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Index of Obituaries Published in
The Independent- Messenger Newspaper, Emporia, Greensville Co., VA
September 8 through December 29, 1996

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Cemetery

Surname

First Name

Age

Birth Mo.

Birth Day

Birth Year

Death Mo.

Death Day

Death Year

Issue Date

Spouse, Parents

Forest Lawn Mem. Gardens

Allen

Walter

 

5

13

1937

12

 

1996

12/15/1996

s/o Willie & Bertha (Holmes) Allen

Avent Family

Atkins

Mike Jr

 

 

 

 

9

 

1996

9/15/1996

 

Trotter Family

Bailey

Dallas

 

5

10

1924

11

16

1996

11/28/1996

 

Church of The Holy City

Bailey

Lee

 

10

15

1924

12

9

1996

12/26/1996

Parents Bryant & Lessie M

Rising Star Bapt. CH

Banks

Matthew

 

9

1

1925

9

1

1996

9/26/1996

 

Zion Bapt. CH, Skippers

Beatty

Marvin Eugene

63

3

19

1933

9

24

1996

9/29/1996

 

Monumental Utd Methodist CH

Blalock

Paul Monroe

71

10

20

1925

12

3

1996

12/8/1996

 

Greensville Mem.

Bowen

Robert Bruce

94

12

17

1901

9

20

1996

9/26/1996

h/o Mamie V

Wakefield

Britt

Lucy Atkins

87

2

24

1909

9

23

1996

9/26/1996

 

Jerusalem Bapt. CH

Carr

John R Sr

 

12

9

1927

10

26

1996

11/10/1996

s/o Mary Carr Knight, SS# 719-16-8874

Forest Lawn Mem. Gardens

Carson

Mildred Coleman

 

 

 

 

9

 

1996

9/26/1996

d/o Annie Coleman Linsey

Pleasant Grove Bapt. CH

Carson

Odell

86

3

4

1910

10

22

1996

10/27/1996

 

Fountain Creek Bapt. CH

Chambliss

Susie Wrenn

81

5

26

1915

10

24

1996

10/31/1996

 

Green Lawn

Crawford

Daniel Charles

34

9

22

1962

11

 

1996

11/21/1996

 

Macedonia Bapt. CH

Crutchfield

Blanche V

88

3

19

1908

10

6

1996

10/13/1996

d/o James & India (Pearson) Roberts

Crestview Mem. Park

Crutchlow

Elmo

 

7

18

1917

9

29

1996

10/3/1996

 

Diamond Grove Bapt CH

Delbridge

Florence Thomas

 

7

12

1912

10

20

1996

10/31/1996

d/o Mamie & Grant Thomas

Forest Lawn Mem. Gardens

Drumgoole

Matthew L

 

2

14

1931

10

8

1996

10/17/1996

s/o Grapher Drumgoole

Beechwood Cem. , Boykins, VA

Drummond

Edward Travis

84

10

26

1912

12

24

1996

12/29/1996

 

Zion Bapt. CH, Purdy

Epps

Josie Walker

76

6

6

1920

9

3

1996

9/15/1996

 

Chesapeake Mem. Gardens

Ferguson

Don Kenneth

52

11

18

1943

11

6

1996

11/10/1996

 

Foster Family

Foster

Elijah McCoy

 

9

20

1940

12

17

1996

12/26/1996

 

Foster Family

Foster

Inez P

94

12

24

1902

8

3

1996

9/8/1996

 

Forest Lawn Mem. Gardens

Gilbert

Deneen C

 

10

17

1964

11

22

1996

11/28/1996

w/o Michael, d/o Mary Lockhart

No interment mentioned

Goodfellow

George W

 

9

10

1911

9

1

1996

9/8/1996

 

Antioch Bapt. CH

Gray

Thomas G

93

3

6

1903

9

22

1996

9/26/1996

s/o Adrien Ferguson & Eldwood Gray

Greensville Mem.

Grizzard

Celia Doyle

64

1

28

1932

12

16

1996

12/19/1996

w/o Mark Crawford, d/o Edgar Green & Mary Walton Phillips Doyle

Greensville Mem.

