Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....White, Sallie Alford, 1924 

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SUFFOLK DEATHS 

MRS. SALLIE A. WHITE 

  Suffolk, Sept. 22. - Mrs. Sallie Alford White, daughter of Mrs. Susan C. 
Alford and the late Francis Marion Alford, died today at noon, at her home 
on Bank street.  She is survived by her mother, three brothers Francis 
Forrest Alford, of Cleveland, Ohio; Preston Wadsworth* Alford and Clinton 
Benjamin Alford, of Suffolk; one sister, Miss Agnes H. Alford, of Suffolk, 
and several nephews and nieces.  Funeral services will be held Wednesday 
afternoon at 3 o'clock at the residence by Rev. F.B. MacSparren, D.D., 
assisted by the Rev. W.W. Staley, D.D.  Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery. 
Active pallbearers will be Dr. O.R. Yates, Clyde Dillard, M.A. Elliott, Lewis 
G. Brothers, H.M. Butler, Dr. L.C. Holland, Henry S. Eley and A.D. Bowen; 
honorary, W.W. Ballard, Lee Britt, Dr. H.W. Campbell, R.C Barrett, W.J. 
Richards, C.C. Thompson, W.R. Frazier, W.M. Eley, Moses Joyner, W.E. Brothers, 
Judge James L. McLemore, Pelham Trotman, C.A. Shoop, J.H. Mitchell, C.F. McKay 
and W.M. Crumpler. 

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SUFFOLK FUNERALS 

MRS. SALLIE A. WHITE 

  Suffolk, Sept. 23. - Funeral services for Mrs. Sallie Alford White will be 
held Wednesday afternoon at the home on Bank street, by the Rev. Dr. F.B. 
MacSparren, assisted by the Rev. W.W. Staley.  Burial will be in Cedar Hill 
Cemetery. 


Mrs. "Sallie" Sarah (ALFORD BRIGGS) WHITE, 
b. 28 Aug 1887, Suffolk, d. 22 Sep 1924, Suffolk, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery*, Suffolk, 24 Sep 1924, 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA)," Tues., Sep. 23, 1924, p. 11; 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA)," Wed., Sep. 24, 1924, p. 12; 
   text of both posted with Find a Grave Memorial #249251756 

*Additional information: 

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

Her parents, "Frank" Francis Marion & Susan Caroline (McPHERSON) ALFORD, 
   are buried in Block O, Lot 95: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_a.txt 

D.Cert. 21071 (Suffolk #291) also gives her mother's maiden name as 
   Susan C. STRANGE, b. Camden Co., NC. 

Her first husband, Henry Caroline BRIGGS (1882 - 1955), is buried in Emporia 
   Cemetery.  They m. 22 Feb 1905 in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank Co., NC, and 
   div. between 1910 & 1920. 

Her father was a Confederate veteran, having served as a private in Co. B, 
   19th Battalion VA Heavy Artillery, and later as a clerk in the Richmond 
   Commissary. 

Her father's obits ("Norfolk Landmark," May 28 & 29, 1901, p. 6, &c.) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/a416f1ob.txt 

Her mother's obits ("Suffolk News-Herald," Feb. 18 & 21, 1933, & donated) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/a416s1ob.txt 

Her brother Preston's middle name was Ward, not Wadworth.  Their paternal aunt 
   was Sarah E. (ALFORD) WADSWORTH; their paternal grandfather was Benjamin 
   Ward ALFORD.  Preston's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Oct. 25, 1930, p. 10) 
   is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/a416p1ob.txt 


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