Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....March, Mills J. Jr., 1963 

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MILLS JORDAN MARCH, JR. 

  HOLLAND - Mills Jordan March, Jr., 56, of Route 2, Holland, died Friday at 
7:25 p.m. in a Suffolk hospital after a short illness. 

  A native of Nansemond County, he was a retired machinist of Norfolk Naval 
Shipyard.  He was a member of Holy Neck Christian Church, its Men's Bible 
Class, and Holy Neck-South Quay Ruritan Club. 

  He was a son of the late Mills J. March Sr. and Mrs. Betty Keene March. 

  Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Margaret Copeland March; a daughter, Miss 
Elizabeth Paige March of Guilford College, N.C.; three sons, Dr. William C. 
March, and Mills Arnold March of Suffolk and Norman Keene March of Guilford 
College; and a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth March Holland of Takoma Park, Md. 

  The body will be taken from I.O. Hill & Co. Funeral Home to Holy Neck 
Christian Church Sunday at 2:30 p.m. for a funeral service at 3:30 p.m. by 
the Rev. R.T. Grissom.  Burial will be in the church cemetery. 

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MILLS JORDAN MARCH, JR. 

Funeral Today FOR MILLS MARCH 

  Funeral services for Mills Jordan March, Jr., will be conducted today at 3:30 
p.m. in Holy Neck Christian Church by the Rev. R.T. Gissom, pastor.  Burial 
will be in the church cemetery.  The body will be taken from the Hill Funeral 
Home to the church at 1:30 p.m. and will lie in state from 2:30 until time of 
funeral. 

  Mr. March Jr., 56, of Route 2, Holland died Friday at 7:45 p.m. in Obici 
Memorial Hospital after a short illness. 

  A native of Nansemond County, he was a retired machinist of Norfolk Naval 
Shipyard.  He was a member of Holy Neck Christian Church, its Men's Bible 
Class and Holy Neck-South Quay Ruritan Club. 

  He was a son of the late Mills J. March Sr. and Mrs. Bettie Keene March. 

  Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Margaret Copeland March; a daughter, Miss 
Elizabeth Paige March of Guilford College, N.C.; three sons, Dr. William C. 
March and Mills Arnold March of Suffolk and Norman Keene March of Guilford 
College; and a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth March Holland of Takoma Park, Md. 


Mills Jordan MARCH, Jr., retired Norfolk Naval Shipyard machinist, 
b. 25 Dec 1906, Nansemond Co., d. 22 Nov 1963, Suffolk, 
interred in Holy Neck Christian Church Cemetery*, 24 Nov 1963, 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Sat., Nov. 23, 1963, p. 14; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 41, No. 281, Sun., Nov. 24, 1963, p. 2, 
   clipping posted with Find a Grave Memorial #129688886, 
   by Robin Rountree-Key 

*Additional information: 

His parents are also buried there.  Holy Neck list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/holynk.txt 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Jake Dog - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #129688886. 

D.Cert. 32226 (Chuckatuck #379) 

His father's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Feb. 24, 1930, p. 8) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/m620j7ob.txt 


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