Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Raiford, Ada J. Hedgepeth, 1939 

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ADA JANE HEDGEPETH RAIFORD 

   Mrs. Ada J. Raiford, 74, wife of William H. Raiford, died at her home 
in the Corinth community Tuesday morning.  Besides her husband Mrs. Raiford 
is survived by four sons, Dr. Ernest T. Raiford of Ann Arbor, Mich., Ralph 
W. Raiford of Richmond, W. Burnley Raiford of Corinth and Lindley M. Raiford 
of Washington; two daughters, Mrs. J.J. Wetherald of Berwyn, Md., and Miss 
Marjorie Raiford of Corinth; a sister, Mrs. Burgess Raiford of Corinth, and 
15 grandchildren.

   Services were conducted Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock from Corinth 
Friends Church by the James R. Stein, pastor, assisted by the Rev. Jesse A. 
Stanfield of Baltimore, a former pastor and the Rev. W.B. Watson, pastor of 
Black Creek Baptist Church.  A solo, "When I Come to the End of the Way," 
was sung by E. Jerome Raiford, while a duet "Abide with Me" was sung by Rev. 
and Mrs. Stanfield, Mrs. E. Wistar Raiford accompanying.

   Burial took place in the family plot near the home of the deceased. 
Pallbearers were Wistar Raiford, T. Philip Raiford, Edward F. Raiford, 
Johnnie Stephenson, Charles E. Neave, Johnnie Camp, R.L. Corbitt and Joseph 
L. Hare.


Ada Jane (HEDGEPETH; Mrs. William H.) RAIFORD, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 27 Jun 1939, at home, Corinth, age circa 74*, 
interred in Corinth Friends (RAIFORD-BRADSHAW) Cemetery*, near Corinth, 
   29 Jun 1939, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), June 30, 1939, p. 1 

*Additional information: 

Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (I-7): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol1.txt 

Her husband's obit ("Tidewater News," Feb. 13, 1942, p. 8) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/r163w6ob.txt 

Hinshaw's Quaker records show Ada as b. 16 Jun 1864, daughter of James B. and 
   "Levina" (HOLT) HEDGEPETH, m. 25 Feb 1865.  Their marriage record gives 
   both as single. (Southampton Co. MB1A:61; M.Reg. p. 15 #7) 

Ada's own marriage record gives dt/o J.B. & Mary Hedgpeth. (MB6:143) 

Ada's D.Cert. (1939-1762-23222) gives dt/o James B. Hedgepeth & Verona Pope. 

Ada is not mentioned Lavinia's obit ("Tidewater News," Sep. 8, 1922, p. 1), 
    which gives [Ella Dora] Mrs. Wm. Burgess Raiford as her only surviving 
    child; obit posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/h321l1ob.txt 


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Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. 

file at: 
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