Harris

Robert Hunt

78

1

21

1918

11

12

1996

11/17/1996

h/o Evelyn Marie Grizzard

Dinwiddie Mem. Park

Hite

Alice T

58

10

7

1938

11

9

1996

11/17/1996

 

Fountain Creek Bapt. CH

Hobbs

Lillie Bowen

73

11

6

1923

12

7

1996

12/12/1996

 

Holly Lawn

Holland

Joseph Milton

69

11

23

1926

9

6

1996

9/19/1996

 

Glenwood

Horton

Jo Grace

78

6

25

1918

12

4

1996

12/22/1996

 

Forest Lawn Mem. Gardens

Hughes

Freddie L

43

3

22

1953

11

12

1996

11/17/1996

h/o Goldie H

Greensville Mem.

Jackson

Carlton Harvey

70

2

26

1926

9

20

1996

9/26/1996

h/o Betty Huggins Jackson

Beechwood Cem. , Boykins, VA

Johnson

John E

74

7

17

1922

10

6

1996

10/10/1996

 

Canaan

Jones

Berta F

 

 

 

 

9

 

1996

9/29/1996

 

Forest Lawn Mem. Gardens

Jones

Jessie Marie

8

 

 

 

12

 

1996

12/26/1996

d/o Pamela & Herbert Jones

Rising Star Bapt. CH

Jones

Virginia B

 

 

 

 

12

 

1996

12/26/1996

 

St John Lutheran CH

Kaatze

Josephine

86

4

6

1910

11

18

1996

11/24/1996

 

Greensville Mem.

Kelly

Robert

71

9

30

1925

12

20

1996

12/26/1996

h/o Lucille (Fox) Kelly

Fountain Creek Bapt. CH

King

William Jr

61

6

13

1935

10

21

1996

10/24/1996

 

Emporia Cem.  

Land

Doris Grainger

73

10

4

1923

12

21

1996

12/29/1996

w/o Nat

Forest Lawn Mem. Gardens

Lewis

Nathaniel

 

12

22

1925

12

20

1996

12/29/1996

 

No interment mentioned

Little

Lillian Norman

70

1

6

1926

10

30

1996

11/7/1996

 

Meadowbrook Mem. Garden

Mahoney

Edna Winston

76

 

 

 

12

 

1996

12/22/1996

 

Mallory Family

Mallory

Victor Reginald

 

9

1

1972

9

 

1996

9/26/1996

 

Forest Lawn Mem. Gardens

Mason

Anna Lee

76

2

16

1920

11

11

1996

11/17/1996

 

No interment mentioned

Merricks

Lillian C

75

7

5

1921

11

10

1996

11/17/1996

w/o Fulton L (maiden name Hanson)

Diamond Grove Bapt CH

Montgomery

Willie

92

7

4

1906

9

 

1996

10/3/1996

Parents George & Lucy (Williams) Montgomery

Greensville Mem.

Moore

James  Ballard

84

11

18

1912

12

2

1996

12/5/1996

 

Greensville Mem.

Morris

Edgar Allen

65

9

4

1930

12

15

1996

12/19/1996

 

Emporia Cem.  

Mula

Frankye

74

3

16

1922

11

11

1996

11/17/1996

 

Rivers Family

Nickelson

Ronnie

 

6

5

1957

12

13

1996

12/26/1996

 

Forest Lawn Mem. Gardens

Obey

Ben

82

3

6

1914

12

15

1996

12/19/1996

s/o James & Mary (Brown) Obey

Trinity U M C

Pair

Minnie Harrison

73

2

27

1923

9

20

1996

9/26/1996

 

Canaan

Parson

Mary Ellis

84

 

 

 

12

 

1996

12/15/1996

 

Little Shiloh Bapt. CH

Peebles

Sadie Ward

 

 

 

 

10

 

1996

10/17/1996

d/o Lloyd & Sally Turner

No interment mentioned

Pegram

Alston G

 

11

22

1913

9

6

1996

9/15/1996

 

Zion Community CH

Perkins

Sylvia Easter

71

3

15

1925

12

6

1996

12/12/1996

 

Greensville Mem.

