Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Simmons, Nannie B. Felts, 1931 

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NANNIE BETTIE FELTS SIMMONS

   Mrs. Nannie Felts Simmons died at her home in Boykins Monday, January 5, in 
the 64th year of her age.  She was the widow of the late Samuel H. Simmons, 
and is survived by ten children, Misses Maggie, Lucile, Dona, Bettie and Eva 
Mae Simmons, Mrs. E. L. Allen, Roy and Moncure Simmons of Boykins, Mrs. A.F. 
Webb of Gloucester, and H.B. Simmons of Suffolk; two grandchildren; two 
sisters, Mrs. J.T. Rawls of Capron and Mrs. Martha Applewhite of Portsmouth; 
five brothers, E.A. Felts of Capron, L.D. Felts of Sebrell, J.B. Felts of 
Boykins, B.E. Felts of Branchville, C.B. Felts of Rosemary, N.C., and a half-
brother, S.F. Vick of Boykins, and a large family connection.

   Mrs. Simmons, who was Miss Nannie Felts was born near Boykins at the old 
Felts home January 22, 1867, the daughter of Nathaniel and Mrs. Martha Felts. 
She spent her entire life in the Boykins community with the exception of a few 
years which she spent in Boykins being proprietress of the Tidewater Inn.

   She had been a member of Boykins Baptist Church since girlhood, and her 
membership extending over a period of 49 years, was the longest on the church 
register.  She was a loyal and consecrated Christian, faithful to all the 
duties and obligations of her church.

   Funeral services were held in the Boykins Baptist Church Wednesday 
afternoon at 3 o’clock, conducted by Rev. Frank B. Handley, assisted by Rev. 
R.L. Haga, pastor of Boykins M.E. Church and Rev. A.W. Coates of Drewryville. 
Special music was given by Mrs. H.M. Purviance and Rev. R.L. Haga, 
supplemented by the joint choirs of the town, accompanied by Miss Retta Hart 
at the piano.  The T.E.L. Class, of which Mrs. Simmons was a member, acted as 
flower bearers, marching from the home to the church as an escort.

   Interment was made in Beechwood Cemetery amid a profusion of floral 
offerings, a large number of friends and relatives gathering to pay their last 
tribute of love and respect.  The pallbearers were: H.T. Smith, R.E. Ferguson, 
George A. Powell, H.G. Coleman, F. E. Pope of Drewryville, J.R. Person, H.A. 
Moore, B.F. Britt and A.L. Knight.


Nannie Bettie (FELTS; Mrs. Samuel H.) SIMMONS, 
b. 22 Jan 1867, near Boykins, d. 5 Jan 1931, at home, Boykins, 
interred in Beechwood Cemetery (Annex 1, Sect. A, Plot 10/11*), Boykins, 
   7 Jan 1931, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Jan. 9, 1931 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar2.txt 

Her parents, Nathaniel T. & Martha E. (WELLS/WILLS REESE VICK) FELTS, 
   are buried in a FELTS family cemetery, Cross Keys & Clarksbury Rds. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 4 (IV-21):
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol4.txt 

Her husband's obit ("Tidewater News," June 24, 1924) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/s552s1ob.txt 


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