Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Carr, Virginia L. Powell, 1999 

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VIRGINIA POWELL CARR

  Virginia Powell Carr, 73, a resident of Zuni, died at her home Wednesday, 
April 21, 1999. 

  Born on Oct. 15, 1925, in Arkansas, she was the daughter of the late Thomas 
Lenis and Pearl Bridgeman Powell.  She was a homemaker and had worked as a 
substitute postmistress at the Zuni post office.  A member of Bethany 
Presbyterian Church, Zuni, Mrs. Carr had served as Sunday School 
superintendent and was a member of the Presbyterian Women of the church. 

  A loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and sister, she is survived 
by her husband, Frederick G. Carr; a son, Michael Thomas Carr; three 
daughters, Peggy C. Frieze, Debbie C. Braswell and her husband, Wayne, and 
Cynthia C. Goodman and her husband, Billy, all of Zuni; a sister, Juanita P. 
Alphin and her husband, Bob, of Zuni; three brothers, Thomas L. Powell Jr. 
and his wife, Blanche, of Groveland, Fla., Ernest Powell and his wife, 
Theresa, of Dale City, Va., and Russell Powell and his wife, Johann, of 
Seabrook, Md.; six grandchildren, Christopher W. Braswell, Melissa A. 
Braswell, Stephen M. Cobb, Ashley M. Goodman, Jonathon Thomas Carr and Richard 
L. Carr Jr.; brother-in-law, Raymond "Ray" Buck of Suffolk; and numerous 
nieces and nephews.  She was predeceased by a son, Richard "Ricky" L. Carr 
and a sister, Shirlee P. Buck. 

  A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Purviance Funeral Home Chapel, 
Wakefield, with the Rev. Harry Christie and the Rev. John Hartman officiating. 
Burial will be in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery, Windsor.  The family will 
receive friends at the funeral home today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and at other 
times at the residence, 5438 Zuni Circle, Zuni.  Memorial donations may be 
made to Bethany Presbyterian Church, Zuni, Va. 23898. 


Virginia Lou/Louise (POWELL; Mrs. "Fred" Frederick Gale) CARR, 
b. 15 Oct 1925, Little Rock, AR, d. 21 Apr 1999, at home, Zuni, 
interred in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery*, near Windsor, 23 Apr 1999, 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Thurs., Apr. 22, 1999, p. B-6 

*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 -added by Ron Stewart - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #92731875. 

Her parents are buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Blackstone, Nottoway Co. 
   (Find a Grave Memorial #80832223) 


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