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Obituaries published in The Independent Messenger Newspaper,
Emporia, Greensville County, VA
1998

 

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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

No interment mentioned

Acree

Walter Ray

43

 

 

 

3

 

1998

3/26/1998

 

Beechwood Cemetery, Boykins, VA

Allen

Ann Carter

68

 

 

 

10

 

1998

10/29/1998

 

No interment mentioned

Allen

Elizah

53

12

10

1945

5

8

1998

5/14/1998

 

Emporia Cemetery 

Allen

Eunice Edwards

96

4

10

1902

7

20

1998

7/26/1998

 

Emporia Cemetery 

Allen

James Edward Sr

87

7

24

1910

3

25

1998

4/2/1998

 

Greensville Memorial

Allen

Johnnie W

76

 

 

 

12

25

1997

1/11/1998

 

Greensville Memorial

Allen

Marie Tripp

74

6

11

1923

2

11

1998

2/19/1998

 

No interment mentioned

Allen

William Glen Jr

74

 

 

 

2

 

1998

2/1/1998

 

Little Shiloh Baptist CH

Anderson

Robert J

71

 

 

 

9

 

1998

9/17/1998

 

North Carolina

Andrews

Robert Perry

85

 

 

 

10

 

1998

10/11/1998

 

Macedonia Baptist CH

Atkins

Earnest

73

 

 

 

6

 

1998

6/25/1998

 

Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens

Atkins

Tenell M

22

 

 

 

4

 

1998

4/16/1998

 

No interment mentioned

Avent

George Mason

50

 

 

 

7

 

1998

7/16/1998

 

Emporia Cemetery 

Baker

Frances L

 

4

22

1925

6

23

1998

7/2/1998

 

Richmond, VA

Barnes

William Irvin

69

 

 

 

10

 

1998

10/25/1998

 

Canaan

Beame

Michael

16

 

 

 

9

 

1998

9/17/1998

 

Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens

Berry

Willie

82

 

 

 

4

 

1998

4/19/1998

 

No interment mentioned

Blake

Carolyn M

60

 

 

 

5

 

1998

5/17/1998

 

Dale Memorial Park

Blake

William Alfred

94

 

 

 

2

 

1998

2/19/1998

 

Greensville Memorial

Bogdan

Shirley Babb

63

 

 

 

8

27

1998

9/3/1998

 

Greensville Memorial

Bormida

Francis Harris

86

 

 

 

2

 

1998

2/8/1998

 

Emporia Cemetery 

Boykin

Mary Elizabeth

88

 

 

 

4

 

1998

4/30/1998

 

Greensville Memorial

Braswell

Lillie Patterson

83

 

 

 

1

 

1998

1/8/1998

 

Oakwood

Braswell

Roland T

86

 

 

 

6

 

1998

6/14/1998

 

Greensville Memorial

Brett

Una R

86

 

 

 

4

27

1998

5/3/1998

 

Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens

Brown

John

91

 

 

 

4

 

1998

4/19/1998

 

No interment mentioned

Brown

Mattie Lee

72

 

 

 

10

 

1998

10/15/1998

 

Bryant Family

Bryant

Herman Earl

 

3

25

1932

3

24

1998

4/2/1998

 

Maryland

Burgess

Shirley Moss

62

 

 

 

7

 

1998

7/16/1998

 

Barnes Family

Burrow

Darrel K

37

4

27

1961

7

29

1998

8/6/1998

 

Rising Star Baptist CH

Bynum

Joe Frank

73

 

 

 

1

 

1998

1/29/1998

 

Poplar Mount Baptist CH

Callis

Estelle Brown

87

 

 

 

4

 

1998

4/9/1998

 

Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens

Carrington

Woodrow

67

 

 

 

2

 

1998

2/5/1998

 

Crestview Memorial Park

Carroll

Minnie Griffin

77

 

 

 

5

 

1998

5/21/1998

 

Pleasant Grove Baptist CH

Carson

Michael Winam

42

 

 

 

7

 

1998

7/16/1998

 

Salem Baptist CH

Carter

Eugene Phillip

73

 

 

 

9

 

1998

9/17/1998

 

Robinson Family

Carter

Lawrence

76

 

 

 

4

 

1998

4/12/1998

 

Round Hill UMC

Cato

Mildred Outland

85

 

