Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Carr, Edith M. Saunders, 1986 

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Edith Carr 

  COLOSSE [sic; COLLOSSE] - Edith Saunders Carr, 89, of Rt. 1, died Sunday 
in Louise Obici Memorial Hospital.  A native of Isle of Wight County, she was 
the widow of Chester L. Carr. 

  She was the oldest living member of Colosse Baptist Church and was a member 
of its Woman's Missionary Union.  She was also a member of the Young at Heart 
Senior Citizens Club, Windsor. 

  Survivors include two step-daughters, Altha C. West of Colosse and Bernie C. 
Rose of Carrsville; a sister, Mildred A. Cobb of Zuni; and a niece, JoAnn 
Wagner of Columbia, Md.; six step-grandchildren; and 11 step-great-
grandchildren. 

  The funeral will be conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Purviance Funeral Chapel, 
Windsor.  The family will be at the home of Mrs. Cobb, Rt. 1, Box 60, Zuni. 
Memorial donations may be made to the building fund of Colosse Baptist Church, 
Windsor, 23467. 


Edith Mae (SAUNDERS CARR; Mrs. Chester Lloyd) CARR, 
b. 10 May 1896, Isle of Wight Co., d. 27 Apr 1986, Suffolk, 
interred in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery*, near Windsor, 29 Apr 1986, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 64, No. 101, Mon., Apr. 28, 1986, p. 2 

*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 Memorial #104832548. 

Edith is buried with her first husband, Joseph Winborne CARR (1898 - 1970). 
   His obits ("Tidewater News," Aug. 27, 1970, & donated) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/c600j1ob.txt 

Her parents, William Kosko & Annie Mae (SNIPES) SAUNDERS, 
   are also buried there. 

D.Cert. 86-015187 

Her second husband (1893 - 1984) is buried with his parents & first wife in 
   Colosse Baptist Church Cemetery, Collosse.  {IWCHS GSSTF #44} 

Her father's obit ("Smithfield Times," Jan. 17, 1945, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/s536w3ob.txt 


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