Perkins

Walter

85

 

 

 

10

 

1996

10/31/1996

h/o Betty Webb Wiley

Forest Lawn Mem. Gardens

Person

Rose Thelma

 

6

24

1944

12

3

1996

12/26/1996

d/o John & Dorothy Person

Grace Episcopal CH

Phelps

Virginia K

90

5

7

1906

12

1

1996

12/5/1996

w/o Edward E

No interment mentioned

Pope

James

 

4

26

1925

9

26

1996

9/29/1996

 

Blandford Cem. , Petersburg, VA

Pope

Thomas Bryant

 

 

 

 

10

 

1996

10/3/1996

 

Cedarwood

Porch

Raymond L Sr

68

11

15

1922

10

7

1996

10/20/1996

 

Robinson Family

Powell

Emma Robinson

 

2

10

1927

12

5

1996

12/26/1996

 

High Hills Mem. Garden

Proctor

Estelle Prince

 

7

31

1904

9

8

1996

9/12/1996

 

Randolph Family

Randolph

Charlie Robert

 

1

11

1940

12

11

1996

12/26/1996

 

Moore Family

Rose

Devon Jerome

 

9

10

1984

10

31

1996

11/10/1996

 

Alabama

Rowe

Paul M Jr

20

4

11

1976

12

5

1996

12/12/1996

 

Emporia Cem.  

Sassar

Kenneth Gene

55

3

26

1941

10

9

1996

10/13/1996

 

Emporia Cem.  

Skinner

Virginia Q

79

10

5

1917

11

24

1996

11/28/1996

w/o David T.

Adkins

Smith

Carrie Mae

 

6

12

1920

11

7

1996

11/17/1996

 

Forest Lawn Mem. Gardens

Spruill

Almeter

71

4

11

1925

9

6

1996

9/12/1996

 

Macedonia Bapt. CH

Squire

Bessie

95

2

19

1901

11

15

1996

12/1/1996

d/o Harwell & Isabelle W High

Lee Family

Squire

Willie Soloman

70

8

9

1926

11

10

1996

11/17/1996

 

Pleasant Plain Bapt. CH

Stith

Jessie Mae

 

6

27

1931

10

9

1996

10/17/1996

 

Rocky Mount

Stokes

Clyde Jr

 

9

31

 

11

15

1996

11/10/1996

 

Rising Star Bapt. CH

Taylor

Minnie W

 

 

 

 

11

 

1996

11/28/1996

 

No interment mentioned

Taylor

Robert

 

 

 

 

10

 

1996

10/17/1996

 

Antioch Bapt. CH

Taylor

Rosa Mattie

 

12

4

1913

10

26

1996

10/31/1996

d/o Doll & Mattie (Brown) Robinson

No interment mentioned

Thompson

Richard L

45

7

28

1951

10

19

1996

10/24/1996

 

Dale Mem. Park

Thrash

Judith Sabo

 

9

8

1956

12

13

1996

12/19/1996

 

Zion Union RUZA CH

Walton

Robert D

40

10

10

1956

10

5

1996

10/20/1996

 

Emporia Cem.  

Watkins

Edna Wynne

84

3

27

1902

11

25

1996

11/28/1996

w/o George L.

No interment mentioned

Weaver

Belle H

68

12

3

1928

10

14

1996

10/20/1996

 

Emporia Cem.  

Wendell

Carrie F

94

5

4

1902

11

14

1996

11/21/1996

w/o Howell Jean, d/o John T. & Betty B. (Rowell) Faison

Emporia Cem.  

Wiley

Margaret

91

 

 

 

11

 

1996

11/28/1996

w/o Othan R (maiden name Maitland)

Greensville Mem.

Williams

Agnes

76

12

5

1919

9

25

1996

9/29/1996

w/o Rodney C. Williams

Forest Lawn Mem. Gardens

Williams

Lenroy Sr

 

7

7

1939

11

15

1996

12/5/1996

s/o Daniel & Laura(Walker) Williams

Mars Hill Bapt. CH

Williams

Nora Ann

79

7

10

1917

11

12

1996

11/17/1996

d/o Albert & Margaret S Rook

Greensville Mem.

Wilson

Mildred S

66

2

22

1930

10

24

1996

10/27/1996

w/o Edward Wilson

Emporia Cem.  

Wood

Madge Kessler

90

2

11

1906

11

7

1996

11/10/1996

w/o A Hartley

Southampton Mem. Park, Franklin VA

Wright

Lofton Grant

87

1

25

1909

12

20

1996

12/26/1996

 

Southampton Mem. Park, Franklin VA

Young

William Ashton

81

10

1

1915

10

8

1996

10/10/1996