Hertford-Gates County NcArchives Obituaries.....Grissom, Mary Beulah Modlin 1949
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THE TIDEWATER NEWS – 11-11-1949, P. 15
MARY BEULAH MODLIN GRISSOM

   Mrs. Mary Beulah Modlin Grissom, 64, of the Courtland-Sebrell community died 
Tuesday morning, November 8, at Raiford Memorial Hospital after an illness of 
some months. She was the widow of Edward Vance Grissom.

   The deceased was a native of Harrellsville, Hertford County, N.C., the 
daughter of the late John Harrell and Martha Anne Wiggins Modlin. She was a 
member of the Courtland Baptist Church and its Woman’s Missionary Union.

   Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. R.B. Gordon of Rocky Mount, N.C., and 
Mrs. James U. Kitchen and Mrs. C.C. Baker of Courtland; three sons, Reuben E. 
Grissom of South Norfolk and Vance D. and Lineberry Grissom of Courtland; eight 
grandchildren; three brothers, J.K. Modlin of Harrellsville, N.C., G.N. Modlin 
of Lewiston, N.C., and R.Q. Modlin of Norfolk; two sisters, Mrs. Annie Monton of 
Palmyra and Mrs. Emma Barnes of Roxobel, N.C.; and a number of nieces and 
nephews.

   Funeral rites for Mrs. Grissom were conducted Thursday afternoon at the 
Courtland Baptist Church by the pastor, Rev. L.M. Kanipe, Rev. N.L. Blythe and 
Rev. R.D. Stephenson, with burial in the Courtland cemetery. The active 
pallbearers were Stanley Modlin, Percy Minton, Bruce Myers, Oscar Modlin, 
Raymond Barnes, Clellan Catlett, Linwood Mitchell and Hilton Modlin.

*Born in Gates County, N.C.

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