Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Howard, Virginia A. Pope, 1949 

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VIRGINIA POPE HOWARD 

   Mrs. Virginia Pope Howard, 74, widow of Richard Howard, died at her home 
in Newsoms on Thursday afternoon, December 29, after a short illness.  

   Mrs. Howard was the daughter of the late Russell Putnam and Betty Thomas 
Harris Pope of Southampton County, and was a member of the Newsoms Methodist 
Church.

   She is survived by a niece, Mrs. Virginia C. Shumway of Long Beach, Calif.; 
and three nephews, Newit Edward Cabell of Newsoms, George C. Cabell of 
Norfolk; and Sheridan Cabell of Boykins.

   Funeral rites were conducted from the home on Saturday afternoon at two 
o'clock by Rev. F.L. Baker of Richmond, a former pastor, assisted by Rev. R.B. 
Moore and Rev. R.L. Chadwick, both of Newsoms.  Burial was in the Newsoms 
cemetery, active pallbearers being Abner Pope of Norfolk, James T. Gillette, 
Sr., of Courtland, John M. Britt of Boykins, Dr. J.J. Grizzard of Branchville, 
and James D. Darden, E. Beale Carter, R.B. Story, Jr., and John B. Darden.


Virginia Ann (POPE; Mrs. Richard) HOWARD, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 29 Dec 1949, at home, Newsoms, age 74, 
interred in Hollywood Cemetery*, Newsoms, 31 Dec 1949, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Jan. 6, 1950, p. 6 

*Her parents are also buried there. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Hollywood list (N-41&51): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/hollywd.txt 

Her husband's obit ("Tidewater News," Jan. 3, 1941, p. 5) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/h630r2ob.txt 


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