Isle of Wight-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Pierce, Diana E. Atkins, 1933 

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Mrs. Diana A. Pierce Dies at Cypress Chapel 

  Mrs. Diana A. Pierce died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J.W. Edwards, 
at Cypress Chapel last night at 9:10 o'clock.  She was 79 years of age. 

  Mrs. Pierce is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Edwards, Mrs. Richard 
Holland, Mrs. N.T. Braswell of Windsor and Mrs. R.S. Bracey, of Zuni; 13 
grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. 

  Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 2 p. m. at Antioch Christian 
church, conducted by the Rev. J. Sidney Cobb.  Interment will be made in 
the church cemetery. 

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ISLE OF WIGHT 

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  Several people of this vicinity attended the funeral and burial of Mrs. 
Diana Pierce at Antioch Christian Church Tuesday afternoon. 

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Diana E. (ATKINS*; Mrs. Robert E.) PIERCE, 
b. 11 Dec 1853, Isle of Wight Co., 
d. 26 Nov 1933, at daughter's home, Cypress Chapel, 
interred in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery*, near Windsor, 28 Nov 1933, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 11, No. 212, Mon., Nov. 27, 1933, p. 1; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 11, No. 215, Thurs., Nov. 30, 1933, p. 7 

*Additional information: 

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

Unmarked?  Not on Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #20: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

No Find a Grave Memorial. 

She m. Robert E. PIERCE (b. ca. 3 May 1851), son of Eley & Sarah A. PIERCE, 
   17 Jan 1872 in Isle of Wight Co.  IoW.Co. M.Reg. (1872 p. 142 #8) gives 
   daughter of Hezeziah & Emeline ATKINSON. 

D.Cert. 25043 (Cypress #7) gives daughter of Edward & Emeline (BUTLER) ATKINS. 

Hezeziah & Emeline ATKINS appear with 4 children in the 1850 Census - Eastern 
   Dist., Iow.Co. 

Emeline ATKINS appears with 3 children in the 1860 Census - Eastern Dist., 
   Iow.Co. 


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