Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Smith, Mattie B. Barlow, 1938 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ MATTIE BARLOW SMITH Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Barlow Smith were held on Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Mill Swamp Cemetery. Rev. E.E. Henley conducted the services, assisted by Rev. E.W. Somerville and Rev. L.F. Paulette. The hymns "Old Rugged Cross" and "Crossing The Bar" were given. The casket was covered with a spray of lilies and chrysanthemums. Active pallbearers were Messrs. Andrew Jones, Willie Bell, Fenton Jones, Fred Rife, Jesse Edwards, John F. Barlow, Gurley Barlow, and Gordon Barlow. The Bethany Missionary Circle served as honorary pallbearers. Mattie Bell (BARLOW; Mrs. William A.) SMITH, b. 24 Aug 1872, Isle of Wight Co., d. 13 Oct 1938, Williamsburg, interred in Mill Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery*, 14 Oct 1938, "The Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 19, No. 31, Oct. 27, 1938 *Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} #55: http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html Birthdate &c. from D.Cert. #23421, which gives dt/o George Barlow. Her marriage record gives m. 16 Feb 1910, dt/o George J. Barlow. (IoW.Co. M.Reg. {BVS copy} 1910 #14) George J. Barlow, sn/o Shadrack, 3m. 7 Sep 1890, Rebecca P. Persons. (IoW.Co. M.Reg. {BVS copy} 1890 p. 193 #14) George J. Barlow, b. c1825, IoW.Co., sn/o Shadrack & Ketturah, 2m. 7 Sep 1865, Cleopatria (Bell; wid/o Watson D.) White, b. c1834, Surry Co. (IoW.Co. M.Reg. {BVS copy} 1865 p. 122 #1) George 1m. Malinda {son Richard C. - m. 22 Dec 1870} (IoW.Co. M.Reg. {BVS copy} 1870 p. 139 #15) Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Carolyn Keen (VAHistoricHouses@aol.com) & Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/s530m9ob.txt