Isle of Wight-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Saunders, Mary A. Bell, 1948 

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Mrs. M. A. Saunders Buried At Ivor 

  A funeral service for Mrs. Mary A. Saunders, 71, who died at her home in 
Ivor, Monday morning, was held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m., at the home.  Burial 
was in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery, near Ivor. 

  She was one of the oldest members of the Ivor Baptist Church and was active 
in its work, serving as secretary for the Women's Missionary Society of the 
church for more than 25 years. 

  She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Richard H. Pulley, of Ivor; two sons, 
Homer A. Saunders, of Ivor, and Thomas A. Saunders, Jr., of Norfolk; two 
stepsons, Leander T. Saunders, of Ivor, and Cofer C. Saunders, of Perry Point, 
Md.; nine grandchildren, a great grandchild and a brother, James Q. Bell, of 
Mullins, S.C. 

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Mrs. M. A. Saunders Of Ivor Buried Wed., Feb. 18th 

  Mrs. Mary Ada Saunders, 71, of Ivor, widow of I.A. Saunders, died Monday, 
February 16th, at her home after an illness of several weeks. 

  A daughter of the late Robert P. and Sarah Gillette Bell, of Southampton 
County, she was one of the oldest members of the Ivor Baptist Church and 
served as secretary of the Woman's Missionary Society of the Church for 
more than 25 years. 

  She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Richard H. Pulley of Ivor; two sons, 
Homer S. Saunders, Thomas H. Saunders Jr. of Norfolk, and two step-sons, 
Leander T. Saunders of Ivor, and Cofer C. Saunders of Perry Point, Md.; 
nine grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and a brother, James Q. Bell of 
Mullins, S.C. 

  Funeral services were held at the home Wednesday at 2:30 P.M. conducted 
by the Rev. Thomas N. Tombes.  Interment was in Antioch Christian Church 
Cemetery, near Ivor. 


Mary Ada (BELL; Mrs. Thomas Alonzo) SAUNDERS, 
b. 29 Nov 1879, Southampton Co., d. 16 Feb 1948, Ivor, So.Co., 
interred in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery*, near Windsor, 18 Feb 1948, 
"Sussex-Surry Dispatch" (Waverly, VA), Vol. 70, No. 8, Thurs., Feb. 19, 1948, 
   p. 1; 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 30, No. 39, Wed., Feb. 25, 1948, p. 1 

*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. 5051 (B&I #1) 

Her husband's obit ("Tri-County News," Mar. 25, 1932, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/s536t1ob.txt 

Her parents, Robert Perry & Sallie Blunt (GILLETTE) BELL, are buried in 
   a BELL family cemetery, off Bell Rd., Ivor. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 4 (IV-26): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol4.txt 

Her step-son Dr. Alonzo Walter SAUNDERS, Lt., US Army, was KIA 8 Oct 1918 
   in France.  An article ("Richmond Times-Dispatch," Nov. 21, 1918, p. 7) 
   on the incident is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/s536a2ob.txt 


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