Southampton-Dinwiddie-Prince Edward County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Raiford, Mary L., 1973 

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MARY LOU RAIFORD

   PETERSBURG - A funeral service for Miss Mary Lou Raiford, 74, of Church 
Rd., was held Thursday, March 15 at the Liberty Christian Church in Green Bay.

   Burial was in the church cemetery.

   Miss Raiford died Tuesday night at Petersburg General Hospital.

   A native of Southampton County, she was the daughter of the late Edward J. 
and Elizabeth Babb Raiford.

   She taught in the Prince Edward School System for 44 years before her 
retirement.  She was a member of Corinth Friends Meeting in Southampton.

   Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. C.E. McFarland, Alexandria and Mrs. Julia 
Raiford Urquhart of Sedley.


Mary Lou RAIFORD, of Dinwiddie Co., retired Prince Edward Co. teacher, 
b. 6 Jun 1898, Southampton Co., d. 13 Mar 1973, Petersburg, age 74, 
interred in Liberty Christian Church Cemetery*, Green Bay, 15 Mar 1973, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Mar. 26, 1973, p. A-7 

*Her photo and a close-up of her marker are posted with her Find A Grave 
   Memorial, #27389495. 

Her parents are buried in the Corinth Friends (RAIFORD/BRADSHAW) Cemetery. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (I-5): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol1.txt 

Her mother's obit ("Tidewater News," Aug 13, 1920, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/r163e2ob.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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