Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Grizzard, Cola T., 1950 

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COLA THOMAS GRIZZARD

   Funeral services for Cola Thomas Grizzard of New York City, son of the 
late C.L. Grizzard, former Sheriff of Southampton County, were held at the 
graveside in Courtland Cemetery at two o'clock Friday afternoon, with Rev. 
Otis L. Gilliam officiating.

   Mr. Grizzard died in New York City on Tuesday, January 24, after a brief 
illness.

   He is survived by three brothers, John Lee Grizzard of Charlotte, N.C., 
Joseph Franklin Grizzard of Langley Field, and David T. Grizzard of Norfolk; 
his stepmother, Mrs. Fannie Bell Grizzard of Courtland; and by several nieces 
and nephews.

   Active pallbearers at the funeral on Friday were W. Booker Smith, P.T. 
Person, Raymond Vick, William A. Bell, Burton McLemore and Raymond Etheridge.


Cola Thomas GRIZZARD, of New York City, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 23 Jan 1950, New York City, 
interred in Riverside Cemetery (Episcopal Section, Plot 24*), Courtland, 
   23 Jan 1950, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Feb. 3, 1950, p. 8 

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

His father's obit ("Tidewater News," Sep. 23, 1921, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/g626c1ob.txt 


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