Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Nelms, James A., 1939 

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FUNERAL HELD FOR JAMES A. NELMS 

   James Albert Nelms, 62, well-known citizen of Isle of Wight, died Thursday 
night after a brief illness.  Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Lela Holland 
Nelms; a daughter, Mrs. H.B. Dameron, of Baltimore; a son, J.A. Nelms, Jr., 
USN., and a granddaughter, Phyllis Dameron. 

   Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the 
funeral home of Roberts & Johnson, Smithfield, by the Rev. H.S. Southgate. 

   The choir of the Methodist Church sang "Abide with Me."  There were many 
floral tributes, and the casket was covered with a pall of white 
chrysanthemums. 

   Active pallbearers were J.T. Robbins, Herbert Johnson, Lloyd Savage, R.R. 
Bowden, Trent Chapman, John I. Cofer, Jr., Marion Jones and B.O. Gwaltney. 

   Honorary Pallbearers were: C.E. Warrington, C.A. Parker, J.E. Wilson, Dr. 
H.B. Dameron, Joseph Holloway, John W. Doggett, Fenton Holland, Robert 
Holland, Earl J. Bowen and M.E. Holland. 

   Burial was in Ivy Hill Cmetery. 


James Albert NELMS (Sr.), of Isle of Wight Co., 
d. 23 Nov 1939, age 62, 
interred in Ivy Hill Cemetery*, Smithfield, 26 Nov 1939, 
"The Weekly News" (Windsor, VA), Wed., Nov. 29, 1939, p. 1; 
"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 27, No. 35, Nov. 30, 1939 

Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} Ivy Hill list (#48): 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 


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