Isle of Wight-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Munford, Jesse A., 1955 

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Jessie Munford Dies at Windsor 

  Jesse Munford, age 71, son of the late Alexander Munford and Elizabeth Brock 
Munford of Southampton County, died at his home near Windsor at 9:45 last 
night. 

  Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Emma Outland Munford; two daughters, Mrs. 
C.R. Coiner of Hampton and Mrs. Lilton Pierce of Windsor; three sons, H.A. 
Munford of Hampton, Chesley A. Munford, of Windsor and Jack Munford of 
Suffolk; two brothers, Crawford Munford and Emmett F. Munford of Franklin; 
ten grandchildren and seven nieces and nephews. 

  Mr. Munford was a member of the Windsor Baptist Church and a resident of 
Windsor community for 23 years. 

  The body will be taken from the R.W. Baker and Company Funeral Home one 
hour prior to the services which will be conducted Thursday at 3 p.m. at the 
Windsor Baptist Church.  The Rev. B.A. Riddle, pastor of the Windsor Baptist 
Church, and Rev. D.M. Hardison of the Baptist Tabernacle, will officiate. 
Burial will be in the Antioch Christian Church Cemetery. 

  Members of the men's Bible class of the Windsor Baptist Church are requested 
to serve as honorary pallbearers. 

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Rites Held Thursday For Jesse Munford 

  Funeral services for Jesse Munford, 71, who died Tuesday at his home near 
Windsor, were held yesterday at 3 p.m. at the Windsor Baptist Church.  Rev. 
B.A. Riddle, pastor, Rev. D.M. Hardison, pastor of the Baptist Tabernacle, 
and Rev. Curtis Hoffman, pastor of Colosse Baptist Church, officiated.  Mrs. 
John Avis and Mrs. Margaret Rhodes, accompanied by Mrs. Marvin Eley, sang 
"Beyond the Sunset" and the church choir sang "Safe in the Arms of Jesus." 

  The pall was of red roses and white carnations.  Active pallbearers were 
S.E. Roberts, W.H. Johnson, J.A. Whitley, John Hayes, M.A. Howell, and J.L. 
Babb.  Burial was in the Antioch Christian Church cemetery. 


Jesse Alexander MUNFORD [MUMFORD*], farmer, 
b. 29 Sep 1884*, Isle of Wight Co., d. 19 Apr 1955*, at home, near Windsor, 
interred in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery*, near Windsor, 21 Apr 1955, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 33, No. 94, Wed., Apr. 20, 1955, p. 1; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 33, No. 96, Fri., Apr. 22, 1955, p. 1 

*Additional information: 

Antioch list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical 
   Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/antioch.txt 

"MUMFORD" on: 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #20: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

His gravestone shows MUMFORD, b. 29 Sep 1884, d. 20 Apr 1955; a photo of it 
   is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #104819837. 

D.Cert. 11714 (Hardy #67) gives MUNFORD, b. 30 Sep 1883; it is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #193948195. 

His WW-I draft card gives b. 29 Sep 1883. 

His WW-II draft card gives b. 30 Sep 1883. 

His widow's obits ("Suffolk News-Herald," Nov. 28 & 30, 1977, p. 2) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/m516e4ob.txt 

His mother, "Bettie" Elizabeth (BROCK; Mrs. "Alex" Alexander Wells) MUNFORD, 
   is buried in Black Creek Baptist Ch. Cemetery, Black Creek, Southampton 
   Co.  SCHS Cemetery Project, Black Creek list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/blkcrk.txt 


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