Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Porter, Mary E. Jennings, 2000 

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MARY E. PORTER 

  Mary Elizabeth Jennings Porter, 78, died July 11, 2000, in Richmond.  Born 
in Southampton County, she was a daughter of the late Charlie and Hattie M. 
Jennings and the widow of Raymond L. Porter.  She was a member of Franklin 
Congregational Christian Church. 

  Survivors include her daughter, Nancy P. Jenkins of Richmond; a grandson, 
David T. Jenkins of Orono, Maine; six sisters, Irene J. Epperson of Charlotte, 
N.C., Jonnie N. Eley of Franklin, Sallye N. Kordulak of Virginia Beach, Elma 
N. Smith of Sedly, Mary N. Edwards of Newport News and Elien N. Isom of 
Tucson, Ariz.; and two brothers, Shirley G. Newsome of Bumpass and William W. 
Newsome Jr. of Richmond.  She was predeceased by six brothers, C. Riddick 
Jennings, R. Brantley Newsome, Oliver H. Newsome, W. Phonsie Newsome, Leslie 
W. Newsome and Leon Newsome. 

  A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in Wright Funeral Home with the 
Rev. Lafayette Wilkins officiating.  Burial will be in Southampton Memorial 
Park.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to 
the service.  Memorials may be made to Franklin Congregational Christian 
Church, 412 N. High St., Franklin, VA 23851. 


Mary Elizabeth (JENNINGS; Mrs. Raymond L.) PORTER, 
b. 22 Dec 1921, Southampton Co., d. 11 Jul 2000, Richmond, 
interred in Southampton Memorial Park (Devotion I, Plot 25*), 14 Jul 2000, 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), July 12, 2000, B9 

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

Her father (1883-1926) was buried in a family cemetery. 

Her mother 2m. William W. NEWSOME.  They are buried in Holland Cemetery. 
   Holland list, an extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/holland.txt 



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