Isle of Wight-Stafford County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Watkins, Sarah A. Mountjoy, 1948 

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SARAH ANNE MOUNTJOY WATKINS 

MRS. S.A. WATKINS BURIED MON. IN ST. LUKE'S CEM. 

  Mrs. Sarah Anne Watkins, 82, wife of the late Smith Watkins and daughter of 
the late Robert and Mary Mildred Mountjoy died Saturday afternoon at the home 
of D.L. Mountjoy in Rescue.

  Mrs. Watkins was born in Stafford County and has resided in this area all 
her life.

  She is survived by a son, George W. Watkins Sr., Leesville, South Carolina; 
daughter, Mrs. Walter Johnson of Rescue; two brothers, Daniel E. and John 
Mountjoy; sister, Mrs. George Johnson of Rescue; two grandchildren, George W. 
Watkins, Jr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Wells, both of Phoebus; also several nieces 
and nephews.

  The funeral procession left the Jones Funeral Home Monday at 1:30 p.m. and 
services were held at Riverview Methodist Church in Rescue with the Rev. 
Victor Anthony officiating.  Burial was in St. Luke's Church Cemetery at 
Benns Church.

  Active pallbearers were George Johnson, Percy Martin, Frank Carter, Hoyt 
Haverty, Charlie Mountjoy and Wyatt Jones.

  Honorary pallbearers were Dr. Rea Parker Jr., Ray F. Mewborne, Chief J.M. 
Peach and the Stewards of the Riverview Methodist Church.


Sarah Anne (MOUNTJOY; Mrs. Smith) WATKINS, 
b. 19 Jul 1866, Stafford Co., d. 5 Nov 1948, Rescue, 
interred in St. Luke's Church Cemetery*, Benns Church, 7 Nov 1948, 
"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 31, No. 24, Nov. 10, 1948, p. 1, col. 7 

*Unmarked? Not on the list for Old St. Luke's Church Cemetery (#17) nor 
   adjacent St. Luke's Memorial Park (#18). 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF}: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

Her sister Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" MOUNTJOY m. Smith's brother William Henry 
   WATKINS.  They are buried in St. Luke's Memorial Park. 

Lizzie's obit ("Smithfield Times," Dec. 18, 1941, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/w325e1ob.txt 

Their father buried in Victory Baptist Church Cemetery, Stafford. 
   (Find a Grave Mem. #23847205) 

Their brother James & their mother are buried in a MOUNTJOY family cemetery, 
   Marina Dr., Smithfield.  (IWCHS GSSTF report #43) 


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