Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Fiers, Richmond T., 1921 

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RICHMOND THOMAS FIERS

   On January 28th as the sun passed the meridian of day and hastened rapidly 
to the its place of rest, so sank the body to the earth and the soul of one 
who had long been one of the most conspicious figures in Southampton county, 
Richmond T. Fiers, winged its flight to God.  The subject of this sketch was 
born in this county, June 20, 1850, and died in Lakeview Hospital Suffolk, 
January 28th 1921, at one p.m.

   He was the son of Elvin R. and Amorette Bryant Fiers, of large means and 
wide reputation.  When 22 years of age on the 28th day of February he was 
married to one of the most charming young women of his neighborhood or of this 
State, Miss Nannie L. Thorp.  Of this union there were born the following 
children; Mrs. W.E. Moore of Pocomoke City, Md.; Mrs. F.E. Everett of Windsor, 
Va.; Mrs. K.R. Bishop of Handsom; Mrs. C.E. Wilhoit of Charlottesville; Mr. 
Elvin L. Fiers of Sunbeam, and Mrs. Bruce Brittingham of Portsmouth, the last 
named preceding him to the Great Beyond by several years.  Is whole life was 
spent in his native county where he engaged in the mercantile business until 
he finally settled down on his farm and devoted the balance of his days to the 
tilling of the soil.

   Mr. Fiers was widely known as was attested by the large concourse of 
friends who gathered to pay their last tribute of respect to their departed 
friend.

   His body was brought to Handsom Sunday morning, the 30th, and carried to 
New Hope Church where his funeral was conducted by his pastor, Rev. C.H. Kidd, 
and his mortal remains were laid to rest in the graveyard near by on the old 
former Fiers plantation to await the resurrection of mankind.

   He was buried with Masonic honors, having been a Mason for 47 years and the 
third oldest Mason in the county.  His active pallbearers were J.T. Bryant, 
V.K. Daughtrey, Dr. S.J. Railey, J.Y. Stephenson, J.D. Carter, L.M. Miles, 
E.F. Drake, T.E. Bryant and L.L. Bryant; honorary, Dr. W.B. Barham, Gen. C.C. 
Vaughan, N. Lee Story, B. Ferguson, John Railey, S.L. Bryant, E.S. Eley, C.F. 
Whitfield, J.T. Bradshaw, L.L. Manry, W.V. Simmons, J.H. Hedgepeth, T.A. 
Bishop, J.T. Carter, J.F. Bishop, W.E. Beale, W.H. Jenkins, J.A. Oberry, S.R. 
Nicholson, J.R. Gilliam, Alex. Drake, R.T. Barnes and Dr. B.A. Pope.

   It is useless to say that a figure so familiar as he in the Sunbeam 
neighborhood where he spent his latter days will be missed by young and old, 
white and black.  To his faithful wife, and mourning children we would but 
remind them of Christ’s words as found in the 14th chapter of St. John’s 
Gospel which brings to us light in the time of darkness, hope in the time of 
despair, life in the face of death, and happiness in the hour of sorrow.


Richmond Thomas FIERS, merchant and farmer, 
b. 20 Jun 1850, Southampton Co., d. 28 Jan 1921, Suffolk, 
interred in the FIERS family cemetery*, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Feb. 4, 1921, p. 1 

*Marked in Mt. Horeb Methodist Church Cemetery, Sunbeam Rd. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 2 (II-10): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol2.txt 

D.Cert. 1307 (Suffolk #21) gives bu. Mt. Horeb Church, So.Co. 

His marriage record - 

Richmond T. Fires, 21, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
   sn/o Elvin R. & Amorette his wife, Farmer 
Annie Louisa Thorp, 21, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
   dt/o Louis/Lewis & Caroline Thorp 
m.lic. 5 Dec 1871 by deputy clerk James R. Tyler; 
   certificate signed by Richmond T. Fiers 
m. 28 Feb 1871, by Wm. B. R?? [indexed Rewgie] 
(Southampton Co. MB1A:477; M.Reg. 1853-72, p. 44 #107) 


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