Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Turner, Frances E. Bell, 1939 

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FRANCES "FANNIE" ELIZABETH BELL TURNER

   Mrs. Fannie Bell Turner, 77, died Tuesday night in a Richmond hospital, 
following a brief illness.  Mrs. Turner was the daughter of the late Mr. and 
Mrs. William A. Bell of Southampton County, and the widow of Marcus W. Turner.

   Mrs. Turner lived in Courtland for over fifty years, operating the 
Southampton Hotel in that town for 40 years.  She is survived by one son, W.M. 
Turner of Norfolk; two grandchildren, George Hinson Parker, Jr. and Mrs. J.K. 
Bradford of Franklin; a great-grandchild, Joseph Kenneth Bradford, Jr. of 
Franklin; a brother, Tom Bell of Jarratt; a sister, Mrs. Zella Bell of 
Richmond, and a number of nieces and nephews.

   Services were conducted Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the residence 
of her nephew, T.B. Bell, in Courtland, burial taking place in Poplar Spring 
Cemetery, Franklin.  The Rev. J.E. Brooks of Colonial Beach Methodist Church 
conducted the rites, assisted by the Rev. W.W. Beasley of Courtland Methodist 
Church.

   Pallbearers were George H. Parker, T.B. Bell, W.A. Bell, R.W. Clark, C.H. 
Sherrod, Roland Sherrod, Alton Williams and Marion Bell.


Frances Elizabeth "Fannie" (BELL; Mrs. Marcus W. {Sr.}) TURNER, 
operated the Southampton Hotel, Courtland, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 14 Nov 1939, Richmond, age 77, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 2, Plot 7/8*), Franklin, 
   15 Nov 1939, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Nov. 17, 1939, p. 1 

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

Additional information: 

Her parents are buried in the BELL family cemetery at "Elm Grove," 
   on Cabin Pond Rd. (Rt. 606).  SCHS Cemetery Project, 
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 4 (IV-47): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol4.txt 

Marcus W. Turner, 23, Single, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
   sn/o Samuel & Rebecca, Ordinary Keeper 
Elizabeth Fagan, 21, Single, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
   dt/o James & Elizabeth 
m.lic. 4 Feb 1880, by clerk L.R. Edwards 
marriage not recorded 
(Southampton Co. MB4:110) 

M.W. Turner, 28, Widowed, b. Sussex Co., res. Southampton Co., 
   sn/o Saml. & Rebecca Turner, Hotel Keeper 
Fannie Bell, 22, Single, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
   dt/o Wm.A. & Harriett Bell 
m.lic. 20 Oct 1885, by clerk J.B. Prince 
m. 21 Oct 1885, at the Residence of bride, Southampton, by M.S. Colonna 
(Southampton Co. MB5:479) 


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