 

 

2

 

1998

2/5/1998

 

Readville Baptist CH

Chappell

Amy Jarratt

30

 

 

 

2

 

1998

2/19/1998

 

Mars Hill Baptist CH

Chatman

Catherine Powell

88

 

 

 

4

 

1998

4/9/1998

 

Emporia Cemetery 

Chavis

Ida

83

 

 

 

4

 

1998

4/19/1998

 

Oak Grove Utd Methodist CH

Cillins

Ann Smith

 

 

 

 

1

 

1998

1/11/1998

 

Emporia Cemetery 

Clarke

Evelyn

77

 

 

 

1

 

1998

1/15/1998

 

Independence UMC

Clary

Esther Marie

85

9

3

1912

5

10

1998

5/14/1998

 

Drewryville

Claud

Mildred Fisher

84

 

 

 

6

 

1998

6/18/1998

 

Wilson Chapel Baptist CH

Cleaton

Akieba Tiarra

6

 

 

 

6

 

1998

6/11/1998

 

No interment mentioned

Colby

James Estes

67

 

 

 

11

 

1998

11/5/1998

 

Antioch Baptist CH

Conner

Mary Florence

90

 

 

 

9

 

1998

9/20/1998

 

Corinth Utd Methodist CH

Conwell

Gloria H

71

 

 

 

9

 

1998

9/27/1998

 

North Carolina

Cooke

William N

77

 

 

 

10

 

1998

10/1/1998

 

Randolph Family

Davis

Mattie Sue

57

 

 

 

3

 

1998

3/26/1998

 

Independence UMC

Dixon

Margie Bullock

54

 

 

 

12

23

1997

1/1/1998

 

Forest Hill Baptist CH

Doyle

Jimmie Wayne

58

 

 

 

7

 

1998

7/2/1998

 

Diamond Grove Bapt CH

Drake

Mason Queenie

85

 

 

 

3

 

1998

3/26/1998

 

Greensville Memorial

Drewry

Bertha Dunn

88

 

 

 

5

 

1998

5/7/1998

 

Mars Hill Baptist CH

Dugger

Marion L

66

 

 

 

2

 

1998

2/26/1998

 

Bethel R U Z A

Dugger

Vernell

28

 

 

 

9

 

1998

9/17/1998

 

Antioch Baptist CH

Dunn

Lilla Florence West

93

 

 

 

12

 

1998

12/10/1998

 

Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens

Dunn

Raymond Sr

80

 

 

 

5

 

1998

5/21/1998

 

No interment mentioned

Dunnavant

James Anthony

59

 

 

 

11

 

1998

11/26/1998

 

No interment mentioned

Easter

Annie Pearson

70

 

 

 

11

 

1998

11/12/1998

 

Easter Family

Easter

Georgia M

79

 

 

 

10

 

1998

10/15/1998

 

Rising Star Baptist CH

Easter

Jossie Billus

95

 

 

 

11

 

1998

11/8/1998

 

Rising Star Baptist CH

Easter

Percy A

80

 

 

 

4

 

1998

4/23/1998

 

Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens

Edwards

James Sr

 

 

 

 

5

 

1998

5/7/1998

 

Greensville Memorial

Edwards

Nelson A

71

 

 

 

2

 

1998

2/12/1998

 

Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens

Evans

Calvin L

30

 

 

 

2

 

1998

2/19/1998

 

Emporia Cemetery 

Faison

Myra (Louise) Williams

79

9

29

1919

8

13

1998

8/27/1998

w/o Lewis P., d/o of Charlie & Ida Jane (Wrenn)

Emporia Cemetery 

Fajna

William

85

 

 

 

11

 

1998

12/3/1998

 

North Carolina

Faris

Maurice

67

 

 

 

10

 

1998

10/1/1998

 

Little Shiloh Baptist CH

Farley

Ruth Wilden

91

 

 

 

3

 

1998

3/12/1998

 

Bethel Baptist CH

Ferguson

Maurice Elwood

73

 

 

 

10

 

1998

10/25/1998

 

Aberdour Presbyterian CH

Ferguson

William Jesse

74

11

8

1923

12

24

1997

1/8/1998

 

Zion Community CH

Finnell

Herman

91

 

 

 

3

 

