem

Moore

Julia (Mitchell)

9

22

1917

6

8

1985

6/13/1985

23

8B

 

Jerusalem

Moore

Mable

8

19

1905

6

15

1985

6/20/1985

24

 

 

Jerusalem

Moore

Willie Ben

12

25

1928

5

4

1985

5/9/1985

18

2B

 

Drewryville

Murfee

Emmett Quincy

2

5

1894

3

25

1985

3/28/1985

12

4B

 

Donated to Science

Newsome

Edward R

8

4

1907

5

14

1985

5/23/1985

20

3B

 

Cedarwood, NC

Newsome

Louise F

 

 

 

5

9

1985

5/16/1985

19

3B

 

Cottage Cem

Nicholson

James B

12

7

1957

6

21

1985

6/27/1985

25

 

 

Cottage Cem

Owens

Elizabeth

9

16

1916

12

23

1984

1/3/1985

1

8

 

Zion Comm

Owens

James

6

4

1920

1

3

1985

1/10/1985

2

2B

 

Independence

Pearson

Cornelia T

7

20

1892

5

11

1985

5/16/1985

19

3B

 

Whaleyville UMC

Peirce

Howard L

 

 

 

3

18

1985

3/21/1985

11

4B

 

Emporia

Perkins

Louise E (Everette)

8

27

1911

5

10

1985

5/16/1985

19

3B

 

Smith Family

Person

Arthur

10

11

1908

6

2

1985

6/13/1985

23

8B

 

Diamond Grv

Phipps

Sallie

7

4

1899

5

19

1985

5/23/1985

20

3B

 

Cedarwood, NC

Pittman

Alma C

8

8

1907

4

11

1985

4/18/1985

15

2B

 

Gary Fam

Porter

Nelson

5

11

1951

3

31

1985

4/4/1985

13

 

 

Round Hill

Powell

James E

8

6

1939

1

2

1985

1/10/1985

2

2B

 

Mt Vernon Bapt

Prince

Clarence

9

17

1908

6

8

1985

6/13/1985

23

8B

 

High Hills

Prince

George Jr

12

10

1920

2

25

1985

2/28/1985

9

4B

 

High Hills

Rauhe

Fredrick C

8

10

1899

12

27

1984

1/10/1985

2

2B

 

Forest Lawn

Revis

Etta G (Goodwyn)

2

9

1881

1

16

1985

1/31/1985

5

2B

dau of Charles & Lizzie Goodwyn

Family Cem

Rice

Charles M

 

 

 

4

2

1985

4/11/1985

14

2B

 

Webb Fam

Ricks

Leroy

 

 

 

4

14

1985

4/25/1985

16

 

 

Rivers Cem, Yale, VA

Rivers

Frederick O

4

3

1920

2

22

1985

3/21/1985

11

4B

 

Cook Family

Robinson

George

12

24

1910

3

27

1985

4/11/1985

14

2B

 

Parham Fam

Ross

Edward L

11

19

1940

1

5

1985

2/28/1985

9

4B

 

Southlawn, Petersburg, VA

Scott

 Jeremy D

 

 

 

4

3

1985

4/25/1985

16

 

 

High Hills

Scott

James Robert, Jr.

 

 

 

12

24

1984

1/3/1985

1

8

 

Mt Vernon Bapt

Sigmon

Mary M

 

 

 

5

26

1985

5/30/1985

21

2B

 

Greensville Mem

Skinner

Daisy N

8

22

1906

4

21

1985

4/25/1985

16

 

 

Emporia

Slate

Marvin G (Griswell, Jr)

2

10

1911

1

10

1985

1/17/1985

3

2B

 

Rising Star

Spates

Virginia

5

14

1916

2

25

1985

3/7/1985

9

4B

 

Forest Lawn

Speller

James L

7

17

1932

5

23

1985

5/30/1985

21

2B

 

Greensville Mem

Staton

Blanche (Tomlin)

9

19

1927

1

5

1985

1/10/1985

2

2B

 

Hillcrest

Swift

Grace

9

22

1904

1

9

1985

1/17/1985

3

2B

 

Drewryville

Thomas

 Mary W

1

25

1897

3

30

1985

4/4/1985

13

 

 

Antioch

Tillar

Bertha

1

1

1896

2

19

1985

3/7/1985

9

4B

 

Emporia

Traylor

Frank J (Jean)

11

22

1914

4

22

1985

4/25/1985

16

 

 

Greensville Mem

Tuck

Ollie (Fielding)

5

1

1894

6

8

1985

6/13/1985

23

8B

 

Forest Hill

Tudor

Henry Warren

1

12

1907

2

2

1985

2/7/1985

6

2B

 

Bethlehem

Turner

Robert W

11

29

1913

5

9

1985

5/16/1985

19

3B

 

Antioch

Turner

William J

12

7

1919

6

16

1985

6/20/1985

24

 

 

Little Shiloh

Tyler

Robert Jr

4

17

1928

3

8

1985

3/14/1985

10

4B

 

Hampton Mem

Tynes

Helen S

 

 

 

1

11

1985

2/7/1985

6

2B

 

Crestview Mem

Usry

Wilbur R

9

22

1925

1

26

1985

1/31/1985

5

2B

 

Taylor/Walker Cem

Walker

Elmer Sr

 

 

 

3

20

1985

3/28/1985

12

4B

 

Washington Fam

Washington

Edgar F

12

18

1918

3

31

1985

4/11/1985

14

2B

 

Greensville Mem

Wendell

George W (Wm, Jr.)

8

25

1898

4

18

1985

4/25/1985

16

 

(h/o Mary M. Newsome, s/o George & Mary Jean Wendell)

Zion Comm

Wilkes

Thelma D

 

 

 

5

9

1985

5/16/1985

19

3B

 

Mars Hill

Williams

Julia L

 

 

1904

2

18

1985

2/28/1985

9

4B

 

Greensville Mem

Williams

Richard R (Reeves)

10

17

1919

4

24

1985

5/2/1985

17

 

Donated body to Science

Emporia

Woodruff

Billy D (Delbert)

7

4

1941

6

21

1985

6/27/1985

25