Isle of Wight-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Mumford, Carr B., 1928 

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CARR MUMFORD 

PROMINENT FARMER COMMITS SUICIDE 

  Carr Mumford, age 62, prominent farmer of Isle of Wight County, took his own 
life Sunday morning by firing a pistol bullet through his head.

  Mr. Mumford was stricken with paralysis a year ago and since that time his 
suffered ill health which is believed to have caused his tragic death.

  He was at his home, about three miles from Zuni, when he died.

  He is survived by widow; three daughters, Mrs. David Darden, of Carrsville; 
Mrs. Ocie Bradshaw, of Zuni; Miss Eugenie Mumford of Zuni; one son, Arthur 
Mumford, of Zuni, and a brother, Moody Mumford*, of Southampton County.

  Funeral services were held Monday at the home, conducted by the Rev. Mr. 
King, of Windsor, and the Rev. Vernon L. Fisher, of Zuni.

  Interment was in the family cemetery.


Carr Bowers MUMFORD, farmer, 
Southampton Co. native, suicide 16 Dec 1928, at home, near Zuni, age 62, 
interred in the MUMFORD family cemetery*, Ecella Rd., 17 Dec 1928, 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 8, No. 29, Dec. 20, 1928, p. 1, col. 3 

*Additional information: 

Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} #27: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

His widow, Geneva "Pattie" (BRACEY) MUNFORD, is buried nearby in 
   Antioch Christian Church Cemetery. 
   Antioch list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/antioch.txt 
   {IWCHS GSSTF #20} 

Her obit ("Smithfield Times," July 27, 1949, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/m516g3ob.txt 

His brother, Moody A. MUNFORD Sr., is buried in the 
   RAIFORD-MUNFORD family cemetery on Appleton Rd., near Corinth. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 8 (VIII-8): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol8.txt 


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Carolyn Keen (VAHistoricHouses@aol.com), & 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. 

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