Southampton-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Smith, Lillie L. Williams, 1948 

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"LIZZIE" LEE WILLIAMS SMITH

MRS. GEORGE B. SMITH

   CAPRON - April 19 - Mrs. George Blackwell Smith, 75, died Monday at her 
home here.  The funeral service will be held at the home at 2 P.M. Tuesday, 
with burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk.  A daughter of the late E. 
William [sic*] and Mrs. Mary Taylor Williams, of Gates County, N.C., Mrs. 
Smith is survived by five sons, G.B. and C.U. Smith, both of Chattanooga, 
Tenn.; Philip C. Smith, of Pittsburgh; Peyton W. Smith of Capron, and J. 
Spottswood Smith, of Delano, Tenn.; four daughters, Mrs. J.M. Hodges, of 
Norfolk; Mrs. Weston Bruner, Jr., of Washington; Mrs. J.B. Johnson, of 
Franklin, and Miss Elizabeth Lee Smith, of Capron, and 12 grandchildren.

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Mrs. Smith's Funeral in Capron 

  [Funeral services for Mrs.] George Blackwell Smith, 75, who died Tuesday 
morning at 12:15 o'clock in Capron after a long illness, were to be conducted 
this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the residence by the pastor of the Capron 
Methodist Church. 

  Mrs. Smith was the daughter of the late Dr. Elisha and Mrs. Mary Taylor 
Williams and the widow of the late George B. Smith, formerly of Suffolk. 

  She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Mason Hodges of Norfolk; Mrs. Weston 
Bruner of Washington, D.C., Mrs. Burnett Johnson of Franklin and Miss 
Elizabeth Lee Smith of Capron; five sons, George B. Smith, Jr., of 
Chattanooga, Tenn.; Calvin Smith, of Knoxville, Tenn.; Phil C. Smith of 
Pittsburgh, Pa.; Peyton Smith and Spotswod Smith of Capron; several nieces and 
nephews of Suffolk. 

  The body will be brought to Suffolk this afternoon where interment will take 
place in Cedar Hill Cemetery at 4 o'clock. 

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MRS. GEORGE BLACKWELL SMITH

   The numerous friends and acquaintances in Southside Virginia of Mrs. George 
Blackwell Smith will regret to learn of her death at the residence in Capron 
on Monday morning, April 19.  Mrs. Smith, who was 75 years of age at the time 
of her death, had suffered for many years with arthritis. 

   She was the daughter of the late Dr. Elisha and Mrs. Mary Taylor Williams, 
and the widow of the late George B. Smith. 

   The deceased is survived by four daughters, Mrs. J. Mason Hodges of 
Norfolk, Mrs. Weston Bruner of Washington, D.C., Mrs. J. Burnett Johnson of 
Franklin, and Miss Lizzie Lee Smith of Capron; five sons, George B. Smith, 
Jr., of Chattanooga, Tenn., Calvin U. Smith of Knoxville, Tenn., Philip C. 
Smith of Pittsburgh, Penn., and Peyton W. Smith and Spottswood Smith of 
Capron; several grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews. 

   Funeral services for Mrs. Smith were conducted from the residence on 
Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock, followed by interment in Cedar Hill 
Cemetery, Suffolk, at four o'clock. 


"Lizzie" Elizabeth Lee (WILLIAMS; Mrs. George B.) SMITH, 
b. 10 Jun 1872, Gates Co., NC, d. 19 Apr 1948, at home, Capron, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block C, Lot 10*), Suffolk, 20 Apr 1948, 
"Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch," Tues., Apr. 20, 1948; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 25, No. 13, Tues., Apr. 20, 1948, p. 3; 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 42, No. 26, Fri., Apr. 12, 1948, p. 4 

*Additional information: 

Cedar Hill list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_s.txt 

A photo of her gravestone - added by Steve Poole - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Mem. #15709823. 

D.Cert. 9935 (Capron #9) 

Her husband's obit ("Tidewater News," Oct. 21, 1932, p. 5) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/s530g3ob.txt 

Her parents, Dr. Elisha & Mary (TAYLOR) WILLIAMS, are buried in a TAYLOR 
   family cemetery, on Kellogg Rd., Gates Co., NC.  Her father's marker is 
   badly broken.  (Find a Grave Mems. #86080720 & #86080421.) 


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