Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Pillow, M. Louise Lawrence, 1956 

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MILDRED LOUISE LAWRENCE PILLOW 

   Mrs. Louise Lawrence Pillow, 65, widow of George W. Pillow of Franklin died 
suddenly early Wednesday morning, July 18, at her residence of Clay Street 
after suffering a heart attack.

   Mrs. Pillow was a member of one of Franklin’s oldest families, the daughter 
of the late Mills E. and Josie Pruden Lawrence, having received her education 
at the Franklin Female Seminary.  She was a member of the Franklin Baptist 
Church and the Woman’s Missionary Society.

   Surviving her are four sisters, Mrs. Josie L. Sykes, Miss L. Virginia 
Lawrence and Miss Doris C. Lawrence, all of Franklin, and Mrs. Elizabeth L. 
Jackley of Chicago; three brothers, Charlie O. Lawrence, Sr., of Norfolk, J. 
Richard and David T. Lawrence, Sr., of Franklin; two nieces and six nephews; 
three step-sons George Ellis Pillow of Franklin, Kenneth M. Pillow of Newport 
News and Davis D. Pillow of Florida; two step-daughters, Mrs. H.B. Long of 
Hamlet, N.C., and Mrs. George W. Stowe, of Belmont, N.C.

   Funeral services will be held on Friday morning at 11 a.m. in the chapel of 
W.J.M. Holland and Sons Funeral Home with Rev. Ira D. Hudgins, pastor of the 
Franklin Baptist Church officiating.  Interment will be made in Poplar Spring 
Cemetery.


Mildred Louise (LAWRENCE; Mrs. George W.) PILLOW, 
Franklin native, d. 18 Jul 1956, at home, Franklin, age 65, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 2, Plot 11; unmarked*), Franklin, 
   12 Jul 1956, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), July 12, 1956, Section I, p. 8 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar2.txt 

Her father's obit ("Tidewater News," Mar. 6, 1931, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/l652m2ob.txt 

Her mother's death certificate (1926-863-10925) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/vitals/deaths/l652j1dc.txt 

Her husband's obit ("Tidewater News," Apr. 22, 1927, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/p400g3ob.txt 

Their marriage records - 

GEORGE WASHINGTON PILLOW, 50, W, PETERSBURG, VA., SO.CO., THEATER MANAGER, 
   S/O B.A. AND DORA J. PILLOW 
M. 02-28-1920 FRANKLIN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH BY REV. J.A. CHAPMAN 
MILDRED LOUISE LAWRENCE, 28, S, SO.CO., SO.CO., 
   D/O MILLS EDWARD AND JOSEPHINE "JOSIE" MILDRED PRUDEN LAWRENCE 
(Southampton Co. MB18:24; transcribed & annotated by Bruce Saunders) 

050. 02/28/1920, So.Ampton Co., by J.A. Chapman 
Geo. W. Pillow, 50, widowed, b. Petersburg, Va., res. Southampton Co., 
   sn/o B.A. & Dora J. Pillow, Theatre Manager 
Mildred L. Lawrence, 28, single, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
   dt/o M.E. & Josie Lawrence 
(Southampton Co. M.Reg. {BVS copy} file at: 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/vitals/mb18pt.txt) 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/p400l4ob.txt