Isle of Wight-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Saunders, Dana Bradshaw, 1980 

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Mrs. Dana B. Saunders 

  ZUNI - Mrs. Dana Bradshaw Saunders, 90, the widow of William K. Saunders, 
died Wednesday in Louise Obici Memorial Hospital, Suffolk. 

  She was a native of Isle of Wight County and a member of Antioch 
Congregational Christian Church of Windsor, where she taught Sunday School 
for more than 50 years. 

  Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. R. Costen Cobb of Zuni; a stepdaughter, 
Mrs. Edith S. Carr of Carrsville; three grandchildren; two great-
grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. 

  A funeral will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in Purviance Funeral Chapel, 
Wakefield, by the Rev. Lindsay Poteat and Dr. R.E. Brittle.  Burial will be 
in Antioch Church Cemetery.  The family will be at her home in Zuni. 

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DANA BRADSHAW MUNFORD SAUNDERS

   Zuni - Funeral services for Dana Bradshaw Saunders, 90, were held Saturday in 
Purviance Funeral Chapel, Wakefield, by the Rev. Lindsay Poteat and Dr. R.E. 
Brittle.  Burial was in Antioch Church Cemetery.

   The widow of William K. Saunders died Wednesday in Louise Obici Memorial 
Hospital, Suffolk.

   She was a native of Isle of Wight County and a member of the Antioch 
Congregational Christian Church of Windsor, where she taught Sunday school for 
more than 50 years.

   Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. R. Costen Cobb of Zuni; a stepdaughter, 
Edith S. Carr of Carrsville; three grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and 
nieces and nephews.


Dana M.* (BRADSHAW MUNFORD; Mrs. William Kosko) SAUNDERS, 
b. 8 Nov 1890, Isle of Wight Co., d. 10 Dec 1980, Suffolk, 
interred in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery*, near Windsor, 13 Dec 1980, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 58, No. 298, Fri., Dec. 12, 1980, p. 2; 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Dec. 15, 1980, p. 8 

*Additional information: 

Antioch list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/antioch.txt 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #20: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

D.Cert. 80-038810 is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #204390593; 
   no grave photo. 

Her parents, James William & Mary Virginia (BARRETT BRADSHAW) BRADSHAW, her 
   first husband, Henry H. MUNFORD (1889 - 1915), and their still-born son 
   James Russell MUNFORD (Feb 1913) are also buried there; her second husband 
   (1869 - 1944), is buried there with his first wife. 

Dana's name varies in the records: 

1m. 17 Jan 1912 by W.D. HARWOOD (IoW M.Reg:1912/#9) 
Henry H. MUNFORD, single, 22, b. So.Co, res. IoW.Co, s/o Carr & Wilmouth, Farmer
Dora May BRADSHAW, single, 21, b. & res. IoW, d/o James W. & Mary

2m. 17 Nov 1919, Norfolk, by J.W. BARRETT Sr.; White (IoW M.Reg:1919/#92) 
William Cosko SAUNDERS, 49, Widowed, b. IoW, res. IoW, 
   s/o J.G. & M.V. SAUNDERS, Farmer 
Dana Maggie MUNFORD, 29, Widowed, b. IoW, res. IoW, dt/o J.W. & M.V. BRADSHAW. 

William styled himself "W.K." (IoW Chancery 1919-005). 
   His obit ("Smithfield Times," Jan. 17, 1945, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/s536w3ob.txt 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris (oobug64@aol.com). 

file at: 
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