Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Gardner, A. Elizabeth Cobb, 1942 

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ALICE ELIZABETH COBB GARDNER

   Mrs. Alice Elizabeth Cobb Gardner, 76, a resident of Franklin and widow of 
the late Alamanda Gardner, died at the home of Mrs. A.S. Johnson Wednesday 
night of last week, after a brief illness.  She was the daughter of the late 
Julia Beale and William Cobb of Southampton County.  Mrs. Gardner was a 
consistent member of the Franklin Congregational Christian Church, from which 
the funeral services were held at 2 o’clock last Friday afternoon by her 
pastor, Dr. Elwood W. Jones, assisted by the Rev. H.G. Councill, Jr., of 
Portsmouth.  During the services the choir sang "Rock of Ages" and "Abide with 
Me."  The casket was covered with a pall of lilies, white carnations and fern. 
There were many other floral tributes.

   Her only son, Shelton Cobb Gardner, died in 1923*, while a law student at 
the University of Virginia.  Surviving are two stepsons, Solomon Gardner of 
Franklin and Robert Gardner of Smithfield, and Mrs. Janie Boyette of Suffolk; 
five step-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.

   Pallbearers were Jesse McClenny, J. Edgar Weede, W.T. Pace, Jr., J. Edward 
Moyler, Dr. Ashley Cutchin, Leigh Johnson and H.G. and R.C. Councill. 
Interment was in Poplar Spring Cemetery here.


[Alice Elizabeth "Bettie" (COBB; Mrs. Alamanda*) GARDNER, of Franklin, 
 d. 21 Jan 1942, age 76, 
 interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 2, Plot 74B**), Franklin, 
    23 Jan 1942, 
 "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Jan. 30, 1942] 

[*marriage record: 
 Alamanda Gardner, 52, w, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
    s/o Lawrence and Elizabeth Holland Gardner, Farmer
 m. 08-11-1897 Southampton Co., Va. by Rev. J.E. Jones
 Elizabeth "Bettie" A. Cobb, 31, s, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
    d/o William and Julian Cobb
 (Southampton Co. Marriage Book 9, p. 200; transcribed by Bruce Saunders). 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/vitals/mb09pt.txt 

 Son Shelton's obit appears at: 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/g635s1ob.txt

 Her husband 1m. Bettie's older sister: 
 Almanda Gardner, 40, s, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
    s/o Lawrence and Elizabeth Gardner, Farmer
 m. 02-16-1886 at residence of B.J. Gray, Southampton Co., 
   by Jno. O. Moss, M.E. Church South 
 Julia W. Cobb, 17, s, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
    d/o William and Julia Cobb
 m.lic. 02-12-1886, by clerk J.B. Prince 
 (Southampton Co. Marriage Book 5, p. 547; transcribed by Matt Harris) 
  - the Southampton Project of the Brantley Family Association's index, 
    by Janet Campbell, of Kennesaw, GA, understandably rendered 
    "Almanda" as "Alexander": 
    http://www.brantleyassociation.com/southampton_project/index/Mar%20Bk%205%20Idx.pdf] 

[**Southampton County Historical Society, Cemetery Project, Poplar Spring: 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar2.txt] 

Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
William J. DelMonte (JazzyBill@aol.com) and 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/g635e3ob.txt