Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Braswell, A. Melvina Pierce, 1951 

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Mrs. Braswell Dies in Windsor 

  Mrs. Melvin [sic; Amanda Melvina] Pierce Braswell, 66, sister of Mrs. Addie 
L. Edwards, of Chestnut Street, died last night at her home in Windsor, after 
a long illness. 

  She was the wife of N.T. Braswell, the daughter of the late Robert E. and 
Dianna Pierce and a member of the Antioch Christian Church. 

  Other than her husband, she is survived by three grandchildren; one great 
grandchild; several nieces and nephews. 

  The body now rests at the Purviance Funeral Home in Wakefield.  Funeral 
arrangements will be announced later. 

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Services Held for Mrs. N. T. Braswell 

  Funeral services for Mrs. Amanda Melviney Braswell, 65, of Windsor, were 
held Tuesday March 27 at 3:00 P.M. at Antioch Christian Church with burial 
in the church cemetery.  Rev. Ellis E. Clark conducted the services.  The 
choir sang "Abide With Me" and "Somewhere." 

  She is survived by her husband, N.T. Braswell; one sister, Mrs. Annie L. 
Edwards of Suffolk; three grandchildren, Charles Braswell, Mrs. Harry H. 
Hobbs and Mrs. Russell E. Rhodes, and one great grandchild, Russell E. Rhodes, 
Jr. 


Amanda Melvina (PIERCE; Mrs. Nathaniel Thomas) BRASWELL, 
b. 18 May 1887, Isle of Wight Co., d. 25 Mar 1951, at home, near Windsor, 
interred in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery*, near Windsor, 22 Mar 1951, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 29, No. 72, Mon., Mar. 26, 1951, p. 3; 
"Sussex-Surry Dispatch" (Waverly, VA), Vol. 73, No. 9, Thurs., Mar. 29, 1951, 
   p. 1 

*Additional information: 

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 

A photo of her gravestone is posted with Find a Grave Mem. #104918881 

Her mother is also buried there. 

Her husband's obits ("Tidewater News" & "Smithfield Times," Jan. 1952) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/b624n1ob.txt 


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