Southampton County-Hampton-Newport News City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Carr, Mary E. Branch, 1960 

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MARY ELIZA JOHNSON CARR

   NEWPORT NEWS - Mrs. Mary Eliza Johnson Carr, 89, of 343 Whealton Rd., died 
Wednesday at 8:45 a.m. at her home here after a long illness.

   She was a native of Southampton County and had lived on the Peninsula for 
the last 15 years.

   Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. George E. Gardner of Hampton, Mrs. 
Cecil Blythe of Franklin and Mrs. J.T. Foister of Washington, D.C.; two sons, 
William Johnson and J.T. Johnson, both of Portsmouth; 35 grandchildren, 63 
great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

   A funeral service was conducted at Orcutt Avenue Baptist Church, Newport 
News, Friday at 10 a.m.

   The body was taken to Rosemont Cemetery in Sedley for a graveside service 
at noon Friday.


Mary Eliza (BRANCH JOHNSON; Mrs. N. Lemuel) CARR, 15-year Peninsula resident, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 8 Jun 1960, at home, Hampton, age 89, 
interred in Rosemont Cemetery*, Sedley, 10 Jun 1960, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), June 13, 1960, p. 4 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project,
   Rosemont list (S-16):
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/rosemont.txt 

Additional information: 

Mary 1m. 29 Feb 1888 John Thomas JOHNSON (Southampton Co. MB6:310). 
   John Thomas is also buried in Rosemont (S-40), as is their daughter 
   Shirley Hortense (JOHNSON; Mrs. Cecil C.) BLYTHE {1908-1991} (S-5). 

His obit ("Tidewater News," Mar. 26, 1920, p. 3) is posted at:  
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/j525j5ob.txt 

Mary 2m. circa 1932 widower Nathan Lemuel CARR. 
   He is buried with his first wife in Poplar Spring Cemetery, Franklin. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Poplar Spring list (PS2-45B):
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar2.txt 

His obit ("Tidewater News," Feb. 24, 1933) is posted at:  
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/c600n1ob.txt 


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