Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Dickens, E. Ellen Bryant, 1951 

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ELIZABETH ELLEN BRYANT DICKENS

   Mrs. Ellen E. Dickens, 80, a well-known resident of the Capron community, 
died at her home on Sunday afternoon, February 18, after a brief illness. 

   She was the widow of the late Joseph Reid Dickens, and the daughter of the 
late William R. and Elizabeth Pope Bryant of this county.  She was a member of 
the Whitehead Methodist Church, in which she had served faithfully from 
childhood. 

   Surviving her are two daughters, Misses Bessie and Helen Dickens, of 
Capron; one son, Julian J. Dickens of Williamsburg; and several nephews and 
nieces. 

   Funeral services were held from the home on Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 
o'clock, with Rev. L.O. Wright officiating. Burial was in the Capron Cemetery. 

   Active pallbearers were Harwood Babb, Carroll Barnes, Felix Bryant, Walter 
Futrell, Frank Marks, Hudson Pope, George Prince and Thomas Vaughan. 

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ELIZABETH ELLEN BRYANT DICKENS

   Mrs. Ellen E. Dickens, widow of the late Joseph Reid Dickens, died at her 
home on Sunday, February 18, after a short illness.  She was the daughter of 
the late William R. and Elizabeth Pope Bryant.  Her two sisters, Mrs. Susan T. 
Barnes and Mrs. Zulieka S. Worrell, preceded her in death.

   "Miss Ellie," as she was generally called, lived a long and useful life, 
being at the time of her death in her 81st year. From childhood she was a 
member and worker in Old Whitehead Methodist Church, which was destroyed by 
fire a few years ago.  At that time she moved her membership to the Capron 
Church.  She was a faithful mother, a good neighbor, and a friend to everyone.

   Surviving her are two daughters, Misses Bessie and Helen Dickens of Capron; 
one son Julian Joseph Dickens, and a granddaughter, Ellen Reid Dickens, of 
Williamsburg; two nieces, Mrs. Irma Babb and Mrs. Thomas Vaughan of Courtland; 
three nephews, C.W. and R.T. Barnes of Courtland and W.B. Barnes of Dolphin.

   Funeral services were held from the home with her pastor, Rev. L.O. Wright, 
officiating, assisted by Rev. R.H. Marks.  Joel Holland sang "In the Sweet Bye 
and Bye."  Burial was in the Capron cemetery.  The active pallbearers were 
Felix Bryant, Frank L. Marks, L. Hudson Pope, C.W. Barnes, Thomas Vaughan, 
H.F. Babb, W.P. Futrell and Eppa B. Prince, Jr.


Elizabeth Ellen "Ellie" (BRYANT; Mrs. Joseph R.) DICKENS, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 18 Feb 1951, at home, Capron, age 80, 
interred in Capron Cemetery*, 20 Feb 1951, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Feb. 23, 1951, p. 4;  
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Mar. 2, 1951, p. 19  

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Capron list (C-9): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/capron.txt 

Her marriage record- 

Joseph Reid Dickens, 30, s, So.Co., So.Co., 
   s/o Jesse and Sarah Bowles Dickens, Farmer 
m. 05-30-1894 Southampton Co., by Rev. W.E. Allen 
Elizabeth Ellen Bryant, 24, s, So.Co., So.Co., 
   d/o William R. and Elizabeth Pope Bryant 
(Southampton Co. MB8:213; transcribed & annotated by Bruce Saunders:  
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/vitals/mb08pt.txt) 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

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