Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Nelms, Matthew T., 1947 

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MATTHEW THOMAS NELMS 

M.T. NELMS, 87, BURIED FRI., APR. 18, AT CENTRAL HILL 

  Matthew Thomas Nelms, 87, died April 16th at the home of his step-grandson 
R.D. Joyner in the Central Hill community.

  He was a lifelong resident of Isle of Wight County and oldest member of 
Central Hill Baptist Church.

  He is survived by a son Roger Nelms; a daughter, Mrs. Jessie Whitley; a 
stepdaughter, Mrs. J.B. Wyatt; a step-granddaughter Miss Mary Wyatt, and a 
step-grandson Robert D. Joyner, all of Central Hill community; two half-
brothers, Lee Nelms, of Roanoke; eight grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren 
and two step-grandchildren.

  The body was removed to the Bullock Funeral Home, Smithfield where funeral 
services were conducted Friday at 3 p.m. by the Rev. T.N. Tombes, pastor of 
the Central Hill Bapt. Church.  Burial was in the family plot in the church 
cemetery.


Matthew Thomas NELMS, lifelong resident of Isle of Wight Co., 
d. 16 Apr 1947, at step-grandson's home, Central Hill, age 87, 
interred in Central Hill Baptist Church Cemetery*, 18 Apr 1947, 
"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 29, No. 47, Apr. 30, 1947 

*Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} #56: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 


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