Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Barrett, Mary E. Powell, 1923 

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MARY ESTELLE POWELL BARRETT

   Mrs. Mary Powell Barrett, wife of R.C. Barrett of Franklin, died suddenly 
at her home in South High Street Tuesday night, May 15, at 11:30 o’clock. 
Mrs. Barrett was in apparent good health and had attended a performance at 
the Franklin Theatre that evening with some of her children, and died almost 
immediately a short time after returning to her home.

   Mrs. Barrett was in her seventy-first year and was Miss Mary Estelle 
Powell, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel B. Powell of Murfreesboro, 
N.C., being born in that town January 24, 1853.  On February 28, 1871, she 
became the bride of R.C. Barrett of Franklin, the golden wedding anniversary 
of Mr. and Mrs. Barrett being an interesting and largely attended event in 
our town, February 28, 1921.

   The deceased is survived by nine children: Miss Claudia M. Barrett, Mrs. 
F.E. Howell, Mrs. Spurgeon Rawls, L.M. Barrett and R.S. Barrett of Franklin, 
R.C. Barrett, Jr., Mrs. V.A. Brinkley, Mrs. L. C. Holland and Mrs. L.P. Hill 
of Suffolk; by a number of grandchildren; by three sisters, Mrs. R.M. Butler, 
Mrs. Annis Beaman and Miss Fanny Norfleet of Suffolk, and by a wide circle of 
relatives and friends.

   She was a member of the Franklin Baptist Church where she had held her 
membership for many years.  Her life was spent in service to her family, her 
greatest concern at all times being the welfare, comfort and pleasure of the 
members of the home circle.  That she had successfully attained to the highest 
ambition of the true mother was evident to all who were privileged to enjoy an 
insight into the home where unselfish devotion had its reward in the happiness 
of father, mother and children.

   The funeral services were conducted from the Franklin Baptist Church 
Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock by Dr. C.H. Rowland of the Christian Church, 
in the absence of the Pastor.  There were many beautiful floral tributes and 
by the expressed wish of Mrs. Barrett some time prior to her death her son, 
R.S. Barrett, sang "The Christian’s Good Night".  Interment was made in the 
family plot at Poplar Spring cemetery, the pallbearers being: active, D.A. 
Holland, I.E. Howell, G.G. Smith, J.A. Johnson, Dr. J.M. Powell, R.I. Beale, 
Geo. I. Earnest, J.A. Williams; honorary, R.E.L. Watkins, Dr. Burton J. Ray, 
W.H. Norfleet, J.L. Camp, D.T. Prince, J.E. Weede, W.R Hayes, A.L. Gardner, 
E.S. Eley, J.R. Lankford, Dr. A.P. Cutchin, C.C. Vaughan, Sr.

   "Her children arise up, and call her blessed; 
    her husband also, and he praiseth her."


Mary Estelle (POWELL; Mrs. Richard C. {II}) BARRETT, 
b. 24 Jan 1853, Murfreesboro, NC, d. 15 May 1923, Franklin, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 2, Plot 41B*), Franklin, 
   17 May 1923, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), May 18, 1923, p. 1 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar2.txt 

Her husband's obit ("Tidewater News," Feb. 20, 1928, p. 7) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b630r10o.txt 


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