Nansemond-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Philhower, Nettie Nelms, 1935 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ Philhower Rites Set For Friday, 2:30 P. M. Funeral services for Mrs. Nettie Nelms Philhower will be held at the residence, 115 Wellons street, Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Services will be conducted by Dr. John G. Truitt, assisted by the Rev. I.W. Johnson and burial will be in Cedar Hill cemetery. Active pallbearers will be: Dr. William C. Gibson, Dr. O.R. Yates, Dr. F.J. Morrison, J.R. Vann, I.B. Powell, Hersey Woodward, Jr., Lynn Baker and Sidney Davis. Honorary pallbearers will be as follows: E.E. Jones, A.J. Powell, J. Walter Hosier, R.A. Brinkley, Miles Parker, R.H. Brinkley, W.W. Ballard, O.S. Smith, Sr., S.W. Nelms, Capt. A.L. Roberts, R.L. Speight and J.H. Byrd. Lucy Antoinette "Nettie" (NELMS; Mrs. "Richie" Richard Peterson) PHILHOWER, b. 16 Jan 1871, Isle of Wight Co., d. 13 Apr 1935, at home, Suffolk, interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block D, Lot 68*), Suffolk, 12 Apr 1935, "Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 13, No. 17, Thurs., Apr. 11, 1935, p. 1 *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 Jake Dog - is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #84426404. D.Cert. 9448 (Suffolk #108) Her parents, Stephen John & Martha Eliza (GAY) NELMS, are buried in Block C, Lot 111: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_m.txt Her father (1844 - 1893) was a Confederate veteran, having served as a private in Co. E, 6th VA Infantry, & as an ambulance driver. Her mother (1840 - 1926) applied for a pension May 14, 1917. Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by File Manager Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com). file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/p460n1ob.txt