Southampton-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Darden, William J., 1964 

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WILLIAM JAMES DARDEN

   Carrsville - William James Darden, 54, husband of Mrs. Cora Lee Carr Darden 
died early Thursday in Southampton Memorial Hospital, Franklin, after a brief 
illness.

   A native of Isle of Wight County, he was a son of Moses and Mrs. Mae Pierce 
Darden.*  He was a member of Colosse Baptist Church and Walters Woodman of the 
World Lodge.

   Besides his widow, surviving are a brother, G.T. Darden  of Holland, and 
two sisters, Mrs. Annie Mae Brock and Mrs. Philip Keeter of Carrsville.

   A funeral service was held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in W.J.M. Holland and Sons 
Funeral Home, Franklin, by the Rev. Edwin C. Thornton of Beaver Dam Church and 
the Rev. Donald E. Trump of Colosse Baptist Church.  Burial was in Beaver Dam 
Church Cemetery.

   Pallbearers were Ryland Duck, Bernard Lankford, Peter Bradshaw, Wayland 
Perry, James Carr and Robert Lee.


William James DARDEN, farmer, 
Isle of Wight Co. native, d. 12 Nov 1964, Franklin, age 54, 
interred in Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery**, 14 Nov 1964, 
donated obit, newspaper unknown, Nov. 13, 1964 

**Beaver Dam list (BC-28) - an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/bvrdam.txt 

*His parents were William Henry "Moses" & Ella Mae (PIERCE) DARDEN. 
   They are buried in a DARDEN family cemetery, described as near 
   the corner of Darden Mill Rd. & Joyners Bridge Rd. 
   (Find a Grave Memorials #131056357 & #130993646, respectively) 
   Ella's D.Cert. (4926 {Windsor #1}) gives bu. 4 Jan 1953, 
   "Family Cemetary, Near, Walters, Virginia." 

It may be identical with the Darden family cemetery on Darden Mill Rd., 
   visited by the Isle of Wight County Historical Society (IWCHS) 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force (GSSTF), but whose report - #154 - 
   is not posted (Jun 2020), but no markers visible; reports at: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

William's brother George (1908-1976) is buried in 
   South Quay Baptist Church Cemetery. 
   South Quay list, another extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/squay.txt 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

file at: 
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