1998

3/19/1998

 

Family 

Foster

Sam

75

 

 

 

4

 

1998

4/23/1998

 

Canaan

Gavin

Bobby Gray

62

 

 

 

11

 

1998

11/22/1998

 

No interment mentioned

Gingher

Clair H Jr

 

 

 

 

7

 

1998

7/26/1998

 

Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, VA

Godsey

Richard Henry

87

 

 

 

11

 

1998

11/19/1998

 

No interment mentioned

Goldsberry

Cecil Marie

55

 

 

 

10

 

1998

10/15/1998

 

Emporia Cemetery 

Goodwyn

Elizabeth Lucille Grigg

 

 

 

 

12

 

1998

12/24/1998

 

Emporia Cemetery 

Gordon

Clyde Tudor

 

 

 

 

11

 

1998

11/12/1998

 

No interment mentioned

Gordon

Kate Gay

88

 

 

 

6

 

1998

6/4/1998

 

Hassidiah Bapt Ch

Graves

Louise

79

 

 

 

4

 

1998

4/16/1998

 

Holly Lawn

Gray

Edith Harrup

70

 

 

 

6

 

1998

6/18/1998

 

Emporia Cemetery 

Green

Alma Finch

82

 

 

 

1

 

1998

1/15/1998

 

Bethlehem Baptist CH

Green

Missouri Vaughn

73

 

 

 

6

 

1998

6/18/1998

 

No interment mentioned

Green

Rosetta Robinson

76

 

 

 

5

 

1998

5/7/1998

 

Emporia Cemetery 

Grigg

Henry G

72

9

20

1925

8

29

1998

9/3/1998

 

Zion Baptist CH, Skippers VA

Grizzard

Ida Erine

67

11

6

1930

7

11

1998

7/16/1998

w/o Sailor Augusta, d/o Charles F. & Ida Jane (Wrenn) Williams

Fountain Grove Baptist CH

Grizzard

Virginia

76

 

 

 

12

 

1998

12/27/1998

 

North Carolina

Gurganus

Evelyn Verdum

61

 

 

 

4

 

1998

4/2/1998

 

No interment mentioned

Hall

Fannie Tuell

85

 

 

 

11

 

1998

11/19/1998

 

Little Shiloh Baptist CH

Hall

Franklin Woodrow

61

 

 

 

11

 

1998

11/15/1998

 

No interment mentioned

Hamlin

Jimmie Lee

82

 

 

 

5

 

1998

5/7/1998

 

Jerusalem Baptist CH

Hamlin

Judy Marie

45

 

 

 

1

 

1998

1/15/1998

 

Zion Community CH

Harding

Pinkie L

40

 

 

 

1

 

1998

1/29/1998

 

Emporia Cemetery 

Harding

Virginia Hamlet

89

 

 

 

9

 

1998

9/24/1998

 

Harrell Family

Harrell

Edward

69

 

 

 

7

 

1998

7/16/1998

 

Greensville Memorial

Harrell

Joseph Bryan

75

 

 

 

4

29

1998

5/7/1998

 

Greensville Memorial

Harrell

Sallie Harrup

82

 

 

 

11

 

1998

11/15/1998

 

Emporia Cemetery 

Harris

Henry Thomas

83

 

 

 

11

 

1998

11/22/1998

 

Family 

Harrison

Ernest R

74

 

 

 

4

 

1998

4/23/1998

 

Wyche Family

Harrison

William J Sr

 

 

 

 

9

 

1998

9/6/1998

 

Hawthorne Family

Hawthorne

Dorothy Mae

63

 

 

 

11

 

1998

11/26/1998

 

No interment mentioned

Heard

Nora

58

 

 

 

11

 

1998

11/19/1998

 

No interment mentioned

Hickman

Hubert

73

 

 

 

11

 

1998

11/29/1998

 

Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens

Hicks

Linwood

59

 

 

 

2

 

1998

2/12/1998

 

Hicks Family

Hicks

Lonnie Benjamin

62

 

 

 

1

 

1998

1/22/1998

 

Macedonia Baptist CH

Hicks

Mary P

72

 

 

 

11

 

1998

11/1/1998

 

Lee Family

Hill

Abell

93

 

 

 

11

 

1998

11/15/1998

 

Hill Family

Hill

George

88

 

