Isle of Wight-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Uzzell, Ester V. Wise, 1946 

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Rites Held For Mrs. Esther Uzzell 

  SUFFOLK, Feb. 6 - Last rites for Mrs. Esther Virginia Uzzell, who died 
Sunday at her home in Nansemond County, were conducted at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday 
at the grave in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery.  Rev. T. Fred Wright 
officiated. 

  The pall was of pink gladioli.  Active pallbearers were J. Thorn, Goode 
Joyner, Charlie Saunders, C.B. Joyner, J.E. Britt, E.M. Luter, J.R. Joyner 
and Stanley Uzzell. 

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Mrs. Ester V. Uzzell Died Feb. 3rd 

  Mrs. Ester Virginia Uzzell, wife of Jesse A. Uzzell, died at her residence 
in Nansemond County, February 3rd, after a short illness. 

  Besides her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Barbara Uzzell; three 
sons, Amos, Jesse and Floyd Uzzell; her mother, Mrs. Evelyn Brown of West 
Virginia; a sister, Mrs. Katie Pond of Smithfield; a brother Bob Warren and 
a half-brother Emmett Wise both of Smithfield; and several uncles and aunts. 


Ester Virginia (WISE; Mrs. Jesse Alvin Sr.) UZZELL, 
b. 13 Dec 1917, Isle of Wight Co., d. 3 Feb 1946, at home, Nansemond Co., 
interred in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery*, near Windsor, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 30, No. 281, Mon., Feb. 4, 1946, p. 3; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 30, No. 283, Wed., Feb. 6, 1946, p. 3; 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 27, No. 40, Wed., Feb. 6, 1946, p. 3 

*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 

A photo of her Purviance Funeral Home marker is posted with Find a Grave 
   Memorial #104921093. 

Her in-laws are also buried there. 

Birthdate &c. from D.Cert. 4462 (Chuckatuck #36), which gives Ester; 
   daughter of Will WISE (b. Germany) & Evelyn BRYANT (b. IoW.Co.); 
   "Although denied, this woman probably had a miscarriage, some blood loss, 
   mild shock, Cause of death I really do not know; Above not sufficient to 
   explain death" - Dr. C.H. DAWSON. 

Esther & Jesse m. 20 Mar 1933 Smithfield.  M.Cert. (IoW.Co. #16) gives 
   daughter of Charlie WISE & Alma BRYANT. 

Jesse was struck by a train 13 Feb 1951 in Suffolk.  His obit 
   ("Suffolk News-Herald," Feb. 13, 1951, p. 3) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/u240j4ob.txt 

Her widowed mother Evelyn Louise (1892 - 1952) 3m. McKinley BROWN 30 Jul 1919 
   in IoW.Co.; they div. 5 Mar 1934 in IoW.Co.  She & Ester's bro Emmett 
   William WISE are buried in Mill Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery. 
   (IWCHS GSSTF report #55) 

Emmett's D.Cert. 1961-2275 gives his father as Emmett William WISE. 

Their half-bro "Bob" John Robert WARREN's D.Cert. 78-005793 gives his parents 
   as John WARREN & Evelyn BROWN.  He is buried at St. Luke's Memorial Park, 
   Benn's Church.  (IWCHS GSSTF report #18) 


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