Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Raiford, Edward J., 1923 

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EDWARD JACKSON RAIFORD 

   Edward Jackson Raiford, a prominent and well-known citizen of the Corinth 
community of this county, died at the home of his nephew, Dr. R.L. Raiford, 
in Sedley Wednesday night.  Funeral services will be held from Corinth Friends 
Church this (Friday) afternoon at 2 o’clock by Rev. A.E. Cloud, pastor of the 
deceased.

   Mr. Raiford was a useful man in his community, a life-long member and 
staunch supporter of the Friends Church.  He was a successful farmer, took an 
active interest in education and in the moral welfare of his neighborhood and 
county, and will be greatly missed.

   He is survived by his widow, who was Miss Bertha G. Copeland of Woodland, 
N.C., and by six children by a former marriage; Mrs. R.B. Wilson, Jr., of 
Green Bay, Va., Mrs. W.S. Urquhart of Sedley and Misses Mary Lou and Lulu 
Raiford of Corinth; E. Paul Raiford of Dante, Va., and Edward F. Raiford of 
Norfolk, besides a wife circle of relatives and friends.


Edward Jackson RAIFORD, of Corinth, farmer, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 16 May 1923, at nephew's home, Sedley, age 69, 
interred in Corinth Friends Meeting (RAIFORD/BRADSHAW) Cemetery*, 18 May 1923, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), May 18, 1923, p. 10 

*His parents are also buried there. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (I-5): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol1.txt 

He is buried with his first wife, "Bettie" (BABB).  Her obit 
   ("Tidewater News," (Franklin, VA), Aug 13, 1920, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/r163e2ob.txt 

His widow is buried in a family cemetery in Eagletown, Northampton Co., NC. 


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

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