Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Knapp, Nellie P. Lowe, 2000 

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NELLIE B. KNAPP 

  Nellie Paige Lowe Barnes Knapp, 91, died Jan. 16, 2000, at Waverly. 

  A native of Southampton County, she was the daughter of the late William 
Selathius [sic; Salathiel] Lowe and Lula Mae [sic; Mason] Raiford Lowe.  A 
birthright member of Corinth Friends Meeting and very active in the Ladies 
Aid Society, she was a community leader, having served as president of the 
PTA, a member of the Ivor Women's Club and worked as a volunteer for the 
Pink Lady Auxiliary at Southampton Memorial Hospital in Franklin. 

  She was the wife of the late Robert Herman Barnes, and for a short while a 
member of Millfield Baptist Church along with her husband, the late Russell C. 
"Buck" Knapp. 

  Predeceased by her son, Joseph Herman Bates [sic; Barnes], she is survived 
by her daughters, Kathleen B. Pulley, the widow of Marvin Pulley, of Surprise, 
Ariz., Ann B. Parks and her husband, Ronald Worth Parks of Jamestown, N.C.; 
beloved daughter-in-law, Edith Harris Barnes, the widow of Joe Barnes; 
stepson, Russell C. Knapp and his wife, Grace, and their children; 
stepdaughter, Marie K. Zimmerman and her husband, John, and their children, 
and Debbie K. Dameron; grandchildren, Bruce Pulley and his wife, Sheri, Mark 
Pulley and his wife, Karen, Danni Paige Pulley, Jacque P. Warren and her 
husband, Bryan, David E. Barnes, Dennis S. Barnes and his wife, Sharon, Joann 
P. Gibson, C. Daniel Parks and Julia C. Parks; six great-grandchildren; her 
brother, Jesse Lowe and his wife, Catherine; and several nieces and nephews. 

  A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Corinth Friends Meeting 
with Hugh Spaulding officiating.  Burial will be in Ivor Cemetery.  The family 
will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today in Purviance Funeral Home, 
Wakefield.  Memorial donations may be made to Ivor Volunteer Rescue Squad or 
Corinth Friends Meeting, 13494 Corinth Road, Ivor, VA 23866. 


Nellie Paige (LOWE BARNES; Mrs. Russell C. "Buck") KNAPP, 
b. 14 Mar 1908, Southampton Co., d. 16 Jan 2000, Waverly, 
interred in Ivor Cemetery*, 14 Jan 2000, 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Jan. 18, 2000, p. B9 

*Buried with her first husband; son Joseph Herman BARNES also buried there. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Ivor list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/ivor.txt 

Herman was her adopted first cousin, once removed. 

His obit ("Tidewater News," Apr. 23, 1970), 
   with their marriage records appended, is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b652r4ob.txt 

Her second husband is buried with his first wife in Rosewood Cemetery, 
   Virginia Beach.  (Find a Grave Mem. #172709478) 


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/k510n1ob.txt