Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Harrison, Asbury H., 1926 

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ASBURY H. HARRISON 

The town was saddened last Friday when news reached here of the death 
of Asbury Harrison, one of our prominent citizens, who died in Norfolk, 
having gone there for medical treatment.  He is survived by his widow, 
two sons, Grover of Zuni, Nurney of Portsmouth, and seven daughters, 
Mrs. Bennie Worrell* of Zuni, Mrs. Clarence Harrell, Mrs. Deans, and 
Miss Le Clara Harrison of Portsmouth, Mrs. H.K. Lee, Mrs. Travers and 
Miss Oakley Harrison of Norfolk.  The body was brought to Tucker's Swamp 
Baptist Church Sunday afternoon where his funeral was conducted by Rev. 
W.M. Hall, pastor of Ivor Baptist Church, of which the deceased was a member, 
assisted by Rev. B.K. Emurian of Suffolk, pastor of the Presbyterian Church 
at Zuni.  Interment was made in the church cemetery.  Active pallbearers 
were: L.C. Pulley, E. Jerome Raiford, Herbert Branch, L.T. Saunders, E.H. 
Stephenson and A.B. Clayton.


Asbury H. HARRISON, of Ivor, retired farmer, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 19 Feb 1926, Norfolk, 
interred in Tucker Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery*, 21 Feb 1926, 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Fri., Feb. 26, 1926, p. 1 

*Additional information: 

should read Mrs. Willie Worrell.  Asbury's daughter Mamie Belle m. 1912 
   William J. WORRELL (Southampton Co. MB14:494).  Willie's bro "Bennie" 
   m. Julia HORNE.  All are buried at Tucker Swamp. 

Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Tucker Swamp list (TS-20): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/tckrswp.txt 

Photos of his gravestone & family plot - added by Martha Fontaine Byrum, 
   Betty Parrish Waterfield & SWF - are posted with Find a Grave Memorial 
   #202281986. 

D.Cert. 4387 (Norfolk #270) 

His widow's (donated, 1936) obit is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/h625m4ob.txt 

Their daughter Hattie Marie m. 1921 (Norfolk) Julius Craig DEANS. 


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/h625a3ob.txt