Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Darden, Hunter, 1977 

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HUNTER DARDEN

   Hunter Darden, 83*, died Friday morning in his home.  A native of 
Southampton County, he was the husband of Mrs. Sallie Lankford Darden.  He was 
a retired farmer.  He was a lifelong member of Sycamore Baptist Church and 
charter member of Forks of the River Ruritan Club.  Other survivors include 
two daughters, Mrs. Louise Vaughan and Mrs. Dorothy Cotton, and four sons, 
Hunter Darden, Jr., Harvey Darden, Thomas Irvin Darden, and Charles Darden, 
all of Franklin; a sister, Mrs. Annie Louise Cotton, and a brother, Theon A. 
Darden, also of Franklin; 12 grandchildren; and 5 great-grandchildren.  A 
funeral will be in Poplar Spring Cemetery with Wright Funeral Home in charge.

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FRANKLIN - A funeral service was held for Hunter Darden Sr., 83, Sunday at 
3 p.m. in his home by the Rev. William LaWall and Dr. Ira Hudgins.  Wright 
Funeral Home and charge.  Pallbearers were his grandsons; Hunter Darden, III, 
R. Darden, Harvey Darden, Jr., Charles Burney Darden, Michael Darden, Russell 
D. Cotton, Preston Cotton and Aubrey Lankford.  Darden died in his home 
Friday.  He was a lifelong member of Sycamore Baptist Church and a charter 
member of Forks of the River Ruritan Club.  A native of Southampton County, he 
is survived by his wife Sally Lankford Darden.  He is also survived by two 
daughters, Louise D. Vaughan and Dorothy D. Cotton of Franklin; four sons, 
Hunter Darden, Jr., Thomas Irvin Darden, Harvey Darden, and Charles B. Darden, 
all of Franklin; one brother Theon A. Darden of Franklin; one sister Mrs. 
Annie Laurie Cotton of Franklin.  Other survivors include 12 grandchildren and 
five great-grandchildren.


Hunter DARDEN {Sr.}, retired farmer, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 22 Apr 1977, at home, age 82, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Annex 3, Section B, Plot 84*), Franklin, 
donated obits, newspapers unknown 

*First obit gave age 82; changed to 83, based on dates from gravemarker - 
    16 Mar 1894 - 22 Apr 1977. 
 Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project,
    Poplar Spring list:
    http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx3.txt] 

His widow's obit is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/d635s2ob.txt 

His father's obit is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/d635t1ob.txt 

His mother's: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/d635l4ob.txt 

His parents are buried in Sycamore Baptist Church Cemetery - Row 3, Plot 24; 
   his in-laws are in adjacent Plot 25. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 4 (IV-36):
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol4.txt 


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