Nansemond-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Dennis, Mary P. Allmond, 1939 

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MARY PEARL ALLMOND DENNIS 

MRS. MARY DENNIS SUCCUMBS SUNDAY 

Funeral Set for 3:30 This Afternoon at Residence 

  Mrs. Mary P. Dennis, 79, wife of the late Edward L. Dennis, died at her 
home, 328 Pinner street, Sunday morning at 1 o'clock, after an illness of 
several months. 

  Surviving her are three sons, M.E. Dennis, of Franklin; William A. Dennis 
and W.J. Dennis, of Suffolk; one daughter, Mrs. L.W. Barrett, of Suffolk; 
seven grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. R.B. Darden, of Norfolk. 

  Funeral services were held at the residence this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, 
conducted by the Rev. H.J. Goodwin, D.D., pastor of the First Baptist Church. 
Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery. 

  Active pallbearers will be four grandsons, Frank L. Barrett, Louis D. 
Barrett, Harold Dennis and Maurice E. Dennis, Jr., and Charles Powell, H.F. 
Johnson, W.W. Mumford [sic; Munford] and C.T. Early. 

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MRS. MARY P. DENNIS 

   Mrs. Mary P. Dennis, 79, widow of the late Edward L. Dennis and mother of 
M.E. Dennis of this town, died at her home in Suffolk last Sunday morning 
following a prolonged illness.  Besides Mr. Dennis in Franklin she is survived 
by two other sons, William A. Dennis and W.J. Dennis of Suffolk; a daughter, 
Mrs. L.W. Barrett of Suffolk; a sister, Mrs. R.B. Darden of Norfolk, and seven 
grandchildren. 

   Services were conducted Monday afternoon from her residence on Pinner 
Street at 3:30 o'clock by Dr. H.J. Goodwin, pastor of the First Baptist Church 
of Suffolk.  Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, with the following 
pallbearers: Frank L. and Louis D. Barrett, Harold and M.E. Dennis, Jr., 
grandsons, and Charles Powell, H.F. Johnson, W.W. Mumford and C.T. Early. 


Mary Pearl (ALLMOND; Mrs. Edward L.) DENNIS, 
b. 14 Jul 1860, Isle of Wight Co., d. 11 Jun 1939, at home, Suffolk, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block H, Lot 70*), Suffolk, 12 Jun 1939, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 17, No. 68, Mon., June 12, 1939, p. 6; 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 34, No. 37, Fri., June 16, 1939, p. 5 

*Additional information: 

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

A photo of her gravestone - added by Steve Poole - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #14419833. 

Her parents are buried in Block D, Lot 62: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_a.txt 

D.Cert. 13207 (Suffolk #136) gives maiden name as ALLMAN. 

Her father William James ALLMOND (1837 - 1903) was a Confederate veteran, 
   having served as a private in Co. A, 9th VA Infantry. 


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Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. 

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