Nansemond-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Branch, Ella M. Kitchen, 1947 

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Conduct Rites For Mrs. Branch 

  Funeral services for Mrs. John S. Branch, who died Friday at her home on S. 
Broad Street, were conducted at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the First 
Baptist Church.  The Rev. J. Lester Lane, pastor, officiated. 

  The church choir, accompanied by Miss Florrie Pierce, sang, "Rock of Ages" 
and "How Firm a Foundation".  The pall was of pink roses, white carnations and 
calla lilies. 

  Pallbearers were J. Frank Culpepper, N.T. Gray, John Henry Rowell, George S. 
Swain, William S. Holland, and Ryland and Philip Edwards.  Burial was in Cedar 
Hill Cemetery. 


Ella Mae (KITCHEN; Mrs. John J.S. "Hurricane") BRANCH, 
b. 22 Oct 1863, Isle of Wight Co., d. 10 Apr 1947, Suffolk, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block F, Lot 43*), Suffolk, 13 Apr 1947, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 25, No. 20, Mon., Apr. 14, 1947, p. 3 

*Cedar Hill list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_a.txt 

A photo of his monument - added by bmccredy - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #189490064.  The plot is shown overgrown by a large 
   gardenia. 

D.Cert. 8354 (Suffolk #115) - image posted with Find a Grave Memorial 
   #241812904 by bmccredy.  [no grave photo] 

Ella was beaten & robbed at home, 7 Sep 1939. Articles ("Suffolk News-Herald," 
   Sep. 8&9, 1939, p. 1) posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/newspapers/19390908nh.txt 

Her husband's obits ("Suffolk News-Herald" & "Smithfield Times," Apr. 1949) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/b652j12o.txt 

Her parents, Capt. Dixon William & "Mollie" Mary Eliza (NELMS) KITCHEN, 
   are buried in Shiloh Cemetery, Shiloh Dr. 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #4: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 


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