Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Raiford, Ludora Barnes, 1940 

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LUDORA BARNES RAIFORD

   Mrs. Ludora Barnes Raiford, aged 68 years, well-known resident of Corinth 
community, died December 29 at her home after an illness of many weeks.

   She was the daughter of the late John C. and Sarah Bradshaw Barnes, of 
Southampton County, and wife of Charles E. Raiford. Besides her husband she is 
survived by one daughter, Miss Evelyn Paige Raiford, and one son, H. Stanley 
Raiford, both of Ivor; two brothers, John J. Barnes of Suffolk, and Samuel D. 
Barnes of Roanoke Rapids; one sister, Mrs. W.N. Raiford of Sedley; three 
nephews and one niece.

   Funeral services were held at Corinth Friends Church Monday afternoon at 
2:30 o’clock by the Rev. James R. Stein. Burial took place in the family 
cemetery near Ivor.

   Pallbearers were: Robert Raiford, Herman Barnes, Johnnie Stephenson, 
Charles Neave, Fred, Dudley and Burnley Raiford.


[Ludora (BARNES; Mrs. Charles E.) RAIFORD, 
 Southampton Co. native*, d. 23 Dec 1940, at home, Corinth, age 68, 
 interred in RAIFORD family cemetery**, 30 Dec 1940, 
 "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Jan. 3, 1940] 

[*Marriage record (MB12:531; transcription by Bruce Saunders): 
 Charles Ernest Raiford, 31, single, b. So.Co., res. So.Co., 
    s/o James Everett and Martha C. Johnson Raiford, Farmer 
 m. 12-27-1906 @ Bride’s residence by Rev. G.C. Smith 
 Ludora A. Barnes, 33, single, b. So.Co., res. So.Co., 
    d/o John C. and Sarah C. Barnes 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/vitals/mb12pt.txt] 

[**located across from I.S. Rose, 33470 Seacock Chapel Rd. (Rt. 614), near the 
  Millfield Rd. (Rt. 605) intersection- the corner where the George Fox store 
  once stood. 
 Southampton County Historical Society, Cemetery Project, 
    Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 7 (VII-23): 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol7.txt] 

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

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/r163l2ob.txt