Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Holcombe, Gabriella Lankford, 1973 

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GABRIELLA LANKFORD TURNER HOLCOMBE 

  A funeral service for Mrs. Gabie Lankford Holcombe, 83, of Hunterdale Rd. 
was held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in W.J.M. Holland and Sons Funeral Home by the 
Rev. R.E. Brittle and the Rev. Rudolph Kidd.

  Burial was in the Holcombe family cemetery.

  Pallbearers were Edgar Blythe, Harvey Lankford, Jr., Norman G. Lankford, 
Ashley Lankford, Lee Moorman White, Wesley Wills, Herman Cobb and Johnny Ford.

  Mrs. Holcombe died Saturday in a Chesapeake convalescent home.

  A native of Southampton County, she was a daughter of Andrew G. and Mrs. 
Indiana Drake Lankford and the widow of Clifton James Holcombe.

  She was a member of Nottaway Chapel United Methodist Church.

  Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Stockton E. Wright of Smithfield, Mrs. 
L.B. Brittle, Mrs. R.H. Bradshaw Jr., Mrs.  J. Clifton Barnes, and Mrs. 
Joseph Simone of Franklin; three sons, J. Braxton Holcombe of Courtlalnd, 
Marvin A. Holcombe of Philadelphia, and C.J. Holcombe Jr. of Suffolk; two 
brothers, Harvey A. Lankford and Vincent C. Lankford, both of Franklin; 
nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.


Gabriella "Gabie" (LANKFORD TURNER; Mrs. Clifton J.) HOLCOMBE, 
b. 6 Aug 1889, Southampton Co., d. 6 Jan 1973, Chesapeake, 
interred in the HOLCOMBE family cemetery*, Story Station Rd., 
   3 Jan 1973, 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Jan. 11, 1973, p. A-4 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 2 (II-20); file at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol2.txt 

Her husband's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Feb. 8, 1959, p. 16) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/h425c1ob.txt 

Her parents are buried in a LANKFORD family cemetery, on Sedley Rd. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 5 (V-15); file at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol5.txt 

Her mother was accidentally shot & killed 7 Dec 1933, by her great-nephew 
   Guy EDWARDS.  An article ("Richmond Times-Dispatch," May 16, 1935) on 
   his acquital is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/news/19350516td.txt 


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

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/h425g1ob.txt