Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Gardner, Clara P. Eure, 1929 

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CLARA EURE GARDNER

MRS. CLARA GARDNER DIES IN PETERSBURG

   Mrs. Clara Gardner, 69, widow of J.W. Gardner, formerly of Suffolk, died 
last night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. L.L. Bowman, in Petersburg.

   Mrs. Gardner is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Jessie Reams, of Norfolk, 
and Mrs. L.L. Bowman, of Petersburg; three sisters, Mrs. Emily Eure, of 
Suffolk; Miss Polly Eure, of Gates County, N.C. , and Mrs. Garland Darden, of 
Gates, N.C.; three brothers, Charles Eure, of Suffolk; Norfleet Eure, of the 
county, and Thomas Eure, of Norfolk.  The body will be brought to the 
residence of Mrs. C.M. Griggs, 207 North Street, Sunday morning.  The funeral 
services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at Cedar Hill Cemetery.

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Funeral Rites for Mrs. Gardner Today 

  Active pallbearers for Mrs. Clara Gardner, who died at her residence in 
Petersburg, will be Rob Babb, Paul Babb, Stephen Babb, Staley Babb, Willie 
Eure, Claud Eure, and James Brown; honorary: P.L. Rawles, D.G. Fanny, G.W. 
Powell, W.P. Chapman, W.W. Ballard, B.B. Carroll, Dr. O.R. Yates, W.C. Howell, 
H.G. Howell, H.W. Barnes, C.C. Rawles, W.R. Eason, N.S. Harris, Thurman 
Boyett and E.M. Bowman. 

   Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Mr. Wood of Petersburg, and will 
be assisted by Rev. W.W. Staley and will be held this afternoon at the home of 
Mrs. C.M. Griggs, 207 N. Broad street.  Interment in Cedar Hill Cemetery. 

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   Funeral services for Mrs. Clara Gardner, wife of the late John W. Gardner, 
whose death occurred Friday evening at 6:15 o’clock at her home, the residence 
of her daughter, Mrs. Lloyd L. Bowman, 9 Lee Street, Ettrick, were held 
yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the grave in Cedar Hill Cemetery, 
Suffolk.  Rev. W.W. Staley, pastor of the Suffolk Christian Church, 
officiated, assisted by Rev. D. Edgar Wood of the Ettrick Baptist Church.  The 
Suffolk Baptist Church quartet rendered several beautiful selections.

   The following served as pallbearers: Honorary: W.W. Ballard, Dr. O.R. 
Yates, Paul Rawles, Mr. Carroll, W.R. Chapman, George Powell, C.C. Rawles, 
Hersey Barnes, E.M. Bowmen, N.S. Harris, W.C. Howell, Harvey Howell, Thurman 
Boyette and D.F. Fanny.

Active: Paul E. Babb, Willie C. Eure, O. Claude Eure, Arthur B. and Jessie 
Eure.

   The funeral offerings were numerous and beautiful.


Clara Pearl (EURE; Mrs. John W.) GARDNER, formerly of Suffolk, 
b. 14 Aug 1859, Gates Co., NC, d. 14 Jun 1929, at daughter's home, Ettrick, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block H, Lot 25*), Suffolk, 16 Jun 1929, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 7, No. 86, Sat., June 15, 1929, p. 3; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 7, No. 87, Sun., June 16, 1929, p. 16; 
donated funeral notice, publication unknown 

*Additional information: 

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

A photo of her gravestone - added by Jake Dog - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #90399225. 

D.Cert. 14998 (Matoaca #26) 


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