Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Piland, Sarah O. Holland, 1956 

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Funeral Tomorrow For Mrs. Sarah Piland 

  Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Ophelia Holland Piland, 84, who died 
unexpectedly at her home, 109 Linden Avenue, Saturday, will be conducted 
Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at the I.O. Hill and Company Funeral Home. 

  She was the wife of the late George A. Piland and daughter of the late 
Solomon and Mary V. Holland of Nansemond County.  She was a member of the 
Suffolk Christian Church. 

  Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. C.T. Parker of Holland; and Mrs. W.T. 
Allen, Jr., and Mrs. Leo C. Simons of Norfolk; and Mrs. W.D. Johnson of 
Franklin; two sons, Sollie A. Piland of Holland and Rowland S. Piland of 
Suffolk. 

  Also surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Amos Piland, and Mrs. Richard Howell 
of Holland and Mrs. Joseph W. Halford of Suffolk; a brother, Rufus Holland of 
Holland; nineteen grandchildren and seven great grandchildren; also a number 
of nieces and nephews. 

  Officiating will be the Reverend George D. Alley and the Reverend R.E. 
Brittle.  Burial will be in the Holland Cemetery. 

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Rites Held Tuesday For Mrs. Sarah Piland 

  Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Ophelia Piland were conducted yesterday at 
the Hill Funeral Home by the Rev. R.E. Brittle, pastor of Bethlehem Christian 
Church, and the Rev. George P. Alley, pastor of the Suffolk Christian Church. 

  Reverend Alley read "Now The Laborers Task Is O'er" and Mrs. George Alley 
and Mrs. Marvin Hall accompanied by Mrs. Webb Pinner sang "Abide With Me" and 
"The Old Rugged Cross." 

  The pall was of red roses, white carnations and white stock.  Burial was in 
the Holland Cemetery. 

  Pallbearers were W.J. Earley, C.E. Piland, Richard Howell, Raleigh T. 
Piland, Allen Piland, Pallie B. Piland, R. Townie Piland and William E. Moore. 


Sarah Ophelia (HOLLAND; Mrs. George Alexander) PILAND, 
b. 27 Dec 1871, Nansemond Co., d. 7 Jan 1956, Suffolk, 
interred in Holland Cemetery*, 10 Jan 1956, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 34, No. 7, Mon., Jan. 9, 1956, p. 3; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 34, No. 9, Wed., Jan. 11, 1956, p. 1 

*Additional information: 

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

A photo of her gravestone - added by Budjr - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #16407573. 

D.Cert. 1299 (Suffolk #4) 

Her parents are buried in a HOLLAND family cemetery, on her brother Rufus' 
   farm near Holland. 
   Nansemond Co. Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (NV-I-37), 
   another extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/nanvol1.txt 

Her father (1842 - 1905) was a Confederate veteran, having served as a 
   sergeant in Co. I, 41st VA Infantry. 

Her mother (1850 - 1927) applied for a Confederate widow's pension 
   21 Sep 1916. 


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