Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Bracey, Nettie F. Pierce, 1950 

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Mrs. Bracey's Funeral Tuesday 

  Funeral services for Mrs. Nettie Frances Bracey, 69, who died yesterday 
afternoon at 1:45 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ora Parr on 230 
Chestnut Street, will be held tomorrow afternoon at the Antioch Christian 
Church at 3:30 o'clock.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery. 

  She was the widow of R.S. Bracey and a member of the Antioch Christian 
Church. 

  She is survived by four sons, Clyde A. Bracey of Windsor, L.R. Bracey of 
Ivor, L.E. Bracey of Norfolk and Henry Bracey of Ivor; two daughters, Mrs. 
Mary Anna Goodrich of Smithfield and Mrs. Parr; two sisters, Mrs. Addie L. 
Edwards of Suffolk and Mrs. N.T. Braswell of Windsor; 19 grandchildren and 
three great grandchildren. 

  The body was taken to the Purviance Funeral Home in Wakefield where it will 
remain until 2:30 o'clock tomorrow.  At this time it will be taken to the 
Antioch Church to lie in state until the funeral hour. 

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NETTIE FRANCES PIERCE BRACEY 

   Mrs. Nettie Frances Bracey, 69, widow of R.S. Bracey, died at 1:45 o'clock 
Sunday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ora Parr, in Suffolk. 

   She is survived by four sons, Clyde A. Bracey of Windsor, L.R. Bracey and 
Henry Bracey of Ivor, and L.E. Bracey of Norfolk; two daughters, Mrs. Mary 
Anna Goodrich of Smithfield and Mrs. Ora Parr of Suffolk; two sisters, Mrs. 
Addie L. Edwards of Suffolk and Mrs. N.T. Braswell of Windsor; and 19 
grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. 

   She was a member of Antioch Christian Church, where funeral services were 
conducted at 3:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.  Burial was in the church 
cemetery. 

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Rites Are Held For Mrs. Bracey 

  Funeral services for Mrs. Nettie Frances Bracey, of Suffolk, were held at 
Antioch Christian Church, Tuesday by the Rev. Ellis Clark, pastor of the 
church. 

  Active pallbearers were G.T. Harrison, Jesse Thorne, J.H. Godwin, T.M. Carr, 
Sr., W.H. Braswell, S.T. Holland, R.L. Luter, C.R. Clements.  Honorary 
pallbearers were friends of the family. 

  Burial was in the church cemetery. 

  Mrs. Roger Edwards and Mrs. Jonas Joyner sang "Goodnight Here, Good Morning 
Up There," accompanied by Mrs. E.R. Nelms.  The choir sang "Old Rugged Cross" 
and "Safe In the Arms of Jesus." 

  The pall consisted of white carnations and red roses. 

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Mrs. Nettie Bracey Buried Tuesday in Antioch Ch. Cem. 

  Nettie Frances Bracey, 69, widow of R.S. Bracey, died at the home of her 
daughter in Suffolk on March 12th.  She is survived by four sons, Clyde A. 
Bracey, of Windsor; L.R. Bracey of Ivor; Henry Bracey, of Ivor; and L.E. 
Bracey of Norfolk; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Anna Goodrich of Smithfield; 
and Mrs. Parr; two sisters, Mrs. Addie L. Edwards of Suffolk; and Mrs. N.T. 
Braswell of Windsor; 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. 

  She was a member of Antioch Christian Church. 

  Funeral services were held on Tuesday at the Antioch Christian Church with 
burial in the church cemetery. 


Nettie Frances (PIERCE; Mrs. "Bob" Robert Sisco) BRACEY, 
b. 3 Sep 1880, Isle of Wight Co., d. 12 Mar 1950, at daughter's home, Suffolk, 
interred in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery*, near Windsor, 14 Mar 1950, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 26, No. 289, Mon., Mar. 13, 1950, p. 3; 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Fri., Mar. 17, 1950, p. 16; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 26, No. 294, Sun., Mar. 19, 1950, p. 9; 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 32, No. 43, Wed., Mar. 22, 1950, p. 5 

*Antioch list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical 
   Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/antioch.txt 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #20: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

Find a Grave Mem. #60475505 

Her mother, Diana Amelia (ATKINS; Mrs. Robert E.) PIERCE, is also buried 
   there. 

D.Cert. 5814 (Suffolk #82) 

Her husband's obits ("Suffolk News-Herald" & "Tidewater News," June 1933) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/b620r2ob.txt 


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