Nansemond-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Powell, Edna I., 1941 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ MISS EDNA IRENE POWELL Miss Edna Irene Powell, aged 23, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Powell, of Suffolk, died March 26th at University Hospital, Charlottesville. In addition to her parents, she is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Ivy Thomas, of Richmond, Mrs. Julia Pope, Misses Mattie, Lucille and Mary Louise Powell, of Suffolk; four brothers, James Benjamin, John T., Alex G. and Russell Lee Powell, of Suffolk; and her grandmother, Mrs. J.B. Gayle, of Isle of Wight County. The body was carried to the funeral home of R.W. Baker & Co. of Suffolk, from where it was taken to Oakland Christian Church, Friday morning at 10 o'clock. Funeral services were held there at 11 o'clock by the Rev. R.E. Brittle and Dr. I.W. Johnson. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Edna Irene POWELL, waitress, b. 1 Mar 1919*, Isle of Wight* Co., d. 26 Mar 1941, Charlottesville, interred in Newman Memorial Cemetery*, Oakland Christian Church, Chuckatuck, 28 Mar 1941, "Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 23, No. 1, Thurs., Apr. 3, 1941, p. 2 *Additional information: Her gravestone shows "1918 - 1941." A photo of it - added by KM - is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #155760890. Her parents are also buried there. B.Cert. 10314 (Newport #10) gives Edna Renie, b. 19 Mar 1919. D.Cert. 12771 (Charlottesville #122) gives b. 19 Mar 1919, Nansemond Co. Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by File Manager Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com). file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/p400e3ob.txt