Southampton-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Darden, C. Ann, 1929 

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Miss Claressa Darden Dies In Franklin Home 

  Miss Claressa Darden, daughter of late Elisha and Nancy Darden, died at the 
home of her sister, Mrs. Eva Hines, 606 Main street, Franklin, on Friday night 
at 11:55 o'clock.  She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Eva Hines and Mrs. 
R.B. Eure, both of Franklin, and one brother, W.B. Darden, of Suffolk, also a 
number of nieces and nephews. 

  Funeral services will be held at the home on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, 
conducted by the Rev. F.C. Lester, of Waverly, assisted by the Rev. J.W. Fix, 
of Franklin, and Dr. N.J. [sic; N.G.] Newman, of Holland.  Interment will be 
in Poplar Springs cemetery, Franklin. 

  The active pallbearers will be E.O. Forbes, E.P. Forbes. A.L. Forbes, G.P. 
Darden, W.A. Daughtrey, Watkins Darden, Lloyd Darden and Romie Darden. 
Friends of the family will act as honorary pallbearers. 

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DEATH OF MISS CLARISSA DARDEN 

  Miss Clarissa Ann Darden of Franklin died at the home of her sister, Mrs. 
Eva Hines, here Friday night, November 8.  She was in the 69th year of her 
life, the daughter of the late Elisha and Mrs. Nancy Darden, and was more 
familiarly known to her friends as "Miss Annie."  Surviving her are two 
sisters, Mrs. Eva Hines and Mrs. R.B. Eure of this town, and one brother, 
W.B. Darden of Suffolk, besides several nieces and nephews. 

  Funeral services were held from the Hines residence Sunday afternoon at 3 
o'clock, conducted by Rev. F.C. Lester of Waverly, assisted by Rev. J.W. Fix 
of Franklin and Dr. N.G. Newman of Holland, interment taking place in Poplar 
Spring Cemetery.  The body bearers were her nephews: Owen Forbes, Lee Forbes 
and W.A. Daughtrey of Franklin, Edward Paul Forbes of Norfolk, Gilbert Darden 
of Suffolk and Watkins Darden, Lloyd Darden and Romie Darden of Emporia.  A 
number of friends of the family acted as honorary bearers.  There were 
numerous and beautiful floral tokens. 


Clarrissia* Ann DARDEN, 
b. 28 Aug 1861*, Nansemond Co., d. 8 Nov 1929, at sister's home, Franklin, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 2, Plot 19B*), Franklin, 
   10 Nov 1929, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 7, No. 214, Sat., Nov. 9, 1929, p. 8; 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 25, No. 6, Nov. 15, 1929, p. 4 

*Additional information: 

Buried with her sister Eva's family. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar2.txt 

A photo of her gravestone - added by Natalie Padgett - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #256569732; it shows Clarrissia Ann, b. 1860. 

D.Cert. 27925 (Franklin #7) also gives Clarrissia Ann. 

Her maternal grandmother was Clarissa (Mrs. Edward H.) DARDEN. 

Her sister Eva's obit ("Tidewater News," Mar. 14, 1963, I-6) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/h520e2ob.txt 

Their sister Sallie M. (DARDEN; Mrs. Richard Baskum) EURE's family 
   is also buried in Poplar Spring Cemetery - Section 1, Plot 26: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar1.txt 

Their parents are buried in Holy Neck Christian Church Cemetery. 
   Holy Neck list, another extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/holynk.txt 

Their father (1830 - 1912) was a Confederate veteran, having served as a private 
   in Co. I, 13th VA Cavalry. 


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