Isle of Wight-Southampton County-Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Harrison, Josie C. Carr, 1953 

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JOSIE CLAY HARRISON

   Mrs. Josie Clay Harrison, 59, of 860 W. 34th Street, Norfolk, died in a 
hospital in that city on Friday night, November 20, after a short illness.

   The widow of William Henry Harrison, she had resided in Norfolk since 1932. 
She was the daughter of the late Samuel Henry and Texanna Bradshaw Carr of 
Isle of Wight County.

   Surviving are four sons, J.C., William H. and Robert Edward Harrison, all 
of Norfolk, and Wallace Harrison of Holland; two daughters, Mrs. R.T. Kent 
of New York City and Mrs. W.N. Howell of Franklin; three sisters, Mrs. J.R. 
Boyette of Franklin, Mrs. Cora Lee Darden of Carrsville, and Mrs. L.M. Byrd 
of Portsmouth; and six grandchildren.

   Funeral services for Mrs. Harrison were held in the chapel of W.J.M. 
Holland & Sons on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, with Revs. Edwin C. Thornton 
and L.L. McGee officiating.  Interment was in Beaver Dam Cemetery.

   Pallbearers were John E. Beale, Jr., Charles E. Carr, Jr., Edward Duke, 
H.C. Duke, Jr., Norman Howell and Robert Morrisette.


Josie Clay (CARR; Mrs. William H.) HARRISON, of Norfolk, 
b. 10 Aug 1894, Isle of Wight Co. native, d. 20 Nov 1953, Norfolk, 
interred in Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery, near Franklin, 22 Nov 1953, 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 49, No. 6, Thurs., Nov. 26, 1953, p. 5 

*Additional information: 

Her parents are also buried there. 
   Beaver Dam list (BC-39 & -19) - an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/bvrdam.txt 

A photo of her gravestone - added by Martha Fontaine Byrum - 
   is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #137586710. 

Her husband's obit ("Tidewater News," Apr. 25, 1947, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/h625w4ob.txt 


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Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. 

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