Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Raiford, M. Elizabeth Worrell, 1937 

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MARGARET ELIZABETH HATFIELD RAIFORD

   Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Raiford, aged 81 years, widow of Giles Raiford, 
died Tuesday morning about 3 o’clock after an illness of two weeks at the 
home of her daughter, Mrs. E.H. Beaton, in the Black Creek community.  She 
was a faithful member of Black Creek Baptist Church and took an active part 
in all church activities.

   She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Beaton; four sons, L.L. Hatfield of 
Hickory, N.C., Hunter Raiford of Burdette, Claudie and Linwood Raiford of 
Washington of Sedley, and 21 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

   Funeral services were conducted from Black Creek Baptist Church Wednesday 
afternoon at 1:30 o’clock by the Rev. R.P. Welch of Farmville, assisted by 
the Rev. Rufus Corbitt of Whaleyville.  Burial was made at the old home place 
in the Black Creek community.


[Margaret Elizabeth (WORRELL HATFIELD; Mrs. Giles) RAIFORD, 
 d. 5 Jan 1937, at daughter's home, Black Creek, age 81, 
 interred in the CORBITT family cemetery*, near Unity, 6 Jan 1937, 
 "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Jan. 8, 1937] 

[Betty was the daughter of Benjamin & Sarah Amanda WORRELL. 
 She 1m. widower William B. HATFIELD (ca. 1849 - ca. 1880), s/o Wm & Sally, 
    18 Aug 1874 (Southampton Co. Marriage Book 2:309). 
 http://www.brantleyassociation.com/southampton_project/gallery/mar_bk_2/index.html

 She 2m. Giles RAIFORD (1841-1898, s/o Robert & Mary Ann (LUTER), 
    26 May 1881 (Southampton Co. Marriage Book 4:332). 
 http://www.brantleyassociation.com/southampton_project/gallery/mar_bk_4/index.html] 

[*located on One Mile Rd. (Rt. 627), beside a house trailer. 
 Southampton County Historical Society, Cemetery Project, 
    Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 6 (VI-18): 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol6.txt] 

[Bureau of Vital Statistics {BVS} Death Certificate 1937, Vol. 1560, No. 2424. 
 abstract posted at:
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/vitals/deaths/r1631dc.txt] 

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