 

 

3

 

1998

3/12/1998

 

Arlington National

Hite

Ollie

 

 

 

 

8

 

1998

8/27/1998

 

Pioneer Baptist

Hobson

Sadie Grubbs

90

 

 

 

3

 

1998

3/3/1998

 

Concern Utd Methodist CH

Holloway

Clinton Wingfield

71

 

 

 

3

 

1998

3/3/1998

 

Oakwood

Howell

Avril

93

 

 

 

9

 

1998

9/20/1998

 

Fountain Creek Baptist CH

Hux

Marie Harrell Williams

67

 

 

 

8

 

1998

8/30/1998

 

Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens

Jackson

Ida

 

 

 

 

3

 

1998

3/26/1998

 

Canaan

Jackson

Willie Griffin

91

 

 

 

2

 

1998

2/26/1998

 

Independence UMC

James

Mary M Howerton

89

 

 

 

12

 

1998

12/27/1998

 

Jarratt Family

Jarratt

Elizabeth Ann

102

 

 

 

4

 

1998

4/5/1998

 

Readville Baptist CH

Jarratt

John Clifton

56

 

 

 

7

 

1998

7/5/1998

 

Jefferson Family

Jefferson

Cherry

73

 

 

 

6

 

1998

6/25/1998

 

Mars Hill Baptist CH

Jenkins

Derrick Alonzo

22

 

 

 

6

 

1998

6/18/1998

 

North Carolina

Johnson

Betty Jean

56

 

 

 

2

 

1998

2/26/1998

 

Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens

Johnson

Charlie Sr

 

 

 

 

6

 

1998

6/25/1998

 

New York

Johnson

Joseph C

55

 

 

 

9

 

1998

9/10/1998

 

Tuggle Family

Johnson

Nelson W

74

 

 

 

1

 

1998

1/1/1998

 

Johnson Family

Johnson

Wilmer

92

 

 

 

12

 

1998

12/6/1998

 

Beechwood Cemetery, Boykins, VA

Jones

Annie Thomas

95

9

8

1902

8

23

1998

8/27/1998

 

Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens

Jones

Charles

63

 

 

 

6

 

1998

6/4/1998

 

North Carolina

Jones

Earl Thomas

65

 

 

 

10

 

1998

10/15/1998

 

Greensville Memorial

Jones

Ernie B

74

 

 

 

8

 

1998

8/9/1998

 

Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens

Jones

Gladys Hall

 

 

 

 

4

 

1998

4/2/1998

 

Grace Episcopal CH

Jones

Jeanette Jefferson

71

 

 

 

3

 

1998

3/3/1998

 

Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens

Jones

Johnnie Langston

77

 

 

 

3

 

1998

3/19/1998

 

Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens

Joyner

John

77

 

 

 

4

 

1998

4/9/1998

 

Mt Calvary Baptist CH

Kelly

Raymond

71

 

 

 

6

 

1998

6/18/1998

 

Maryland

Klugel

Jeanne Soward

56

 

 

 

4

 

1998

4/23/1998

 

High Hills Memorial Garden

Landa

Willie J

80

 

 

 

3

 

1998

3/8/1998

 

Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens

Lawson

Norah Davis

70

 

 

 

7

 

1998

7/12/1998

 

Oakwood

Lewis

Lucy Frances Gauldin

75

 

 

 

11

 

1998

11/15/1998

 

Emporia Cemetery 

Lifsey

Ellen Douglas

89

 

 

 

1

 

1998

1/15/1998

 

Emporia Cemetery 

Ligon

Lucille Doyle

84

 

 

 

7

 

1998

7/16/1998

w/o Lloyd B.

Emporia Cemetery 

Ligon

Marvin Leonard

78

 

 

 

4

 

1998

4/12/1998

s/o Jeffrey & Lillian (Conner)

Emporia Cemetery 

Lloyd

Jane Carolyn Blalock

70

 

 

 

6

 

1998

6/25/1998

 

Zion Baptist CH, Skippers VA

Lynch

William R

66

 

 

 

9

 

1998

9/27/1998

(SEE Wilton "Pee Wee" Buried at Zion Bapt?)

