Isle of Wight-Southampton-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Saunders, Richard, 1934 

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RICHARD SAUNDERS 

Richard Saunders Dies At Newsom [sic; Newsoms] At Age 67 Years 

  Richard Saunders, aged 67, prominent Southampton farmer, died at the home of 
a daughter, Mrs. B.F. Ellis, at Newsoms this morning at 3 o'clock.  Although 
in declining health for approximately a year, Mr. Saunders was not critically 
ill until midweek when he was stricken and grew steadily worse. 

  Surviving Mr. Saunders are five sons, Raymond K. and Percy C. Saunders, of 
Suffolk; Richard V. and Stanley H. Saunders of Norfolk; and Clarence A. 
Saunders of Nansemond county; and two daughters, Mrs. Thad Bryant of Sedley 
and Mrs. B.F. Ellis of Newsoms. 

  Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at Beaverdam [sic; Beaver 
Dam] Baptist Church.  The procession will leave the funeral parlors of W.J.M. 
Holland in Franklin at 2:30 p.m. 

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RICHARD SAUNDERS 

   Funeral services for Richard Saunders who died at the home of his daughter, 
Mrs. B.F. Ellis, at Newsoms Saturday, September 15, were held at Beaver Dam 
Church Sunday afternoon with Rev. W.B. Denson officiating.

   Mr. Saunders, who was 67 years old, is survived by seven children, Mrs. Ellis 
and Mrs. Ellen Bryant of Newsoms, C.A. Saunders of Holland, Percy and Raymond 
Saunders of Suffolk, Stanley and Richard Saunders of Norfolk and a brother, Tom 
Saunders, of Waverly.

   Interment was made in the church cemetery at Beaver Dam, the active 
pallbearers being L.L. Maddrey, J.J. Parker, R.H. Rawls, Tom Daughtrey, L.B. 
Norfleet, M.G. Councill, C.J. Cutchin and J.E. Councill.


Richard SAUNDERS, farmer, 
b. 16 Mar 1867*, Isle of Wight Co., d. 15 Sep 1934, Newsoms, 
interred in Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery*, near Franklin, 16 Sep 1934, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 12, No. 151, Sat., Sep. 15, 1934, p. 5, 
   clipping posted with Find a Grave Memorial #135595254, 
   by Martha Fontaine Byrum; 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 28, No. 50, Fri., Sep. 21, 1934, p. 5, 
   text posted with Find a Grave Memorial #135595254 

*Additional information: 

Beaver Dam list (BD-69) - an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/bvrdam.txt 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} #42: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Martha Fontaine Byrum - 
   is also posted with Find a Grave Memorial #135595254. 

D.Cert. 22518 (Newsoms #21) written in a very shaky hand; birthdate possibly 
   15 Mar 1867. 

His wife's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Oct. 6, 1927, p. 2) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/s536l4ob.txt 


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William J. DelMonte (JazzyBill@aol.com) 
& Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

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