Southampton-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Darden, Almedie F. Powell, 1938 

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ALMEADIE POWELL DARDEN 

Mrs. Almeadie Darden Dies at Franklin Home 

  Franklin, July 10 - (Special) - Mrs. Almeadie Powell Darden, aged 43, wife 
of Walter Edward Darden, of Franklin, died this morning at her residence on 
South Main Street after an illness of many months.  Mrs. Darden was the 
daughter of the late James M. and Sarah Elizabeth Powell [sic*], of Isle of 
Wight County. 

  Besides her husband, she is survived by four daughters, Sarah Elizabeth, 
Virginia DeBerry, Annie Catherine and Betsy Powell Darden, all of Franklin; 
one step-daughter, Mrs. Robert L. Duncan, of Petersburg; two step-sons, 
Walter, Edward Darden, Jr. and William Spratley Darden, of Franklin; one step-
grandson, Robert L. Duncan, Jr., of Petersburg; two sisters, Mrs. B.B. Rogers, 
of Courtland, and Mrs. J.C. Bunch, of Isle of Wight County; four brothers, 
Mac, Joe and John Powell, of Zuni, and Charlie Powell of Suffolk. 

  Funeral services will be conducted Monday afternoon at 4 p.m. at the grave 
in Riverside Cemetery, Courtland, by the Rev. A.W. Roten, assisted by the Rev. 
R.D. Stephenson. 

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MRS. ALMEADIE POWELL DARDEN 

  Mrs. Almeadie Powell Darden, aged 43, wife of Walter Edward Darden of 
Franklin, died Sunday morning at her residence on South Main Street after an 
illness of many months.  Mrs. Darden was the daughter of the late James M. and 
Sarah Elizabeth Powell, of Isle of Wight County. 

  Besides her husband, she is survived by four daughters, Sarah Elizabeth, 
Virginia DeBerry, Annie Catherine and Betsy Powell Darden, all of Franklin; 
one step-daughter, Mrs. Robert L. Duncan of Petersburg; two step-sons, Walter 
Edward Darden, Jr., and William Spratley Darden, of Franklin; one step-
grandson, Robert L. Duncan, Jr., of Petersburg; two sisters, Mrs. B.B. Rogers 
of Courtland, and Mrs. J.C. Bunch of Isle of Wight County; four brothers, 
Mack, Joe and John Powell of Zuni, and Charlie Powell of Suffolk. 

  Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the grave 
in Riverside Cemetery, Courtland, by the Rev. A.W. Roten of Courtland 
Methodist Church, assisted by the Rev. R.D. Stephenson of the Franklin Baptist 
Church.  Pallbearers were Walter Darden, Rudolph Rogers, Douglas Rogers, 
Roland Vaughan, Claude Applewhite, Robert Duncan, Herbert Edwards and Robert 
Vaughan. 


Almeadie Frances (POWELL; Mrs. Walter E.) DARDEN, 
b. 6 Mar 1895*, Isle of Wight Co., d. 10 Jul 1938, at home, Franklin, 
interred in Riverside Cemetery (Episcopal Section, Plot 27*), Courtland, 
   11 Jul 1938, 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Mon., July 11, 1938, p. 6; 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 33, No. 40, Fri., July 15, 1938, p. 4 

*Additional information: 

All in plot are unmarked. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Riverside list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/riverside.txt 

No Find a Grave Memorial 

Her widower's obits ("Tidewater News," Oct. 12 & 19, 1945) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/d635w3ob.txt 

D.Cert. 17282 (Franklin #13) gives daughter of James M. & Sarah Elizabeth 
   (WORRELL) POWELL. 

Her parents, "Jim" James Wellons & "Sallie" Sarah Elizabeth (CARR) POWELL, are 
   buried unmarked in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery, near Windsor. 
   Antioch list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/antioch.txt 
   [not on IWCHS GSSTF report #20] 


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