Southampton-Greenville County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Shands, Annie B. Ridley, 1968 

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ANNIE RIDLEY SHANDS

COURTLAND - Mrs. Annie Ridley Shands, the widow of former State Sen. William 
Shands, died Thursday in Southampton Memorial Hospital.

   A native of Greenville County*, she was a daughter of John William and Mrs. 
Bettie Goodwin Ridley. She was a member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.  

   Surviving are two daughters, Miss Letitia C. Shands and Miss Bessie T. 
Shands of Courtland; a son, William R. Shands of Bon Air; two sisters, Mrs. 
Elliott Vawter of Huntington, W.Va., and Mrs. G.H. Musgrave of Leesburg; and a 
brother, Churchill G. Ridley of Courtland.

   The body was taken to Holland Funeral Home, Franklin.

   A funeral service will be held today at 2:30 p.m. in Riverside Cemetery by 
the Rev. Robert E. Davis of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.


Annie Bynum (RIDLEY; Mrs. William M.) SHANDS, 
d. 27 Jun 1968, Franklin, age 91, 
interred in Riverside Cemetery (Episcopal Section, Plot 16**), Courtland, 
donated obit, newspaper unknown; 
also pub. in "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), July 4, 1968, Sect. II, p. 8 

**Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Riverside list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/riverside.txt 

*Other sources indicate she was born in Southampton Co.: 

William Shands, 34, w, So.Co., So.Co., 
   s/o William B. and Letitia Shands, Attorney 
m. 11-06-1895 St. Luke’s Church, So.Co., Va. by Rev. Charles E. Woodson 
Annie Bynum Ridley, 18, s, So.Co., So.Co., 
   d/o John William and Bettie Goodwyn Ridley 
(Southampton Co. MB8:436; transcribed & annotated by Bruce Saunders: 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/vitals/mb08pt.txt) 

Her husband's obit ("Tidewater News," Mar. 17, 1922, p. 1), which styles her 
   as "the oldest daughter of Mr. J. William Ridley of the county," 
   is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/s532w1ob.txt 

Her father's obit ("Tidewater News," Jan. 20, 1939, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/r340w1ob.txt 

His mother's obit ("Tidewater News," Feb. 27, 1920, p. 11), 
   with their marriage record appended, is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/r340b1ob.txt 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Brad Whitehead, & 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/s532a1ob.txt