Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Pipkin, Ellen E. Browne, 1915 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ ELLEN E. BROWNE PIPKIN FUNERAL OF MRS. PIPKIN Suffolk, Va., June 11 - The funeral services of the late Mrs. Ellen R. Pipkin, who died at the home of her son, Mr. John A. Pipkin, on Wednesday morning, were conducted from the residence in Main Street yesterday afternoon by Rev. R.M. Maxey, of Main Street Methodist Church, assisted by Rev. J.F. Coleman, of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. There were a large number of friends of the deceased present and the floral tributes were numerous and beautiful. The hymns "Abide With Me," "Nearer My God to Thee" and "Lead, Kindly Light," were sung by members of the Methodist choir. Interment was in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Following were the pallbearers; Active - Henry Eley, G.H. Royster, J.W. Bailey, C.L. Lewis, W.B. Lawrence, J.S. Vaughan, L.H. Norfleet, W.J. Matthews. Honorary - Arthur Woolford, Lee Britt, R.R. Allen, W.G. Norfleet, W.W. McAnge, A.A. Riddick, J.E. Oliver, A.D. Bowen, J.H. Spivey, and Dr. W.D. Wood. Ellen E. "Nellie" (BROWNE; Mrs. James R.) PIPKIN, b. 3 Dec 1834*, Nansemond Co., d. 9 Jun 1915, at son's home, Suffolk, interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block D, Lot 26*), Suffolk, 10 Jun 1915, donated obit, 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_p.txt A photo of her gravestone - added by Hixburg23958 - is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #66453963, which gives b. 3 Dec 1836. D.Cert. 14334 (Suffolk #63) gives b. 8 Dec 1832. Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/p125e1ob.txt