Nansemond-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Watkins, Virginia C. Eley, 1921 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ VIRGINIA CATHERINE ELEY NEBLETT WATKINS Suffolk, April 9 - Mrs. Virginia C. Watkins, widow of the late Meredith M. Watkins, and one of the prominent women of this city, died this morning at 3:30 o'clock at the home of her son, M.M. Watkins, in St. James Avenue, in the 89th year of her age. Mrs. Watkins, who was a native of Isle of Wight County, is survived by five sons, M.M. Watkins, of Suffolk; S.T. Neblett, of Wakefield; W.G. Neblett, of Boykins; J.R. Neblett, of Edenton; W.E. Neblett, of Laurinburg, N.C. The funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon, April 10, at 4 o'clock, at the residence of Mr. Watkins, in St. James Avenue, conducted by Rev. H.H. Butler, assisted by Rev. Dr. W.W. Staley. Interment will be made in Cedar Hill Cemetery. The pallbearers will be J.L. Eley, J.G. Marshall, J.M. Eley, J.A. Eley, Harvey Ashburn, J.M. White, N.T. Gray and J.F. Joyner. Virginia Catherine (ELEY NEBLETT; Mrs. Meredith W.) WATKINS, b. Isle of Wight Co., d. 9 Apr 1921, Suffolk, age 89, interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block G, Lot 85*), Suffolk, 10 Apr 1921, "The Virginian-Pilot" & "Norfolk (VA) Landmark," Apr. 10, 1921 *Cedar Hill list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_v.txt Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/w325v1ob.txt