Southampton County-Norfolk-Portsmouth City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Boone, Maggie S. Corbitt, 1897 

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Maggie S. CORBITT BOONE 

  The funeral of Mrs. Maggie Boone, wife of Mr. Walter Boone, who died at 
her husband's residence, Duke street, this city, Tuesday, will take place 
at Boykin's, Southampton county, to-day.  Professor James Corbett, of the 
University of Virginia, and the Rev. Charles Corbett, of Louisville, Ky., 
brothers of the deceased, will attend the obsequies. 

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     MRS. BOON's FUNERAL. 

  The funeral of Mrs. Maggie Boon [sic; Boone], formerly Corbett [sic; 
Corbitt], wife of Walter Boon, of Norfolk, took place this afternoon in 
Boykins, where the deceased used to live, in the presence of a large crowd. 
Rev. Mr. Burrows preached it.  These were pall-bearers: Russell Bryant, 
Harry Lewis, William Deloatch, W. Bryant and D. Sykes.  The deceased is 
well remembered in this section.  She was a daughter of Mr. J.M. Corbett, 
of Boykins. 


"Maggie" Margaret S. (CORBITT; Mrs. Walter) BOONE, of Norfolk, 
formerly of Boykins, 
b. 27 Jan 1866, Southampton Co., d. 1 Jun 1897, 
funeral, Boykins, 3 Jun 1897, 
interred in Oak Grove Cemetery*, Portsmouth, 
"The Norfolk Virginian," Vol. 54, No. 12, June 3, 1897, p. 8, col. 4; 
"The Norfolk Virginian," Vol. 54, No. 13, June 4, 1897, p. 6, col. 1 

*Portsmouth City Virginia USGenWeb Archives, 
   Oak Grove list: 
   http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/portsmouth/cemeteries/oakgrove1.htm 

Dates from Find a Grave Mem. #38100481. 

Her parents are also buried there (Find a Grave Mems. #54201542 & #54201860), 
   but they are not on the Oak Grove list for CORBETT/CORBITT: 
   http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/portsmouth/cemeteries/oakgrove2.htm 

Maggie & Walter m. 18 Jun 1896, in Boykins.  (Southampton Co. MB9:5) 

A merchant, Walter was appointed Postmaster of Boykins Station in 1871. 


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