Isle of Wight-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Edwards, Myra D. Harrison, 1962 

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Mrs. Myra Edwards Rites Tomorrow 

  WINDSOR - Funeral services for Mrs. Myra Harrison Edwards will be conducted 
Thursday at 3 p.m. at the Holland funeral home by the Rev. R.E. Brittle, 
pastor of Bethlehem Christian church.  Burial will be in Holly Lawn cemetery, 
Suffolk. 

  Mrs. Edwards, 72, widow of John Linwood Edwards, died Tuesday afternoon in 
Obici Memorial hospital, Suffolk, after a long illness. 

  She was a member of Antioch Christian church. 

  Surviving are three sons, James B. Edwards of Windsor, and Roger J. Edwards 
and L.G. Edwards of Norfolk; two daughters, Mrs. Harold A. Kessler and Mrs. 
T.J. Wells of Norfolk; a brother, B.R. Harrison of Windsor; three sisters, 
Mrs. K.C. Bradshaw of Windsor, Mrs. Etta Johnson of Suffolk and Mrs. Eunice 
Nichols of Portsmouth; and six grandchildren. 

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MYRA DELANEY HARRISON EDWARDS 

   WINDSOR - Mrs. Myra Harrison Edwards, 72, a resident of the Windsor 
community, Isle of Wight County, died Tuesday afternoon in Obici Memorial 
Hospital, Suffolk, after an illness of many months.

   She was the widow of John Linwood Edwards and the daughter of James C. 
and Virginia Hall Harrison of Isle of Wight County.  She was a member of 
Antioch Christian Church.

   Surviving are three sons, James B. Edwards of Windsor and Roger J. 
Edwards and L.G. Edwards, both of Norfolk; two daughters, Mrs. Harold A. 
Kessler and Mrs. T.J. Wells, both of Norfolk; a brother, B.R. Harrison of 
Windsor; three sisters, Mrs. K.C. Bradshaw of Windsor, Mrs. Etta Johnson 
of Suffolk and Mrs. Eunice Nichols of Portsmouth; six grandchildren and a 
number of nieces and nephews.

   Funeral services will be held at the Holland Funeral Chapel today, 
Thursday, at 3:30 p.m. with Rev. R.E. Brittle, pastor of Bethlehem Christian 
Church, officiating.  Burial will be in Holly Lawn Cemetery, Suffolk.

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Mrs. Myra Edwards Buried March 8 In Suffolk 

  Mrs. Myra Harrison Edwards, 72, of Windsor, widow of John Linwood Edwards, 
died Tuesday, March 6, 1962, in the Obici Memorial Hospital, Suffolk, after a 
long illness. 

  She was a member of the Antioch Christian Church. 

  Surviving are three sons, James B. Edwards of Windsor, and Roger Edwards and 
L.G. Edwards of Norfolk; two daughters, Mrs. Harold A. Kessler and Mrs. T.J. 
Wells of Norfolk; a brother, B.R. Harrison of Windsor; three sisters, Mrs. 
K.C. Bradshaw of Windsor, Mrs. Etta Johnson of Suffolk, and Mrs. Eunice 
Nichols of Portsmouth; and six grandchildren. 

  The body was taken to Holland Funeral Home in Franklin, where a funeral 
service was held Thursday, March 8, at 3 P.M. by the Rev. R.E. Brittle of 
Bethlehem Christian Church.  Burial was in Holly Lawn Cemetery, Suffolk. 


Myra Delaney (HARRISON; Mrs. John L.) EDWARDS, of Windsor, 
b. 20 Jan 1890, Isle of Wight Co., d. 6 Mar 1962, Suffolk, 
interred in Holly Lawn Cemetery*, Suffolk, 8 Mar 1962, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 40, No. 56, Wed., Mar. 7, 1962, p. 7; 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 57, No. 32, Thurs., Mar. 8, 1962, p. 3; 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 43, No. 11, Thurs., Mar. 15, 1962, p. 7 

*Holly Lawn list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/hollyln.txt 

No Find a Grave Memorial 

D.Cert. 8596 (Chuckatuck #78) 

Her husband's obit ("Smithfield Times," Feb. 19, 1953, p. 4) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/e363l13o.txt 

Her parents are buried in Windsor Cemetery. 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #26: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 


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