Isle of Wight-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Gwaltney, Mattie J. Batten, 1928 

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Mrs. G. W. Gwaltney Is Dead in Suffolk 

  Mrs. G.W. Gwaltney, aged 64, formerly of Isle of Wight county, now of 
Suffolk, died Friday morning at 2:30 o'clock, at the home of her daughter, 
Mrs. Marion F. Vaughan, on Chestnut street, after a lingering illness. 

  Mrs. Gwaltney is survived by her husband, G.G. [sic; G.W.] Gwaltney, four 
sons, F.W. Gwaltney, of Richmond, P.M. Gwaltney, of Hopewell, G.T. Gwaltney, 
of Portsmouth, and J.S. Gwaltney, of Suffolk, and two daughters, Mrs. T.V. 
Norfleet and Mrs. M.F. Vaughan, both of Suffolk.  Three brothers, George 
Batten, of Portsmouth, M. Batten and Charles Batten, of Isle of Wight, two 
sisters, Mrs. J.J. Gwaltney, of Newport News, and Mrs. Ada Stevens [sic; 
Stephenson], of Portsmouth, and eight grandchildren. 

  Funeral services will be held at the grave in Mill Swamp Cemetery, on 
Saturday at 3 p.m. 

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Funeral Services of Mrs. Gwaltney Held 

  The funeral services of Mrs. Mattie J. Gwaltney were conducted Saturday 
afternoon at the grave in Mill Swamp Church cemetery, at 3 o'clock by Rev. 
H.J. Goodwin.  The floral designs were numerous and beautiful. 

  Active pallbearers: Scott Gwaltney, Joe Stevens. Edward Gwaltney, Dodson 
Batten, Herman Stevens, Grover Stevens, Henry Gwaltney, Claude Stevens. 
Honorary: William Gwaltney, George A. Howerton, John W. Edwards, Marion 
Vaughan, Thomas V. Norfleet, Bernice Austin, Robert Gwaltney, G.R. Hargrave. 


"Mattie" Martha James (BATTEN; Mrs. George Watson) GWALTNEY, 
b. 8 May 1865, Isle of Wight Co., d. 22 Mar 1928, at daughter's home, Suffolk, 
interred in Mill Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery*, 24 Mar 1928, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 6, No. 2, Fri., Mar. 23, 1928, p. 2; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 6, No. 4, Mon., Mar. 26, 1928, p. 2 

*Additional information: 

Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #55: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

A photo of her gravestone - added by Ron Stewart - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #104176508; it shows 8 May 1864 - 23 Mar 1928. 

D.Cert. 6457 (Suffolk #86) 

Her father Monroe Clements BATTEN (ca. 1834 - 1881) was a Confederate veteran, 
   having served as a private in Co. I, 3rd VA Infantry.  His widow Louisa J. 
   (GWALTNEY) BATTEN (b. Dec 1839) applied for a pension 1 Apr 1903.  They had 
   m. 23 Jan 1860 in her native Surry Co. (#3). 

Her sister Ida Carolina BATTEN (1872 - 1956) m. George's brother Joseph 
   Jackson GWALTNEY; they are buried in Greenlawn Memorial Park, Newport News. 


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