Southampton-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Lawrence, N. Irene Beale, 1956 

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IRENE BEALE LAWRENCE

MRS. IRENE B. LAWRENCE

Mrs. Irene Beale Lawrence, 81, well known resident of Franklin, died at 
Raiford Memorial Hospital Wednesday afternoon, July 4, at 2 o'clock, after 
having a severe heart attack earlier in the day.

Mrs. Lawrence was the widow of Jonas Elisha Lawrence of Franklin, and the 
daughter of the late Carr and Selina Beale of Southampton County.  She was one 
of the oldest members of Franklin Congregational Baptist Church and the Ladies 
Aid Society of the church.

She is survived by two daughters, Miss Helen Irene Lawrence of Franklin and 
Mrs. Catherine Lawrence Brown of Richmond, and two grandchildren, Henry Beale 
Lawrence, Jr., of Jacksonville, Fla., and Mrs. Marion L. Sellers of Pass 
Christian, Miss.

Funeral services will be conducted from the home, 611 N. High Street, Friday 
at 4 p.m. by Rev. Harvey L. Carnes, pastor of Franklin Congregational 
Christian Church.  Burial will be in Poplar Spring Cemetery.


Nannie Irene (BEALE; Mrs. Jonas E.) LAWRENCE, of Franklin, 
b. 27 Apr 1875, Southampton Co., d. 4 Jul 1956, Franklin, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 1, Plot 85A*), Franklin, 
   6 Jul 1956, 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 51, No. 38, Thurs., July 5, 1956, 
   Sect. 1, p. 8 

*Additional information: 

Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar1.txt 

A photo of her gravestone - added by Ray Gurganus - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #228056389. 

D.Cert. 18023 (Franklin #62) 

Her father's obit ("Tidewater News," Mar. 8, 1918, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b400c1ob.txt 

Her husband's obits ("Tidewater News," Nov. 13 & 20, 1942) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/l652j1ob.txt 

Their marriage is not found in the Southampton Co. records [MB7]. 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Carol Stevens, and re-formatted by File Manager. 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/l652i1ob.txt