Nansemond-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Cotton, Nellie G. Parker, 1943 

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NELLIE GAULT PARKER COTTEN 

NELLIE PARKER COTTEN 


   Mrs. Nellie Parker Cotton [sic; Cotten], 68, member of a prominent 
Nansemond County family and widely connected in this area by birth and 
marriage, died suddenly Wednesday morning at her home in Chuckatuck.

   She was the wife of William Jasper Cotton and the daughter of the late 
Mr. and Mrs. George Parker of Isle of Wight County.

   Besides her husband she is survived by a son, George Frederick Cotton 
of Norfolk; a daughter, Mrs. W.H. Norfleet, Jr., Nashville, Tenn.; two 
brothers, Augustus Parker, of Birmingham, Ala., and George H. Parker, of 
Franklin; a sister, Mrs. George R. Hayes, of Franklin, and a number of 
nieces and nephews.

   Mrs. Cotton was a member of Wesley Chapel Methodist Church of Chuckatuck 
and of its women's organizations and was active in community life of the 
district and county.

   Services were conducted this morning at 11 o'clock at the residence, 
with burial in the Wesley Church Cemetery.

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MRS. NELLIE COTTON BURIED FRIDAY 

  Mrs. Nellie Parker Cotton, 68, member of a prominent Nansemond County 
family and widely connected in this area by birth and marriage, died 
suddenly August 11th, at her home in Chuckatuck.

  She was the wife of William Jasper Cotton and the daughter of the late 
Mr. and Mrs. George Parker, of Isle of Wight County.

  Besides her husband, she is survived by a son, George Frederick Cotton, 
of Norfolk; a daughter, Mrs. Walter H. Norfolk, Jr. of Chuckatuck; two 
brothers, Augustus Parker, of Birmingham, Ala. and George H. Parker of 
Franklin; a sister, Mrs. George R. Hayes of Franklin, and a number of 
nieces and nephews.

  Mrs. Cotton was a member of Wesley Methodist Church of Chuckatuck and 
of its women's organizations and was active in community life of the 
district and county.


Nellie Gault (PARKER; Mrs. William J.) COTTEN, 
b. 30 Nov 1875, Isle of Wight Co., d. 11 Aug 1943, at home, Chuckatuck, 
interred in Wesley Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery*, Chuckatuck, 13 Aug 1943, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Aug. 13, 1943, p. 5; 
"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 26, No. 22, Aug. 19, 1943 

*Wesley Chapel list (WC-4), an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/wesleych.txt 

Her husband's (donated, 1950) obit is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/c350w1ob.txt 

Her parents are buried in Old St. Luke's Cemetery, Benns Church. 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #17: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

They also have memorial windos there.  
   (Find a Grave Mems. #5138912 & #5138914) 


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