Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Darden, Amy B. Bain, 1927 

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AMY BROADDUS BAIN DARDEN 

MRS. SYDNEY A. DARDEN 

   Mrs. Sydney Darden died at the home of her father, J.W. Bain, "Oak Grove," 
in the Berlin community Friday, May 24th.  Mrs. Darden had made her home with 
her father since the death of her husband on May 30, 1927.  She had been a 
great sufferer for the past three years from sinus trouble, and bore her 
sufferings which were intense during the last two months of her life with 
patience and fortitude.

   She was the youngest daughter of J.W. Bain and the late Mrs. Mattie Bristow 
Bain and besides her father she leaves to mourn their loss three sisters, Mrs. 
B.B. Herbert of Norfolk, Mrs. S.A. Whitley of Smithfield, Miss Virgie Bain at 
"Oak Grove," besides Miss Lou Kitchen, who is a member of the immediate family 
at "Oak Grove;" one brother, W.T. Bain of Wakefield; four nieces and three 
nephews and a host of relatives and friends.

   Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon May 25, at 2:30 o'clock 
from the Bain home by the Rev. G.C. Smith of Petersburg, a former pastor and 
friend of the Bain family, and Rev. W.M. Hall, pastor of Millfield Baptist 
Church of which Mrs. Darden was a member, assisted by Rev. Kenneth E. Burke of 
Courtland and Rev. C.E. Gerringer of Wakefield.  The choir sang "Safe In The 
Arms of Jesus" and Rev. Mr. Smith made fitting remarks on the life of Mrs. 
Darden and read her favorite and requested scripture.  Prayer was offered by 
Rev. Kenneth E. Burke and the choir sang "Sometime We'll Understand."  There 
was a large attendance and many floral offerings as an expression of love and 
friendship for the deceased.  The casket was covered with clusters of white 
lilies.

   The body bearers were: B.B. Herbert, S.A. Whitley, Guy Bain, Johnnie Bain, 
E.V. Stephenson, B.F. Boothe, Jr.  Honorary pallbearers: Dr. E.M. Babb, 
Garland Davis, Roy Stephenson, Russell Owen, Hugh Williams, Otis Joyner, Carl 
Beale, Irvin Williams, Holt Brantley, Charlie Sadler, T.O. Camp and Willie 
Laine.


Amy Broaddus (BAIN; Mrs. Sidney A.) DARDEN, formerly of "Beechwood," 
Southampton Co. native, d. 24 May 1929, at father's home, "Oak Grove," age 38, 
interred in the BAIN family cemetery*, Ivor Rd., 25 May 1929, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), May 31, 1929, p. 2 

*Her parents are also buried there. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (I-29): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol1.txt 

Her husband's obit ("Tidewater News," June 3, 1927, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/d635s3ob.txt 

Her father's obits ("Smithfield Times," Dec. 30, 1937, & 
   "Tidewater News," Jan. 7, 1938) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b500j3ob.txt 

Her mother's obit ("Tidewater News," Dec. 8, 1922, p. 6), 
   with their marriage record appended, is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b500m1ob.txt 


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