Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries......Harrell, Maggie M. Umphlet, 1948 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ MAGGIE MAY UMPHLET HARRELL Mrs. Harrell Dies at Waverly Mrs. Maggie Umphlet Harrell, 66, widow of the late William Rufus Harrell of Nansemond County, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. S.E. Copeland in Waverly, Virginia, last night at 7:30 o'clock. She is survived by six daughters, Mrs. J.L. Byrd of Whaleyville, Mrs. S.E. Copeland of Waverly, Mrs. M.C. Nelms, Jr. of Norfolk, Mrs. A.F. Marino, of Norfolk, Mrs. H.P. Stone of Norfolk, and Mrs. McKinley Brown of Isle of Wight Court House; three sons, W.A. and Fred Harrell of Norfolk, and Lewis Harrell of New York City; 4 grandchildren and one great grandchild; a brother, Floyd Umphlet of Whaleyville; three sisters, Mrs. Edward Horton of Whaleyville, Mrs. Felton Skinner of Portsmouth and Mrs. John Pierce of Suffolk; several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Harrell was a member of the Liberty Spring Christian Church. The body will taken to the Baker Funeral Home, where funeral services will take place tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock and will be conducted by Dr. I.W. Johnson and the Rev. Joseph E. Macauley, pastor of the Waverly Christian Church. ****************************************************************************** MRS. MAGGIE U. HARRELL Mrs. Maggie Umphlet Harrell, 66, widow of William Rufus Harrell, died late Thursday at the home of her daughter; Mrs. S.E. Copeland, at Waverly. The funeral services will be held at 3:30 P.M. Saturday at the R.W. Baker and Company Funeral Home, in Suffolk, with burial in the cemetery of the Liberty Spring Christian Church. Mrs. Harrell is survived by six daughters, Mrs. J.L. Byrd, of Whaleyville; Mrs. S.E. Copeland, of Waverly; Mrs. M.C. Nelms, Jr., Mrs. A.F. Marino and Mrs. H.P. Stone, all of Norfolk, and Mrs. McKinley Brown, of Isle of Wight Courthouse; three sons, W.A. Harrell and Fred Harrell. of Norfolk, and Louis Harrell, of New York; also by 14 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; a brother, Floyd Umphlet, and three sisters, Mrs. Ed Horton, Mrs. Felton Skinner and Mrs. John Pierce. ****************************************************************************** Mrs. Harrell's Rites Are Held Funeral services for Mrs. Maggie U. Harrell, who died Thursday night at the home of her daughter in Waverly, were conducted Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the Baker Funeral Home by Dr. I.W. Johnson and the Rev. Joseph E. McCauley. The pall was of Easter lilies, red roses, white gladioli and baby's breath. Pallbearers were James Byrd, Howard Skinner, John Robert Norris, Herman Horton, Harry[?] Copeland, Floyd Umphlette, Jr., and Shirley Horton. Interment took place in the Liberty Spring Christian Church Cemetery. "Maggie" Margaret May (UMPHLET*; Mrs. William Rufus) HARRELL, b. 25 Apr 1887, Nansemond Co., d. 17 Jun 1948, at daughter's home, Waverly, interred in Liberty Spring Christian Church Cemetery*, 19 Jun 1948, "Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 25, No. 64, Fri., June 18, 1948, p. 1; "Richmond (VA) News Leader," No. 15,906, Fri., June 18, 1948, p. 18, clipping posted with Find a Grave Memorial #275860548, by Martha Fontaine Byrum; "Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 25, No. 66, Mon., June 21, 1948, p. 1 An obituary also appeared in the "Virginian-Pilot," June 21, 1948. *Additional information: Liberty Spring list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/liberty.txt A scan of D.Cert. 14606 (Waverly #10) - added by Robert Thompson - is also posted with Find a Grave Memorial #275860548. [no grave photo] Find a Grave Memorial #275872557 mistakenly gives her husband as d. Oct 1929, confusing him with their son Rufus, whose obits ("Virginian-Pilot & Norfolk Landmark" & "Suffolk News-Herald," Oct. 1929) are posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/h640r8ob.txt The family appears in the 1930 Census in Holy Neck Dist., Nansemond Co. Maggie appears as widowed in the 1940 Census in Cypress Dist., Nansemond Co. Her maiden name is spelled variously UMPHLET, UMPHLETT & UMPHLETTE. Her mother, Josephine (BRIGGS; Mrs. Riddick R.) UMPHLET, is buried in Cypress Chapel Christian Church Cemetery. Cypress Chapel list, another extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cypress.txt Her obit ("Virginian-Pilot & Norfolk Landmark," Sep. 16, 1926, p. 13) is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/u524j1ob.txt "Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 8, No. 296, Mar. 6, 1931, p. 5: Auction Sale of Valuable Real Estate VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF NANSEMOND COUNTY: The Suffolk Fertilizer Company ................... Complainant v. William Rufus Harrell .... Defendant By virtue of decree entered in the above cause on February 24th, 1931, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction on Saturday, March 14th, 1931, at Twelve o'Clock Noon, in front of the National Bank of Suffolk, Suffolk, Virginia, upon the terms of CASH, the following property, to-wit: "That certain tract of land situate in Holy Neck Magisterial District, Nansemond County, Virginia, containing 258.21 acres, bounded and described as follows, to-wit: Bounded on the North by the lands of C.M. Griggs and B.A. Lynch, on the East by the old Jackson Railroad bed, on the South by the lands of W. Rawles, Charles Byrd and Frank Turner, and on the West by the lands of the estate of J.T. Duke and John Pearce" subject to prior encumbrances of record in the amount of THIRTY-FOUR HUNDRED ($3400.00) DOLLARS, and confirmation of the Circuit Court of Nansemond County. THOMAS L WOODWARD. Special Commissioner. IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF NANSEMOND COUNTY: I, John Henry Powell, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Nansemond County, do certify that the bond required of Thomas L. Woodward, Special Commissioner, by decree of the Circuit Court of Nansemond County, entered February 24th, 1931, in the chancery cause of The Suffolk Fertilizer Company, Incorporated, against William Rufus Harrell, has been executed, and the security therein approved by me. Given under my hand this 25th day of February, 1931. JOHN HENRY POWELL. Clerk. This is a large and valuable tract of land and contains over seventy acres of cleared land. Satisfactory arrangements may be made with Thomas L. Woodward, Attorney, American Bank Building, Suffolk, Virginia, for extension of the payment of encumbrances mentioned. feb.27-mar.9 Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by File Manager Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com). file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/h640m5ob.txt