Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries......Wooster, I. Gertrude McCotter, 1932 

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IRIS GERTRUDE McCOTTER CORBITT WOOSTER 

      Mrs. Iris G. Wooster 

  Suffolk, May 13. - Mrs. Iris Gertrude Wooster, aged 60, died this morning at 
12:30 o'clock at her home on Highland Avenue, Kingsboro.  Surviving are her 
husband, J. Fritz Wooster; two sons by a former marriage, Alpheus and Horace 
Corbitt, of Dayton, Ohio; three brothers, J.C. McCotter, of Suffolk; Jack 
McCotter, of Deep Creek, and Tim McCotter of Troutville, N.C.; four sisters, 
Mrs. J. Harrell, of Suffolk; Mrs. Guinevere Stallings, of Timmonsville, S.C.; 
Mrs. James Eure, of Gates, N.C., and Mrs. J.E. Riddick, of Suffolk; a stepson, 
J.S. Corbitt, of Dayton, and two stepdaughters, Mrs. J.L. Babb, of Suffolk, 
and G.L. Wright, of the county. 

  Funeral services will be held at the residence Saturday by the Rev. Dr. J. 
Goodwin, assisted by the Rev. Dr. W.W. Staley.  Burial will be in Cedar Hill 
Cemetery.

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Mrs. Gertrude Wooster Dies Here Last Night 

  Mrs. Iris Gertrude Wooster died at her home, 302 Highland Avenue, died last 
night at 12:30 o'clock. 

  Mrs. Wooster is survived by her husband, J. Fritz Wooster; two sons, Alpheus 
Corbitt, of Dayton, Ohio; Horace Corbitt, of Suffolk, and Mrs. G.L. Wright, of 
the county; three brothers, J.C. McCotter, of Suffolk; Jack McCotter, of Deep 
Creek, and Tim McCotter, of Trotville, N.C., four sisters, Mrs. J. Van [sic; 
Javan] Harrell, of Suffolk; Mrs. Guinerva [sic; Guynerva] Stallings, of 
Timmonsville, S.C.; Mrs. Jim Eure, of Gatesville, N.C., and Mrs. J.E. Riddick, 
of Suffolk. 

  Funeral services will be held at the residence at 3 o'clock, conducted by 
Dr. Goodwin, assisted by Dr. W.W. Staley. 


Iris Gertrude (McCOTTER CORBITT; Mrs. J.F. "Fritz") WOOSTER, 
b. 24 May 1881, Gates Co., NC, d. 13 May 1932, at home, Suffolk, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery*, Suffolk, 14 May 1932, 
"Virginian-Pilot and Norfolk Landmark," Sat., May 14, 1932, p. 11, 
   text posted with Find a Grave Memorial #243139570, 
   by Perrys [no grave photo]; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 10, No. 46, Fri., May 13, 1932, p. 1 

*Additional information: 

Unmarked?  Added to the Cedar Hill list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_v.txt 

D.Cert. 10758 (Suffolk #141) 

Her first husband James Samuel CORBITT is also buried in Cedar Hill, with 
   his second wife. and Gertrude's sons Alpheus & Horace: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_a.txt 

Her second husband Jacob Frederick "Fritz" WOOSTER (1857 - 1946) is buried 
   with his first wife in Riverview Methodist Church Cemetery, near Rescue. 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #21: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

Fritz's third wife Mary Frances (RUSSELL RABEY) WOOSTER is buried (as RABEY) 
   with her first husband George Washington RABEY in Cypress Chapel Christian 
   Church Cemetery. 
   Cypress Chapel list, another extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cypress.txt 

Gertrude was a daughter of Alpheus Forbes & Coris Ann (POWELL) McCOTTER. 
   Her father left will 23 Nov 1903, proved 9 Oct 1905 in Gates Co., NC. 


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