Southampton-Nansemond County-Petersburg City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Thomas, Mary S., 1948 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ MARY SUZANNE THOMAS Mary Suzanne Thomas, six-months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thornton Thomas of Whaleyville, died at 4:24 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, April 28 at the home of her maternal grandparents, City Councilman and Mrs. Victor M. Halbert, in Petersburg. Besides her parents and maternal grandparents, she is survived by her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Thomas of Drewryville. Funeral services were held the following afternoon at five o'clock at the grave in the Drewryville cemetery, with Dr. William B. McIlwaine of Petersburg officiating, assisted by Rev. H.B. Jennings of Drewryville. Active pallbearers were Edward Halbert, Richard Halbert, Horace Thomas and Douglas Thomas. The pall was made of white carnations, lilies, and lily of the valley. Mary Suzanne THOMAS, daughter of Thornton W. & Jean (HALBERT) THOMAS, of Whaleyville, b. 6 Oct 1947, Petersburg, d. 28 Apr 1948, at maternal grandparents' home, Petersburg, interred in Thomas Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery*, Drewryville, 29 Apr 1948, "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), May 14, 1948, p. 13 *Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, Drewryville list (D-26): http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/drewryvl.txt Her paternal grandmother's obit ("Richmond Times-Dispatch," April 1, 1985, p. 41) is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/t520m2ob.txt Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/t520m2ob.txt