Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Bradshaw, Essie L. Johnson, 1953 

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Mrs. J. E. Bradshaw Of Zuni, Buried June 6th At Zuni 

  Mrs. Essie Lee Bradshaw, 72, well-known resident of the Ivor and Zuni 
communities, died suddenly June 4, 1953, soon after arrival at a Franklin 
hospital.  The widow of John E. Bradshaw, of Zuni, she was the daughter of 
Mrs. Mollie Elizabeth Horne Johnson, of Isle of Wight County.  Mrs. Bradshaw 
was a member of the Zuni Presbyterian Church. 

  Besides her mother, Mrs. Bradshaw is survived by four sons, Jesse and George 
Bradshaw, of Ivor; Aubrey Bradshaw, of Zuni, and Vincent Bradshaw, of Suffolk; 
four daughters, Mrs. Ethel Worrell, of Suffolk; Mrs. Vernie Worrell, of 
Windsor; Mrs. Frances Byrd, of Staunton, and Mrs. Edna Dailey, of Portsmouth; 
two sisters, Mrs. Hettie Spain, of Suffolk, and Mrs. Nellie Harrison, of Zuni; 
one brother, Clinton Bradshaw, of Zuni; 16 grandchildren, seven great-
grandchildren, and a number of nieces and nephews. 

  Funeral services were conducted Saturday at 3 p.m. at Antioch Christian 
Church, near Zuni. by the Rev. T.T. Traynham, pastor of the Presbyterian 
Church, the Rev. Ellis Clark, of Windsor, and the Rev. E.P. Bland, of Ivor. 

  Burial was in the church cemetery. 

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ESSIE LEE JOHNSON BRADSHAW 

   Mrs. Essie Lee Bradshaw, 72, a well-known resident of the Ivor-Zuni 
community, died suddenly on Thursday, June 5, shortly after arriving at 
Raiford Memorial Hospital. 

   The widow of John E. Bradshaw of Zuni, the deceased was the daughter of 
Mrs. Mollie Elizabeth Horne Johnson of Isle of Wight County.  She was a member 
of the Zuni Presbyterian Church. 

   Besides her mother Mrs. Bradshaw is survived by four sons, George and Jesse 
Bradshaw of Suffolk; Vincent and Aubrey Eddie Bradshaw; four daughters, Mrs. 
Ethel Worrell of Suffolk, Mrs. Vernie Worrell of Windsor, Mrs. Frances Byrd of 
Staunton, and Mrs. Edna Bailey of Portsmouth; two sisters, Mrs. Hettie Spain 
of Suffolk and Mrs. Nellie Harrison of Zuni; one brother, Clinton Johnson of 
Zuni; and 16 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. 

   Final rites for Mrs. Bradshaw were conducted on Saturday afternoon at 3 
o'clock at Antioch Christian Church by Rev. Ellis Clark of Windsor assisted by 
Rev. L.P. Bland of Ivor.  Burial was in the church cemetery. 

   Serving as pallbearers were Aubrey Bradshaw, Jr., Joseph Daughtrey, Jr., 
Charlie Duck, Roy Tomlin, Edward B. Worrell, Fred Thomas Worrell, Gene Edward 
Worrell and William Eldridge Worrell.


Essie Lee (JOHNSON; Mrs. J. "Eddie") BRADSHAW, 
b. 16 Oct 1880, Isle of Wight Co., d. 4 Jun 1953, Franklin, 
interred in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery*, near Windsor, 6 Jun 1953, 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 36, No. 1, Thurs., June 11, 1953, p. 1; 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Thurs., June 11, 1953 

*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} #20: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

Her parents, "Jesse" Thomas & "Mollie" Mary Elizabeth (HORNE) JOHNSON, 
   are buried there also. 

Eddie & Essie lost an infant daughter, Annie Rose Virginia, in 1923. 
   She does not appear on the GSSTF report.  Her D.Cert. 1923-710-22639 
   is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/vitals/deaths/b632a2dc.txt 

A photo of her gravestone is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #104762240. 

D.Cert. 15142 (Franklin #48) 

Her husband's obits ("Virginian-Pilot," "Suffolk News-Herald," & 
   "Smithfield Times," May 1935) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/b632j14o.txt 


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