Southampton-Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Munford, Ruth E. Bradshaw, 1975 

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Ruth Bradshaw Munford

Mrs. Ruth Bradshaw Munford, 84, a resident of the Wakefield community died 
Friday, February 7, 1975.  She was the widow of Emmett E. Munford and was 
a member of Black Creek Baptist Church.  She is survived by two daughters, 
Mrs. Violet B. Goodrich and Mrs. Lafayette W. Dowdy; two sons, Alvin J. 
Munford and John A. Munford; 13 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. 
A funeral service will be held Sunday at 2 P.M. in the Black Creek Baptist 
Church.  Burial will be in the church cemetery.  The remains rest at the 
Purviance Funeral Home in Wakefield.


Ruth Esther (BRADSHAW; Mrs. Emmett E.) MUNFORD, of Wakefield, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 7 Feb 1975, age 84, 
interred in Black Creek Baptist Church Cemetery*, 9 Feb 1975, 
"The Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch," Sat., Feb. 8, 1975 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Black Creek list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/blkcrk.txt 

Her marriage record - 

EMMETTE ELEX MUNFORD, 23, S, SO.CO., SO.CO., FARMER, 
   S/O ALEXANDER W. AND ELIZABETH BROCK MUNFORD 
M. 04-20-1911 SOUTHAMPTON CO., VA, BY REV. C.H. ROWLAND, CHRISTIAN 
RUTH ESTER BRADSHAW, 20, S, SO.CO., SO.CO., 
   D/O JOEL D. AND MARTHA JANE BEATON BRADSHAW 
(Southampton Co. MB14:288; transcribed & annotated by Bruce Saunders) 

94. m. 04/20/1911, Southampton Co., by C.H. Rowland 
Emmett E. Munford, 23, single, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
   sn/o Alex & B. Munford, Farmer 
[b. 3/27/1887 IoW {B.Reg}, sn/o Alexander W. & Elizabeth "Bettie" (Brock)] 
Ruth E. Bradshaw, 20, single, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
   dt/o J.D. & M.J. Bradshaw 
[Ruth Esther, dt/ Joel D. & Martha J. "Mattie" (Beaton)] 
(Southampton Co. M.Reg. {BVS copy}; file at: 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/vitals/mb14pt.txt) 

Her husband's obit ("Tidewater News," Mar. 16, 1959, I-4) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/m516e2ob.txt 

An abstract of the death certificate (1923-712-23539) for their daughter 
   Mary Lee "Mumford" is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/vitals/deaths/m516m1dc.txt 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Teresa Burgess Gibbs (rememberingtheforgotten@yahoo.com) & 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/m516r1ob.txt