Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Piland, Mary E. Pierce, 1930 

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MARY ELIZA PEARCE PILAND 

MRS. H.I.* PILAND DIES FOLLOWING 6 MONTHS ILLNESS 

MRS. H.I. PILAND DIES AT HER HOME NEAR SMITHFIELD 

  Mrs. H.I.* Piland died Tuesday morning at 12:10* o'clock at her home in the 
country near Smithfield, following a long illness of six months.  She was a 
native of Gates County, N.C., but has been living in Virginia since 1906. 
Mrs. Piland was 56* years old.

  She is survived by her husband H.I.* Piland and six children; Mrs. George W. 
Piland, Smithfield; Mrs. Gurnie Eure, N.C.; Mrs. Jasper Johnson, Carrsville; 
Mrs. Herbert Johnson, Suffolk; Miss Dorothy Piland, Smithfield; Mr. Roland 
Piland, Smithfield.  She is also survived by three sisters and one brother; 
Mrs. Bob Darden, Mrs. William Darden, and Mrs. Marvin Fulgham, all of 
Smithfield, and Mr. W.R. Pierce*, of West Virginia.  She is survived by eight 
grandchildren.

  Funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. at the Uzzell's 
Church.  Rev. Summerville, officiated, assisted by Rev. T. McN. Simpson, of 
Smithfield.  The following hymns were sung: "In the Sweet Bye and Bye," "Meet 
Me There".  The active pallbearers were: F.T. Garner, Julius Godwin, Fenton 
Garner, Leroy Presson, Sam Garner, and Eddie Scott.


Mary Eliza "Mollie" (PEARCE/PIERCE; Mrs. Henry Quinton) PILAND, 
b. 7 Nov 1874, Gates Co., NC, d. 28 Sep 1930, at home, near Smithfield, 
interred in Uzzell's Methodist Church Cemetery*, 28 Sep 1930, 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 11, No. 26, Oct. 2, 1930, p. 1, col. 7; 
   posted with Find a Grave Memorial #101633720 

*Additional information: 

Her husband was not "H.I." - he was H.Q. 

Her maiden name varies in the records - PEARCE or PIERCE. 

The cemetery report gives Henry Quinton PILAND & Mollie PIERCE PILAND. 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} Uzzell's Church report #13: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

Her D.Cert. (#23664 {Newport #36}) gives b. 7 Nov 1875, dt/o Richard W. Peirce 
   (b. Nansemond Co.) & Alice E. Roundtree (b. Gates Co.); d. age 54y10m23d. 

Quinton's obit ("Smithfield Times," Apr. 30, 1942, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/p453q1ob.txt 

Her mother Alice E. (ROUNDTREE) PEARCE/PIERCE 2m. 25 Feb 1903 Andrew J. EASON. 
   She d. "2 or 1" Jun 1917 in Gatesville; bu. 3 Jun, Family B.G., Gates Co. 
   (Ancestry.com - Gates Co. M.Reg. & NC D.Cert.) 

Her mother is buried in the Clay Hill Road Cemetery in Gates Co., NC. 
   Her marker, pictured with her Find a Grave Memorial (#16192442), shows 
   "Alice E. PEARCE EASON 1855 - 1917," but FaG gives "Elizabeth Alice" and 
   d. 6 Jun [wrong!]. 


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