Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Edwards, Bernice Lee Branch, 1918 

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BERNICE LEE BRANCH EDWARDS

MRS. BERNICE LEE EDWARDS

   Mrs. Bernice Lee Edwards, wife of Mr. Bennett Edwards, died at her home 
near Courtland October 15, 1918, in her 35th year.  She was the daughter of 
the late Alexander Branch and Mrs. Susie S. Branch of Franklin, who survives 
her.  She is also survived by three sisters, Mrs. Mattie Screws and Mrs. F.L. 
Whitley of Franklin and Mrs. L.B. Edwards of Sedley, who is also very ill at 
this time, and she was the sister of the late Mrs. G.M. Gray of Franklin, whom 
she survived only one week; three brothers, R.C., G.W. and W.M. Branch, all of 
Franklin; her husband and seven children, the oldest being fourteen years and 
the youngest only 5 months. 

   She was a loving, energetic-wife and was always bright and cheerful in her 
humble home, and was beloved by all who know her.  She was a good Christian 
mother and a member of Black Creek Baptist church. 

   Interment was made in Riverside cemetery, Courtland, with services at the 
grave by Rev. W.L. Burks, and her favorite hymns were sung, "Fade, Fade, Ye 
Earthly Light" and "Nearer My God to Thee", by the Methodist choir of 
Courtland. 

   The pallbearers were; L.L. Manry, Jr., E.F. Gray, B.G. Carr, F.L. Whitley, 
Mr. Pollard and Mr. Buck Edwards. 

   Many friends and relatives were present to pay their last tribute of 
respect to her memory and by the many beautiful floral tributes which were 
placed on the grave. 


Bernice Lee (BRANCH; Mrs. Bennett L. Sr.) EDWARDS, 
d. 15 Oct 1918, at home, near Courtland, age 35, 
interred in Riverside Cemetery (Section I, Plot 8*), Courtland, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Oct. 18, 1918, p. 1 

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

Her mother is buried in Poplar Spring Cemetery, Franklin - Section 1, Plot 31. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar1.txt 

Additional information: 

Bennett L. Edwards, 31, s, So.Co., 
   s/o Newitt G. and Elizabeth Screws Edwards, Farmer 
m. 12-03-1902 Bride’s Father’s Residence, So.Co., Va. by Rev. C.E. Watts 
Bernice Branch, 19, s, So.Co., 
   d/o Alexander and Susan S. Bradshaw Branch 
(Southampton Co. MB11:125; transcribed & annotated by Bruce Saunders: 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/vitals/mb11pt.txt) 


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

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