Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Byrd, Lelia G. Rogers, 1906 

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LELIA G. ROGERS BYRD

   January 15 - Mrs. Lelia G. Byrd passed peacefully away to the spirit land on 
Friday, January 12, 1906, after an illness of several months, at the age of 45 
years. She had been a loved and faithful member of Liberty Spring Christian 
church since early childhood, and died in the triumphs of a living faith. She 
was a consistent Christian, a good neighbor, a loving companion and a devoted 
mother, and her presence will greatly missed in the home and the community. She 
leaves to mourn their loss a devoted husband, two sons and one daughter and a 
host of relatives and friends. The funeral was conducted from Liberty Spring 
church, on Saturday afternoon by her pastor, Rev. I.W. Johnson, in the presence 
of a large gathering of relatives and friends, and her body was laid to rest in 
the church cemetery. The grave was covered with beautiful floral offerings. The 
pallbearers were Messrs. I.T. Byrd, Lum Copeland, J.W. Duke, ....


[Lelia G.* (ROGERS; Mrs. Charles E.) BYRD, d. 12 Jan 1906, age 45, 
 interred in Liberty Spring Christian Church Cemetery, 13 Jan 1906, 
 donated obit, newspaper unknown, dateline Jan. 15, 1906] 

[*SCHS Cemetery Project list gives Lelia O.; 
 http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vaschs/libspr.txt] 

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