Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Felts, Bernice E., 1932 

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DEATH OF MISS BERNICE FELTS 

  Funeral services for Miss Bernice Felts, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B.E. 
Felts, who died Sunday night at the Protestant Hospital, Norfolk, were held 
from the home of her parents at Branchville Tuesday afternoon with interment 
in Beechwood Cemetery, Boykins. 

  Rev. Frank B. Handley, her former pastor, conducted the services, assisted 
by Rev. R.L. Haga of Boykins and Rev. L.E. Dailey of Newsoms.  Favorite hymns 
were sung, and a duet was given at the grave by Mrs. H.M. Purviance and Mrs. 
A.M. Williams. 

  Miss Felts had been a student nurse at the Protestant for about 18 months 
and her future career as an efficient nurse was evidenced by her ardent 
service, unusually high graces, friendly contacts with all patients and her 
great popularity. 

  Mr. Handley's impressive talk concerning the life and Christian service of 
Miss Felts was appealing as he spoke of her many Christian graces including 
her cheerful disposition, her tact for making friends and faithfulness to all 
phases of church work. 

  The esteem in which she was held was shown by the unstinted services and 
attention she received from the hospital physicians, graduate and student 
nurses, and the Superintendent, Miss Brickhouse.  The community keenly feels 
the loss at the going of this young life and the sympathy of everyone is 
extended the family. 

  The active pallbearers were: Linton Grizzard, Kent Miles, Thomas Boothe, 
Samuel Beale, Paul Jordan Garris and Roy Simmons.  The honorary bearers were 
seven nurses from the hospital, members of the Young Woman's Auxiliary of 
Branchville and her cousins. 

  The funeral was largely attended and the floral designs were many and 
beautiful.  She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B.E. Felts, two 
sisters, Mrs. George C. Cabell, Jr, of Newsoms, and Mrs. George Brooks of 
Portsmouth; two brothers, Eddie Felts and Robert Felts of Branchville. 


Bernice Elise FELTS, of Branchville, student nurse, 
b. 18 Sep 1909, Boykins, suicide 1 May 1932, Norfolk, 
interred in Beechwood Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 199*), Boykins, 3 May 1932, 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 27, No. 30, Fri., May 6, 1932, p. 8 

*Her parents are buried in the same plot. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Beechwood list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/beechwd.txt 

No Find a Grave Memorial 

D.Cert. 10230 (Norfolk #627) 


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