Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Gay, Annie L. Gardner, 1933 

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ANNIE LEE GARDNER GAY

   Mrs. Annie Lee Gay, wife of Joe Bynum Gay, died at her home in Fourth 
Avenue Tuesday night after an illness of about two weeks.  Mrs. Gay was the 
daughter of Captain A.L. Gardner and the late Mrs. Bettie Lee Gardner of this 
town, and was born in Franklin June 3, 1876.  She is survived by her husband; 
one son, Joe Bynum Gay, Jr., and a grandson, Joe Bynum Gay, 3rd; by her father 
and stepmother; a sister, Mrs. W.H. Pierce of Danville; a half-sister, Dr. 
Emily Gardner of Richmond and a half-brother, Rev. E. Norfleet Gardner of 
Dunn, N.C.  An only brother, A.L. Gardner, Jr., died number of years ago, and 
she leaves a large and prominent family connection here and throughout this 
section of the State.

   Mrs. Gay, who was an alumna of Elon College, was a woman of varied and 
useful activities, numbering a wide circle of friends.  She was especially 
interested in the work of her church and of the Christian denomination 
generally as an active member of the Franklin Christian Church and as Vice 
President of the Ladies Aid Society of the church.  She was President of the 
Eastern Virginia Woman’s Missionary Conference, and had held other important 
offices in the work of the missionary organizations of the church.  She was a 
charter member of the Franklin Book Club, a member of Agnes Lee Chapter 
Daughters of the Confederacy, and of Constantia Chapter Daughters of the 
American Revolution of Suffolk.

   Funeral services were held from the Franklin Christian Church yesterday 
afternoon at 3 o’clock in the presence of an unusually large assemblage of 
friends, including many from Suffolk, Norfolk and other places.  The service 
was directed by Dr. Elwood W. Jones, pastor of the church, assisted by two of 
its former pastors, Dr. C.H. Rowland of Greensboro, N.C., and Rev. N.G. Newman 
of Holy Neck; Dr. L.E. Smith, president of Elon and the Rev. R. D. Stephenson 
of the Franklin Baptist Church.  Hymns sung by the church choir included, "The 
Church’s One Foundation" and "Nearer My God to Thee."  Interment was made in 
Poplar Spring Cemetery.

   Active pallbearers were: J.F. Bryant, Jr., C.C. Vaughan, 3rd, W.O. Bristow, 
P.A. Jones, J.A. Williams, L. Pretlow Holland and John P. Lee of Suffolk and 
Geo. H. Parker.


Annie Lee (GARDNER; Mrs. Josiah "Joe" B. Sr.) GAY, civic leader, 
b. 3 Jun 1876, Franklin, d. 7 Mar 1933, at home, Franklin, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 1, Plot 5*), Franklin, 9 Mar 1933, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Mar. 10, 1933 

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

Additional information: 

Josiah Bynum Gay, 26, s, So.Co., So.Co., 
   s/o Littleton Allen and Elizabeth Rosa Bryant Gay, Merchant 
m. 04-27-1899 Franklin, Va. by Rev. N.G. Newman 
Annie Lee Gardner, 23, s, So.Co., So.Co., 
   d/o Abraham Littleton Jr. and Elizabeth Judson Lee Gardner 
(Southampton Co. MB9:547; transcribed & annotated by Bruce Saunders: 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/vitals/mb09pt.txt) 

Her husband's obit ("Tidewater News," Jan. 3, 1947, p. 1) is posted at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/g000j5ob.txt 

Her father's obit ("Tidewater News," Sep. 22, 1933, p. 1) is posted at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/g635a3ob.txt 

Her brother's obit ("Tidewater News," Oct. 25, 1918, p. 1) is posted at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/g635a2ob.txt 


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