Diamond Grove Bapt CH

Lyon

Joyce

48

 

 

 

2

 

1998

2/26/1998

 

No interment mentioned

Lyzotte

George C

79

 

 

 

6

 

1998

6/21/1998

 

North Carolina

Marshall

Ann Henry

74

 

 

 

2

 

1998

2/26/1998

 

First Baptist CH

Mason

Ivory J

 

 

 

 

1

 

1998

1/15/1998

 

Mason Family

Mason

Melvin Claud Sr

50

 

 

 

5

 

1998

5/31/1998

 

Mason Family

Mason

Nellie Lee

 

 

 

 

8

 

1998

8/27/1998

 

Emporia Cemetery 

McDaniel

Ivey Madeline

82

 

 

 

4

 

1998

4/2/1998

 

Emporia Cemetery 

McDaniel

William Edward

92

 

 

 

2

 

1998

3/3/1998

 

Green Family

McLeod

Lena

85

 

 

 

3

 

1998

3/19/1998

 

Emporia Cemetery 

Meade

Naomi

85

 

 

 

11

 

1998

12/3/1998

 

North Carolina

Mobley

Margaret Tatum

87

 

 

 

6

 

1998

6/14/1998

 

Diamond Grove Bapt CH

Montgomery

George W

69

 

 

 

4

 

1998

4/30/1998

 

Greensville Memorial

Moore

Edgar Ray

84

 

 

 

8

31

1998

9/6/1998

 

Monticello Memorial

Morris

Karen

49

 

 

 

6

 

1998

6/4/1998

 

Greensville Memorial

Morriss

Sarah Eunice

87

 

 

 

1

 

1998

1/8/1998

 

Greensville Memorial

Moss

John P Sr

77

 

 

 

2

 

1998

2/12/1998

 

Emporia Cemetery 

Moss

Ronnie R

78

 

 

 

4

 

1998

4/16/1998

 

Arlington National

Nanning

Nan Owen

84

 

 

 

12

 

1998

12/10/1998

 

Greensville Memorial

Newsome

Johnnie W Sr

81

 

 

 

9

 

1998

9/3/1998

 

Greensville Memorial

Newsome

Mildred Jones

84

9

26

1913

9

1

1998

9/6/1998

w/o Joseph Henry, d/o Benjamin & Ethel (Brantley) Jones

Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens

Nicholson

Mary L Tillar

77

 

 

 

11

 

1998

11/19/1998

 

Greensville Memorial

Norwood

Frances Williams

80

 

 

 

3

 

1998

3/15/1998

 

Emporia Cemetery 

Ogburn

Willie Wilson

71

 

 

 

1

 

1998

1/29/1998

 

Antioch Baptist CH

Owen

Dorothy

72

 

 

 

6

 

1998

6/21/1998

 

Owen

Owen

Herbert

81

 

 

 

3

 

1998

3/29/1998

 

Greensville Memorial

Padgett

Paulous A

86

 

 

 

5

 

1998

5/14/1998

 

Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens

Parham

Charles Phillip

60

 

 

 

1

 

1998

1/29/1998

 

Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, VA

Parker

Arthur Williamson III

80

 

 

 

4

 

1998

4/30/1998

 

Mars Hill Baptist CH

Parker

Maude Ruth

89

 

 

 

8

 

1998

8/27/1998

 

Emporia Cemetery 

Paschall

Pearl Allene

82

 

 

 

11

 

1998

11/1/1998

 

Greensville Memorial

Pearson

Edward Rufus

87

 

 

 

5

 

1998

5/21/1998

 

Ridley Farm

Pearson

Jesse

36

 

 

 

2

 

1998

2/5/1998

 

Greensville Memorial

Pearson

Myrtle Wooten

83

 

 

 

5

 

1998

5/21/1998

 

Macedonia Baptist CH

Peason

James Thomas

68

 

 

 

7

 

1998

7/16/1998

 

Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens

Peebles

Arthur Sr

50

 

 

 

2

 

1998

2/12/1998

 

Pleasant Plain Baptist CH

Person

Bernice

86

2

7

1912

10

3

1998

10/8/1998

 

Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens

Person

Sanuel Spencer

 

 

 

 

11

 

1998

11/5/1998

 

Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens

Pettis

John

57

 

 

 

1

 

1998

1/15/1998

 

Richmond, VA

Phillips

Amos Johnston

78

 

 

 

9