Southampton-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Lowe, James I. Jr., 1937 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ JAMES IVEA LOWE, JR. JAMES I. LOWE James I. Lowe, 72, resident of Sedley and Suffolk, died suddenly in the garden of his sister, Mrs. Richard Johnson, Tuesday morning near Sedley. Mr. Lowe is survived by his wife, Mrs. Martha Lowe; three sons, Dawson [sic; Doulson], Burnley and William Lowe, of Suffolk; six daughters, Miss Thelma Lowe, Mrs. C.B. Beaton, and Mrs. Joe Snoots [sic; Snook], of Suffolk; Mrs. W.T. Joyner of Courtland; Mrs. Raymond Brock of Windsor, and Mrs. Willie Joyner of Suffolk. Funeral services were conducted yesterday (Thursday) afternoon at the grave on the Richard Johnson place near Sedley at 3 o'clock by the Rev. J.A. Stanfield. "Jimmie" James Ivea LOWE, Jr., of Sedley & Suffolk, retired farmer, b. 18 Sep 1865, Southampton Co., d. 21 Sep 1937, near Sedley, interred in the GAY family cemetery*, Unity Rd., 23 Sep 1937, "Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 32, No. 51, Fri., Sep. 24, 1937, p. 4 *Additional information: Located on Unity Rd. (Rt. 603), between Drake Rd. (Rt. 638) and Mission Church Rd. (Rt. 631). Southampton County Historical Society, Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 7 (VII-20): http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol7.txt James was the son of James I. LOWE & Virginia D. BRADSHAW, who m. 28 Mar 1854. (Southampton Co. M.Reg. p. 1 #19) D.Cert. 30692 (B&I #31) gives son of James Ivory LOWE & Virginia Drew HOLT. He 1m. Sarah Elizabeth BRADSHAW (b. 1872), d/o William J. & Susan (MANGUM) BRADSHAW, 21 Jan 1892. (Southampton Co. MB7:364): http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/vitals/mb07pt.txt He 2m. Martha J. BUNCH, d/o James & Martha BUNCH, 23 Dec 1903. (Southampton Co. Marriage Book 11:432) http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/vitals/mb11pt.txt His widow 2m. widower Percy Milton SNOOK in 1939. Martha (1887 - 1956) is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk - Block B, Lot 56. Cedar Hill list, an extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_s.txt James & Martha's daughter Bertha (1919 - 1955) 1m. Percy's son "Joe" SNOOK. Divorced, she 2m. William R. OUTLAW. William & Bertha, and her brother Doulson (1906 - 1992) are buried in Holly Lawn Cemetery, Suffolk. Holly Lawn list, another extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/hollyln.txt Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by William J. DelMonte (jazzzybill@yahoo.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/l000j3ob.txt