Southampton-Pittsylvania County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Claud, Antoinette Fox, 1931 

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ANTOINETTE FOX CLAUD 

  Franklin, Sept. 7 - (Special) - The funeral of Mrs. Antoinette Fox Claud, 
21, who died at Memorial Hospital, Danville, Saturday morning at 11:25 o’clock 
was held from the residence of her grandmother, Mrs. J.E. Gilliam, in 
Franklin, on Sunday afternoon.

  She is survived by her husband, George E. Claud; an infant daughter and one 
sister, Mrs. [sic; Miss] June Fox, of Franklin.

  Mrs. Claude was the daughter of the late Wallace Fox and Mrs. Annie Laurie 
Gilliam Fox, of Southampton County.

  The Rev. George H. Spooner, pastor of High Street Methodist Church, 
officiated.  Burial was in the family plot in Poplar Spring Cemetery. 
Pallbearers were J.S. Cobb, Jr., J. Linwood Edwards, Marion and Franklin 
Whitfield, Hubert Butts, of Dunn, N.C., and Gilliam Rudd, of Norfolk.

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ANTOINETTE FOX CLAUD

   Mrs. Antoinette Fox Claud, 21, wife of Geo. E. Claud and granddaughter 
of Mrs. Nettie Gilliam of this town, died at Memorial Hospital, Danville, 
Saturday, September 5, following a brief illness.  Funeral services were 
conducted from the Gilliam residence in Second Avenue Sunday afternoon at 4:30 
by the Rev. Geo. H. Spooner, pastor of High Street Methodist Church.  During 
the services Miss Cora Vaughan and Mrs. N.C. Barbour sang "In the Garden" 
accompanied by J. Edgar Weede.  There was a large attendance of friends and 
many floral offerings. Interment took place in Poplar Spring Cemetery.

   The pallbearers were: J.S. Cobb, Jr., J. Linwood Edwards, Marion and 
Franklin Whitfield, Hubert Butts of Dunn, N.C., and Gilliam Rudd of Norfolk.

   Mrs. Claud is survived by an infant daughter, Mary Anne; her husband, Geo. 
E. Claud; one sister, Miss June Fox; her grandmother, Mrs. Nettie Gilliam and 
her step-mother, Mrs. J.W. Fox of Dunn, N.C.  She was the daughter of the late 
Wallace Fox and Mrs. Annie Laurie Gilliam Fox of Southampton County.

    Those who knew Antoinette best will always remember her as a real 
homemaker and a true, unselfish and lovable character.  The sincere sympathy 
of the entire community goes out to her grief-stricken family in their 
bereavement.


Antoinette (FOX; Mrs. George E.) CLAUD, 
Franklin native, d. 5 Sep 1931, Danville, age 21, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 2, Plot 90A*), Franklin, 
   6 Sep 1931, 
"The Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Sep. 8, 1931, p. 11; 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Sep. 11, 1931, p. 5 

*Surname usually appears as "CLAUDE."  Her mother & 
   maternal grandparents are buried in the same plot. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS}, Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar2.txt 

Additional information: 

Her mother's obit ("Tidewater News," Mar. 4, 1921, p. 10), 
   with her parents' marriage record appended, is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/f200a1ob.txt 

Her maternal grandmother's obit ("Tidewater News," July 19, 1956), 
   with her grandparents' marriage record appended, is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/g450a1ob.txt 

Her maternal grandfather's obit ("Tidewater News," Feb. 4, 1921, p. 1 ) 
   is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/g450j1ob.txt 

Her father is buried in Emporia Cemetery. 

George 2m. Georgia Louise WIMBISH, 31 Mar 1934, in Danville.  He & Louise 
   are buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, NC.  His obit is posted with 
   Find a Grave Mem. #43241536.  His parents, Edward W. & Fannie Mae 
   (EDWARDS) CLAUD, are buried in Highland Burial Park, Danville. 


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