Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Turner, Mary J. Bunch, 1940 

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MARY JANE BUNCH TURNER

   Mrs. Mary Jane Bunch Turner, aged 56*, wife of Charlie Herbert Turner of 
Franklin, died at her home near Franklin Saturday night after a short illness. 
Mrs. Turner was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Kitchen Bunch* of 
Southampton County. 

   Besides her husband she is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Annie T. 
Gardner, Mrs. Leroy Vaughan, Misses Katherine and Marie Turner, all of 
Franklin; three sons, Matthew, Charlie H. Jr., and John P. Turner, of 
Franklin; one brother, Joseph C. Bunch of Franklin; two sisters, Mrs. Fannie 
Dundalow of Portsmouth, and Mrs. Martha Snooks of Ivor; three grandchildren, 
Virginia Mae Shamn, Carolyn Turner and Jesse Gardner Jr., all of Franklin. 

   Services were conducted from the residence in the community at 3 o’clock 
Monday afternoon by the Rev. R.D. Stephenson of Franklin Baptist Church, her 
pastor, assisted by the Rev. John B. Isom of Courtland Baptist Church.  Burial 
took place in Poplar Spring Cemetery here with the following pallbearers: R.C. 
Branch, Franklin Edwards, Elliott Whitfield, F.E. Howell, E.A. Davis and Geo. 
Watkins. 


Mary Jane (BUNCH; Mrs. Charlie H.) TURNER, 
b. ca. 28 Feb 1878*, Southampton Co., d. 21 Sep 1940, at home, near Franklin, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 63*), Franklin, 
   23 Sep 1940, 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 35, No. 51, Fri., Sep. 27, 1940, p. 1 

*Additional information: 

Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx2.txt 

A photo of her gravestone - added by John Shuck - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #110550935; it shows b. 28 Feb 1882. 

D.Cert. 24399 (Franklin #87) gives b. 28 Feb 1884. 

The 1880 Census - Franklin Dist., Southampton Co. - gives age 1. 

The 1900 Census - Franklin Dist., Southampton Co. - gives b. Jan 1878. 

Her husband's obit ("Tidewater News," Feb. 24, 1955, Sect. 3, p. 3) 
   is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/t656c1ob.txt 

ID of mother questionable.  Sis Fannie's marriage rec. (MB9:567) gives their 
   mother as "Puss."  James E. BUNCH, son of Wm. & Rebecca, m. 3 May 1876 
   Martha KITCHEN, daughter of David & Martha J. (So.Co. MB3:33). 

Her maternal grandfather is buried in a KITCHEN family cemetery, off Ivor Rd. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 4 (IV-46): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol4.txt 

While some of his comrades made it to Lee's surrender at Appomattox C.H. 
   9 Apr 1865, David KITCHEN had the misfortune of being captured at 6 Apr 
   at Amelia C.H. & was held as a POW until 1 Jul. 
   (Chenault & Weaver.  "The 18th and 19th Battalions of Heavy Artillery.") 


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