Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Darden, Pattie Watkins, 1943 

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PATTIE WATKINS DARDEN

   Mrs. Pattie Watkins Darden, aged 70*, well-known resident of Franklin, died 
Monday after an illness of a few hours.

   Mrs. Darden was the widow of Robert Eley Darden of Franklin and daughter of 
the late D.W.* and Rebecca Moore Watkins of Southampton County.  Surviving her 
are three daughters, Mrs. Rebecca Darden Stone of Suffren, N.Y.; Mrs. Pattie 
Lee Darden Worth of Mahwah, N.J.; Miss Mary Watkins Darden of Norfolk; one 
son, Robert E. Darden, Jr. of Orangeburg, S.C.; one sister, Mrs. Mary Watkins 
Kase of Raleigh, N.C.; one brother, George Watkins, of Franklin, and one 
grandchild.

   Services were conducted Wednesday morning at 11 o’clock in the Franklin 
Baptist Church by the pastor, the Rev. R.D. Stephenson.  Organist Hal J. Lyon 
assisted with the musical portion of the service, and Joel C. Holland sang 
"Just As I Am."

   Interment was made in Poplar Spring Cemetery, a pall of white 
chrysanthemums, red roses and maidenhair fern being used.  Pallbearers were 
C.C. Vaughan, 3rd, P.R. Camp. Ellsworth Jones, Hugh D. Camp, J. Fenton 
Matthews, Dr. J.P. Broaddus, J. Edgar Weede and R.H. Allen.


Pattie (WATKINS; Mrs. Robert E.) DARDEN, of Franklin, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 25 Oct 1943, age ca. 70*, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 1, Plot 33**), Franklin, 
   27 Oct 1943, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Oct. 29, 1943, p. 5 

**Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar1.txt 

*Additional information: 

Her father's middle initial varies in the records- 

Darden W. Watkins, 27, single, b. Isle of Wight Co., Va., 
   res. Southampton Co., Va., sn/o Dempsey L. Watkins, Farmer 
Rebecca Moore, 17, single, b. & res. Southampton Co., Va., 
   dt/o Harrison D. Moore & Elizabeth his wife 
m.lic. 17 May 1866, by clerk L.R. Edwards 
m. May, Isle of Wight Co. 
(Southampton Co. MB1A:127) 

Darden J. Watkins, 27, single, b. Isle of Wight, res. Southampton Co., 
   sn/o Dempsey L. Watkins, Farmer 
Rebecca Moore, 17, single, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
   dt/o Harrison D. Moore & Elizabeth 
m. 22 May 1866, Southampton Co. 
(Southampton Co. M.Reg. p. 18 #71) 

1870 Census, Jerusalem Twp., Southampton Co., VA (dwl/fam 9) gives 
   farmer D.J. Watkins, 33; Rebecca, 19; Eliza H., 3; Robert E.L., 1; 
   Vesuvia Moore, 23.  Image at:  
   http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/census/1870/0224b.gif 

Pattie's marriage record not found in Southampton Co. records. 

The cemetery list gives b. 18 Sep 1875, which does not agree with age 70, 
   as given above; however, the 1880 Census (e.d. 103, p. 10) gives age 7- 
   which would agree with age above. 


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and re-formatted by File Manager. 

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