Nansemond-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Russell, Nannie J. Johnson, 1939 

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Mrs. Nanie [sic; Nannie] Russell Dies Age 66, Rites Will Be Sunday 

  Funeral services for Mrs. Nannie Russell, 66, who died this morning at the 
home of her daughter, Mrs. Herman L. Warren, in Whaleyville, will be conducted 
tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Great Folk Baptist Church by the Rev. 
W.H. Clark, pastor, and the Rev. R.H. Corbitt, pastor of the Colosse Baptist 
Church.  Burial will be in the church cemetery.

  Mrs. Russell is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Warren; one son, Raleigh 
Russell, of Whaleyville; two step-children, Mrs. L.F. Norton and Cecil 
Russell, of Whaleyville; two grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Anna Taylor, of 
Suffolk; one brother, D.P. Johnson, of Norfolk, and several nieces and 
nephews. 

  The body will remain at the Funeral Home of R. W. Baker & Company until 
tomorrow afternoon. 

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Last Rites Held For Mrs. Russell 

  Funeral service for Mrs. Nannie Johnson Russell were held yesterday 
afternoon at 3 o'clock at Great Fork Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. 
W.H. Clark, pastor of church, and the Rev. R.H. Corbitt, pastor of Colosse 
Baptist church. 

  The choir sang "Haven of Rest"; "The Old Rugged Cross" was sung as a duet by 
Misses Maybelle Edwards and Latilda Ward, accompanied by Mrs. Owen Parker. 

  Active pallbearers included Speight [sic], Aubury Johnson, J.R. Vann, Harvey 
Speight, Isaac Speight, Fred Speight, Hurley and Ralph Johnson.  Honorary 
Pallbearers were: Clyde Warren, I.H. Wiggin, W.C. Eure, J.E. Baines, and 
Leonard Horton. 

  The casket was covered with a pall of chrysanthemums and pink roses.  Burial 
was in the church cemetery. 

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Mrs. Nannie J. Russell 

  Suffolk, Dec. 4. - Funeral services for Mrs. Nannie Johnson Russell, widow 
of C.W. Russell, were held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Great Fork Baptist 
Church, with the pastor, the Rev. W.H. Clarke, and the Rev. R.H. Corbitt, 
pastor of Colosse Baptist Church, officiating.

  The casket was covered with a pall of large white chrysanthemums and pink 
roses.  The church choir, accompanied by Mrs. P. Owen Parker, sang "Haven of 
Rest," and a duet, "The Old Rugged Cross," was sung by Misses Maybelle Edwards 
and Latilda Ward. 

  Active pallbearers included O.W. Harvey, Isaac and Fred Speight, J.R. Vann 
and Hurley and Ralph Johnson.  Honorary pallbearers were Clyde Warren, L.H. 
Wiggins, W.C. Eure, J.E. Baines and Leonard Horton.  Burial was in the church 
cemetery. 


Nannie J. (JOHNSON; Mrs. Charles Wiggins) RUSSELL, 
b. 28 May 1873*, Isle of Wight Co., 
d. 2 Dec 1939, at daughter's home, Whaleyville, 
interred in Great Fork Baptist Church Cemetery*, Whaleyville, 3 Dec 1939, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 17, No. 216, Sat., Dec. 2, 1939, p. 1; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 17, No. 217, Mon., Dec. 4, 1939, p. 1 
donated obit, publication unknown, 
   from the Maggie Eley Duke & Audrey Eloise Duke Butler Collection, 
   clipping posted with Find a Grave Memorial #121759213, 
   by Martha Fontaine Byrum 

*Additional information: 

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

Her gravestone shows b. 1874.  A photo of it - added by Ken Campbell - 
   is also posted with Find a Grave Memorial #121759213. 

D.Cert. 27709 (Whaleyville #20) gives daughter of William W. & Amanda 
   (MUMFORD) JOHNSON.  "Manda's" maiden name was MOUNTFORD. 

Her husband (1860 - 1918) was buried in Nansemond Co. - site not known 
   (Mar 2023) to the SCHS Cemetery Project.  They m. 29 Apr 1906, in 
   Gates Co., NC.  He 1m. Tulie E. SAVAGE, 20 Jun 1891, in Reynoldson, 
   Gates Co., NC. 


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