Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries...... Lowe, Lula M. Raiford, 1962 

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MRS. LULA R. LOWE 

  IVOR - Mrs. Lula Raiford Lowe, 82, died Sunday at 3 p.m. in a Petersburg 
nursing home after a short illness. 

  A native of Southampton County, she was a daughter of Henry and Mrs. Martha 
E. Raiford and widow of William S. Lowe.  She was a member of Corinth Friends 
Meeting. 

  She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Roy R. Bradshaw of Franklin, Mrs. 
R. Herman Barnes of Ivor and Mrs. John H. Hill of Norfolk; four sons, William 
K. Lowe of Courtland, Russell L. Lowe of Wakefield. Marshall T. Lowe and 
Jesse L. Lowe of Ivor; a sister, Mrs. Mollie R. Powell of Franklin; 17 
grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. 

  A funeral service was conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Corinth Friends 
Meetinghouse by Rev. James A. Coney.  Burial was in the Lowe family cemetery 
near Ivor. 


Lula Mason (RAIFORD; Mrs. "Bill" William Salathiel) LOWE, 
b. 20 Sep 1879, Southampton Co., d. 8 Jul 1962, Petersburg, 
interred in the LOWE family cemetery*, Corinth Rd., 
   10 Jul 1962, 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 57, No. 70, Thurs., July 12, 1962, 
   Sect. 2, p. 4 

*Additional information: 

Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 9 (IX-36): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol9.txt 

Photos of her gravestone - added by Speaker For The Dead & Cathy Whitaker - 
   are posted with Find a Grave Memorial #6760009. 

D.Cert. 18336 (Petersburg #312) 

Her parents are buried in the RAIFORD-MUNFORD family cemetery, 
   off Appleton Rd. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 8 (VIII-8): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol8.txt 

Her father (1845 - 1909) was a Confederate veteran, having served as a private 
   in Co. A, 18th Battalion VA Heavy Artillery.  In the Richmond defenses for 
   most of the war, he eluded captured at Sailor's Creek, and was paroled at 
   Appomattox C.H.  His widow (1842 - 1924) applied for a pension 2 Jun 1910. 


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