Nansemond-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Pierce, Cora W. Carr, 1967 

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MRS. CORA C. PIERCE 

  WINDSOR - Mrs. Cora Wise Carr Pierce, 84, died Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. in 
Louise Obici Memorial Hospital, Suffolk. 

  A native of Isle of Wight County, she was a member of the Ladies Bible Class 
and Woman's Fellowship of Antioch Christian Church, where she held membership. 

  She was a daughter of Solomon and Mrs. Mary Jane Butler Carr and the widow 
of George Franklin Pierce. 

  Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. J. Hobdy Godwin of Windsor and Mrs. E.C. 
Rowell of Suffolk; two sons, George Lilton Pierce of Zuni and Roy Seward 
Pierce of Suffolk; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. 

  A funeral service will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. in I.O. Hill & Co. 
Funeral Home, Suffolk, by the Rev. Ellis N. Clark and the Rev. James McDonald. 
Burial will be in Holly Lawn Cemetery. 


Cora Wise (CARR; Mrs. George Franklin) PIERCE, 
b. 4 Oct 1882, Isle of Wight Co., d. 24 Jan 1967, Suffolk, 
interred in Holly Lawn Cemetery*, Suffolk, 15 Jan 1967, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 45, No. 22, Wed., Jan. 25, 1967, p. 12 

*Additional information: 

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

D.Cert. 67-002602 

A photo of her gravestone - added by Hixsburg23958 - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #51353971. 

Her husband's obits ("Suffolk News-Herald" & "Smithfield Times," Sep. 1961) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/p620g2ob.txt 

Her parents are buried in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery, near Windsor. 
   Antioch list, another extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/antioch.txt 
   Her mother "Mollie" does not appear on: 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} Antioch report (#20): 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

Her father (1830 - 1906) was a Confederate veteran, having served as a private 
   in Co. D, 16th VA Infantry.  Her mother (1838 - 1935) applied for a pension 
   2 Jun 1928. 


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