Southampton-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Edwards, John A., 1950 

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JOHN ALLEN EDWARDS

   John Allen Edwards, 81, prominent retired farmer of the Unity community, 
died Thursday morning, June 22, at his home near Zuni after a brief illness.

   He was the husband of the late Mrs. Annie Lee Raiford Edwards, who 
preceded him to the grave some years ago.  His parents were the late Richard 
and Mary Lou Lawrence Edwards of this county.  The deceased was a member of 
Tucker's Swamp Baptist Church and of the Woodmen of the World.

   He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Lois Edwards Hann of Zuni; two sons, 
Hoen M. and Talmadge Edwards, also of Zuni; and five grandchildren.

   Funeral services will be held from the late residence on Saturday afternoon 
at 3:30 o'clock, with Rev. George Kissinger of Achilles, Gloucester County, 
officiating, assisted by Rev. L.E. Holzbach of Wakefield.  Interment will be 
in the family cemetery near the home place.

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JOHN A. EDWARDS DIED JUNE 22ND AT HOME  NEAR ZUNI

  John Allen Edwards, 81, well-known retired farmer, died June 22nd after a 
brief illness at his home near Zuni.

  He was the husband of the late Annie Lee Rayford* Edwards and a son of the 
late Richard and Mary Lou Lawrence Edwards, of Southampton County.  He was a 
member of the Tucker Swamp Baptist Church, and also a member of the Woodmen 
of the World.  He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Lois Edwards Hann of Zuni; 
two sons, H.M. and Talmadge Edwards, both of Zuni; five grandchildren and a 
number of nephews.

  Funeral services were held at the home Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock 
with the Rev. George Kissinger of Achilles, assisted by the Rev. L.E. 
Holzbach of Wakefield, officiating.  Burial was in the family plot near Zuni.

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JOHN ALLEN EDWARDS 

   Funeral services for the late John Allen Edwards, 81, who died at his home 
near Zuni on Thursday morning, June 22, after a brief illness, were conducted 
at the residence Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock by Rev. George M. 
Kissinger of Achilles, Gloucester County, assisted by Rev. L.E. Holzbach and 
R.P. Welch.

   Interment was in the family cemetery near the home place, the active 
pallbearers being Dr. E.M. Babb, J.H. Clark, J.T. Faircloth, R.M. Doles, 
Percy Bradshaw, George Watkins, J.F. Clark and Richard Powell.  Honorary 
pallbearers were members of the Men's Bible Class of Tucker's Swamp Baptist 
Church, nephews and friends of the family.

   Mr. Edwards, who was a prominent retired farmer of the Unity section, is 
survived by one daughter, Mrs. Lois Hann; two sons Hoen and Talmadge Edwards; 
five grandchildren, Jean, Mary Lois, Linda Lee, Annie Lee and H.M. Edwards, 
Jr., and four nephews, Richard, Irvin, Aurelius and Edgar Drewry.


John Allen EDWARDS, retired Unity farmer, 
b. 15 Feb 1869, Southampton Co., d. 22 Jun 1950, at home, near Zuni, 
interred in an EDWARDS family cemetery*, Unity Rd., 24 Jun 1950, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), June 23, 1950, p. 1; 
"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 33, No. 5, June 28, 1950; 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), June 30, 1950, p. 17 

*Additional information: 

Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 2 (II-4): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol2.txt 

His wife's maiden named was spelled Raiford.  Her obit ("Tidewater News," 
   June 23, 1939, p. 1), with their marriage record appended, is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/e363a1ob.txt 

Birthdate &c. from D.Cert. #14859 (Jerusalem #2). 


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