Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Powell, John W., 1951 

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Death of Infant

John Woodard Powell, age 5 months, son of W. Kindred Powell and Julia 
Woodard Powell, died suddenly at the home in Roanoke Rapids, N.C. on 
Thursday, March 15, at 6 o'clock p.m.  Besides his parents he is survived 
by one brother, Kindred; his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Merrill 
Powell of Boykins; his paternal great-grandmother, Mrs. Lucy Moseley of 
Brunswick County; and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Lucy Woodard, of 
Conway, N.C.

The infant was brought to the Purviance Funeral Home in Boykins, where it 
remained until the hour of the funeral.  Graveside services were held on 
Friday afternoon, March 16, at 3:30 at Beechwood Cemetery, Boykins, with 
Rev. Marshall W. Anderson officiating.  John Rollison of Courtland sang 
"The Lord's Prayer" during the service.  The pallbearers were W. Hugh 
Powell, Jr., and Jackson M. Powell of Boykins.

The little white casket was covered by a white net blanket with pink 
rosebuds and white hyacinths.  The grave was entirely covered with many 
attractive miniature floral designs.


John Woodard POWELL, son of W. Kindred and Julia (WOODARD) POWELL, 
d. 15 Mar 1951, at home, Roanoke Rapids, NC, age 5 months, 
interred in Beechwood Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 55*), Boykins, 
   16 Mar 1951, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Mar. 16, 1951 

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

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