Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Darden, Sallie Summerell, 1920 

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SALLIE S. SUMMERELL DARDEN

MRS. SIDNEY A. DARDEN

   Mrs. S.A. Darden, the beloved wife of Mr. Sidney A. Darden, died at 
"Beechwood" her home in Southampton county on Wednesday morning, May 5th, 
1920.  Mrs. Darden, before marriage, was Miss Sallie S. Summerell, daughter 
of Dr. William H. Summerell and Marguerite Eleanor Pretlow, his wife, and 
niece of the late Jordan Denson Pretlow.  Losing her parents early in 
girlhood, she had spent practically all of her life at "Beechwood" the home 
of her grandparents.  She was married to Mr. Sidney A. Darden June 1, 1910. 
After this as before, the gracious hospitality of the old home remained the 
same and has continued to be the happy gathering place for relatives and 
friends.  Her simple graciousness and sympathetic charm endeared her to all 
classes, including her faithful servants.  She was active in her household 
until her last brief illness.  Her death came as a shock to the community as 
well as to her loved ones.  A devout communicant of the Methodist Episcopal 
church, she will be greatly missed.  Interment was made in the family burying 
ground at "Beechwood" 


Sallie S. (SUMMERELL; Mrs. Sidney A.) DARDEN, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 5 May 1920, at home, "Beechwood" estate, 
interred in "Jerico" ("Beechwood") Cemetery, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), May 14, 1920, p. 8 

*Additional information: 

"Beechwood" was the ancestral home of the PRETLOW family. 
   Her parents & uncle Jordan D. PRETLOW are also buried there. 
   The estate has been renamed "Jerico." 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 3 (III-44 & -43): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol3.txt 

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

He is buried with his second wife in a BAIN family cemetery, on Ivor Rd. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (I-29): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol1.txt 


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