Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries......Arthur, M. Sue Goodman, 1955 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ MARY SUE GOODMAN EGGLESTON ARTHUR Mrs. Mary Sue Arthur Buried At Somerton Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Sue Goodman Arthur, who died Saturday, were conducted yesterday afternoon at the Somerton Methodist Church, by the Rev. J.S. Maxey, of Franklin, the Rev. Herbert P. Hall, pastor of Somerton Church, and the Rev. A. Woodrow Laine, of Oxford Methodist Church. Mrs. Landes Small, accompanied by Mrs. J.G. Ware, sang "The Lord's Prayer." The pall was of pink roses, white carnations and baby's breath. Burial was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Edward Miller, J.D. Langston, Cranley Powers, Horace Fowles [sic; Fowler], Arthur Collins, F.O. Clark, George Goodman and John Carroll Ellis. Mary Sue "Susie" (GOODMAN EGGLESTON; Mrs. Thomas Vernon) ARTHUR, b. 29 May 1874, Gates Co., NC, d. 19 Mar 1955, Halifax Co., NC, interred in Somerton Methodist Church Cemetery*, 21 Mar 1955, "Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 33, No. 69, Tues., Mar. 22, 1955, p. 1 *Additional information: Somerton Methodist list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/sommeth.txt A photo of her gravestone - added by Rootsrcher - and a scan of D.Cert. 9164 - added by KMiltier - are posted with Find a Grave Memorial #44048189. She 1m. Joseph C. EGGLESTON 17 Apr 1901 in Gates Co., NC. She 2m. widower Thomas ARTHUR (1873 - 1949) 22 Jun 1910 in Gates Co., NC. Her brother Joseph Dempsey GOODMAN (1876 - 1950) is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk - Block A, Lot 17. Cedar Hill list, another extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_g.txt They were children of William McPherson "Mack" & "Pattie" Martha E. (PARKER) GOODMAN. Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by File Manager Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com). file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/a636s1ob.txt