Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Raiford, James P., 1965 

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JAMES PRESLEY RAIFORD

   SEDLEY - James P. Raiford, 82, died Monday afternoon in a Suffolk hospital. 
A native of Southampton County, he was a son of Vernon and Mrs. Mattie Barnes 
Raiford.

   He was a retired farmer and a member and deacon of Millfield Baptist 
Church.  He was a member of the Sedley WOW.

   He is survived by his wife, Addie Morris Raiford; two sons, Ashby G. 
Raiford of Windsor and Marion J. Raiford of Ivor; a daughter, Mrs. Ruth R. 
Ward of Newport News; three brothers, William N. Raiford and Albert Raiford 
of Sedley and Emmett Raiford of Capron; a sister, Mrs. Othelia Pond of Sedley; 
seven grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

   Funeral services were held at the Millfield Baptist Church Wednesday at 
3:30 by the Rev. John L. McTeer.  Burial was in the Millfield Church cemetery.

   Pallbearers were Herman W. Wade, A. Meredith Felts, E.V. Stephenson Jr., 
R.L. Harrup, L.A. Bradshaw, J.W. Ballard, B.F. Booth, Garland Davis and Johnny 
Ballard.  All these are deacons of the Millfield Baptist Church.

*Typos corrected- the original had James T. Raiford & sister Otelia Pone; 
 half-sister Othelia m. 12/20/1916 Malchus Maynard POND (So.Co. MB16:462)

James Presley RAIFORD, retired farmer, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 21 Jun 1965, Suffolk, age 82, 
interred in Millfield Baptist Church Cemetery*, 23 Jun 1965, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), June 24, 1965, p. 14 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project,
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (I-22):
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol1.txt 

His marriage record - 

James Presley Raiford, 21, S, So.Co., 
   s/o Vernie and Martha Barnes Raiford, Farmer 
m. 03-02-1904 So.Co.  by Rev. G.C. Smith 
Addie Evelyn Morris, 21, S, So.Co., 
   d/o James Lawrence and Rosa B. Scarborough Morris 
(Southampton Co. MB11:526; transcribed & annotated by Bruce Saunders: 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/vitals/mb11pt.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: 
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