Southampton-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Ballard, Mary R. Vaughan, 1949 

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MARY REBECCA VAUGHAN BALLARD

   Mrs. Mollie Rebecca Ballard, widow of William H. Ballard, died Saturday 
afternoon, September 3, at "Happy Landing" the home of her son, W. Marion 
Ballard, on the Franklin-Courtland Boulevard.  At the time of her death she 
was in her 94th year.

   Mrs. Ballard was born near Carrsville on December 12, 1865, the daughter 
of the late James and Caroline Lester Vaughan of Isle of Wight County.  She 
was the oldest member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church, having joined the church 
in childhood.  After having lived in Norfolk for 17 years, Mrs. Ballard moved 
to Franklin 10 years ago to make her home with her son and daughter-in-law.

   Besides her son, W. Marion Ballard, she is survived by several nieces and 
nephews.

   Funeral rites for Mrs. Ballard were conducted Monday afternoon at four 
o’clock at the late residence. Rev. E.C. Thornton, pastor of Beaver Dam 
Baptist Church, and Rev. Randolph Gregory, pastor of the Franklin Baptist 
Church, officiated; and Rev. J. Felix Arnold of Enfield, N.C., sang two 
selections that were favorites of the deceased.

   Interment was in Poplar Spring Cemetery, the active pallbearers being 
Joseph L. Ballard, Conrad York, J. Vaughan Beale, Andrew Jenkins, Roy Carr, 
Jr., Vaughan Spivey, James Boone and Joe E. Ballard.


Mary "Mollie" Rebecca (VAUGHAN; Mrs. William H.) BALLARD, formerly of Norfolk, 
b. 12 Dec 1865, near Carrsville, d. 3 Sep 1949, at son's home, near Franklin, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 1, Plot 76A*), Franklin, 
   5 Sep 1949, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Sep. 9, 1949, p. 9 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS}, Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar1.txt 


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