Isle of Wight-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Briggs, Florence A. Williams, 1937 

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FLORENCE A. WILLIAMS BRIGGS 

MRS. W.J. BRIGGS DIES SUDDENLY 

  Mrs. Florence Williams Briggs, 51, wife of W.J. Briggs of Smithfield, 
prominently connected both by birth and marriage in Isle of Wight and 
Southampton Counties died Monday morning at the home in Smithfield at 
12:30 o'clock following a paralytic stoke.

  Mrs. Briggs was the daughter of the late Cooper and Janie E. Williams, 
of Courtland and besides her husband is survived by three sisters, Mrs. 
James Hunter of Enfield, N.C.; Mrs. William Thornton and Mrs. J.E. 
Whitfield of Courtland a number of nieces and nephews.

  Funeral services were conducted at Christ Episcopal Church, Smithfield, 
by the Rev. William Brayshaw Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock.  Burial was 
in Old Saint Lukes Cemetery on the Smithfield highway.

  Active pallbearers were; V.W. Joyner, F.B. Simpson, J.F. Wilson, J.T. 
Robbins, R.A. Edwards, Dr. Rea Parker, R.J. Delk and W.P. Warren.

  Floral offerings were many and beautiful.

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FLORENCE WILLIAMS BRIGGS 

   Mrs. Florence Williams Briggs, 51, wife of W.J. Briggs, died at her home 
in Smithfield Monday following a paralytic stroke.  She was the daughter of 
the late Cooper and Janie E. Williams of Courtland.  Surviving her are three 
sisters; Mrs. Janie Hunter of Enfield, N.C., and Mrs. W.N. Thornton and Mrs. 
J.E. Whitfield of Courtland, besides a number of nieces and nephews.

   Services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock from Christ 
Episcopal Church, Smithfield, by the rector, the Rev. William Bray, with 
burial in Old St. Luke's Cemetery.  Pallbearers were J.T. Robbins, W.P. 
Warren, Frank Wilson, U.W. Joyner, Bob Delk, R.A. Edwards, F.B. Simpson and 
Dr. Rhea [sic; Rea] Parker.


Florence A. (WILLIAMS; Mrs. William J.) BRIGGS, 
d. 8 Nov 1937, at home, Smithfield, age 51, 
interred in Old Saint Luke's Cemetery*, Benns Church, 9 Nov 1937, 
"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 18, No. 34, Nov. 11, 1937, p. 1, col. 7; 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Nov. 12, 1937, p. 5 

*Additional information: 

Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} #17: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

Her parents & maternal grandmother are buried in Riverside Cemetery, 
   Courtland - Episcopal Section, Plot 17. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Riverside list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/riverside.txt 

Her maternal grandfather is also marked there, but he is buried in 
   the DEVANY-YATES family cemetery, off Hwy. 58 (Business), near Courtland. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 8 (VIII-61): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol8.txt 

Her mother's obit ("Tidewater News," Jan. 23, 1920), is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/w452j3ob.txt 


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