Southampton County-Roanoke City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Ellis, Gertrude E. Holland, 1939 

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GERTRUDE E. HOLLAND ELLIS

   Mrs. Gertrude Holland Ellis, a former resident of Franklin and a native of 
Southampton County, died at her home in Roanoke last Friday morning after a 
brief illness.  Mrs. Ellis was the daughter of the late Francis Marion and 
Virginia Lewis Holland.  Surviving her is a sister, Mrs. R.H. Cobb, of 
Franklin, and the following nieces: Mr. W.A. Moyler, Mrs. R.I. Beale and Mrs. 
R.J. Howell of Franklin; Mrs. W.W. Miller of Johnson City, Tenn.

   Mrs. Ellis’ body arrived in Franklin Saturday morning.  Services were held 
at the grave in Poplar Spring Cemetery here, conducted by the Rev. Mr. Berkley 
of Roanoke, assisted by the Rev. R.D. Stephenson of Franklin Baptist Church 
and the Rev. B.B. Bland of High Street Methodist Church, at 4 o’clock Saturday 
afternoon.

   Pallbearers were R.J. Howell, Jas. I. Beale, J. Edward Moyler, Dr. Beaman 
Story, Dr. W.E. Snipes, Jr., C.J. Edwards, L.R. Jones and R.A. Pretlow.


Gertrude E. (HOLLAND; Mrs. Joseph R.) ELLIS, formerly of Franklin, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 7 Jul 1939, at home, Roanoke, age 72, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 1, Plot 91B*), Franklin, 
   8 Jul 1939, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), July 14, 1939, p. 5 

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

Her marriage is not found in the Southampton Co. records. 


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