Nansemond-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Pierce, George F., 1961 

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George F. Pierce Dies in Hospital; Rites Sunday 

  WINDSOR - George Franklin Pierce, 82, of Windsor, died today at 4:48 a.m. in 
Obici Memorial Hospital. 

  Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Hill Funeral Home 
by the Rev. Ellis N. Clark of Sunbury and the Rev. T. Fred Wright.  Burial 
will be in Holly Lawn Cemetery. 

  He was a member of Antioch Christian church and was the son of Jerry E. and 
Anna Richards Pierce of Isle of Wight county. 

  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Cora C. Pierce, of the home; two daughters, 
Mrs. J.H. Godwin of Windsor; and Mrs. E.C. Rowell of Portsmouth; two sons, 
G.T. Pierce of Zuni and Roy S. Pierce of Norfolk; two sisters, Mrs. Effie 
Nelms Butler of Nansemond county and Mrs. Bessie P. Holland of Windsor; a 
brother, W.L. Pierce Sr. of Windsor; a half-sister, Mrs Ethel Mae Pierce of 
Windsor; a half-brother, H.E. Pierce of Windsor; 10 grandchildren and three 
great-grandchildren. 

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G. F. Pierce, 82, Buried Sept. 24 In Suffolk, Va. 

  George Franklin Pierce, 82, of Windsor, died early Friday, September 22, 
1961, in the Obici Memorial Hospital in Suffolk. 

  A native of Isle of Wight County, he was a son of Jerry E. and Mrs. Anna 
Richards Pierce and was a member of Antioch Christian Church. 

  Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Cora C. Pierce; two daughters, Mrs. J.H. 
Godwin of Windsor, and Mrs. E. C. Rowell of Portsmouth; two sons, G.T. Pierce 
of Zuni and Roy S. Pierce of Norfolk; two sisters, Mrs. Effie Nelms Butler of 
Nansemond County and Mrs. Bessie P. Holland of Windsor; a brother, W.L. Pierce 
of Windsor; a half-sister, Mrs. Ethel Mae Pierce of Windsor; a half-brother, 
H. E. Pierce of Windsor; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. 

  A funeral service was conducted in the Hill Funeral Home, Suffolk, Sunday, 
September 24th, at 2 P.M. by the Rev. Ellis N. Clark of Sunbury (N.C.) 
Christian Church and the Rev. T. Fred Wright.  Burial was in Holly Lawn 
Cemetery, Suffolk. 


George Franklin PIERCE, of Windsor, retired farmer, 
b. 22 Oct 1878, Isle of Wight Co., d. 22 Sep 1961, Suffolk, 
interred in Holly Lawn Cemetery*, Suffolk, 24 Sep 1961, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 39, No. 225, Fri., Sep. 22, 1961, p. 3; 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 42, No. 39, Thurs., Sep. 28, 1961, p. 1 

*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 

Photos of his gravestone & plot - added by Hixburg23958 - are posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #51353918. 

D.Cert. 24067 (Chuckatuck #301) 

His widow's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Jan. 25, 1967, p. 12) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/p620c7ob.txt 

His 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 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #20: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 


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