Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Wiggins, Grace V. Darden, 1961 

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GRACE VIRGINIA DARDEN WIGGINS

Mrs. Wiggins, Church Leader, Dies in Franklin 

  FRANKLIN - Mrs. Grace Darden Wiggins, 77, well-known resident and prominent 
church woman of the Franklin community, died early today in Raiford Memorial 
Hospital after an illness of several months. 

  Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 3 p.m. at the residence by the 
Rev. Thomas W. Downing, pastor of the Sycamore Baptist Church, and Dr. Kenneth 
E. Burke of Richmond.  Burial will be in the family cemetery near the home. 

  The body was taken from the W.J.M. Holland Funeral Home to the residence 
today. 

  She was the oldest member of Sycamore Baptist Church.  An active church 
woman, she was teacher of the Men's Bible Class, clerk of the church and 
served as president of the Woman's Missionary Society for the past 40 years. 

  She was the widow of Irvin Quinton Wiggins and daughter of the late Thomas 
A. and Laura Cross Darden of Southampton County. 

  She is survived by two grandsons, John B. Wiggins Jr., USA Medical Corps, 
Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and Joe Nye Wiggins of Franklin; a daughter-in-law, 
Mrs. John B. Wiggins Sr. of Franklin; a sister, Mrs. Vernard Cotton of 
Franklin; and three brothers, Hunter Darden Sr., Joseph T. Darden and Theon 
A. Darden, all of Franklin, and several nieces and nephews. 

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   Mrs. Grace Darden Wiggins, age 77 years, well known and beloved church woman 
of the Franklin community died early Friday morning in Raiford hospital after 
several months of illness.  She was the widow of Irvin Quinton Wiggins, and 
the daughter of the late Thomas A. and Laura Cross Darden, of Southampton 
County.

   She was one of the oldest members of the Sycamore Baptist Church, teacher 
of the men's Bible class, clerk of the church, Past President of the Woman's 
Missionary Society for forty years.

   Surviving are two grandchildren; John B. Wiggins, Jr., USA Medical branch, 
Ft. Houston, Texas, Joe Nye Wiggins, Franklin, Daughter-in-law Mrs. John B. 
Wiggins, Sr., Franklin.  One sister; Mrs. Vernard Cotton, Franklin.  Three 
brothers; Hunter Darden, Sr., Joseph T. Darden, and Theon A. Darden, all of 
Franklin, and number nieces and nephews.

   The body was taken to the W.J.M. Holland and Sons Funeral Home, and late 
Friday afternoon was taken to the home.

   Funeral services were held at the home Sunday by her pastor, Rev. Thomas W. 
Downing, Sycamore Baptist Church and assisted by Dr. Kenneth E. Burke, of 
Richmond.  Burial was in the family cemetery near the home.

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   FRANKLIN - A funeral service for Mrs. Grace Darden Wiggins, who died Friday 
night, was conducted Sunday in her home by the Rev. Thomas W. Downing of 
Sycamore Baptist Church and the Rev. Dr. Kenneth E. Burke of Richmond.  Burial 
was in the family cemetery.  Pallbearers were Jesse Frank Vaughan, Harvey 
Darden, Preston Cotton, E.A. Davis, Tad Darden, Clay Nye, Linwood Rock and J. 
Vaughan Beale.


Grace Virginia (DARDEN; Mrs. Irvin Q.) WIGGINS, 
b. 7 Sep 1883, Southampton Co., d. 26 May 1961, Franklin, 
interred in the WIGGINS family cemetery*, 28 May 1961, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 39, No. 125, Fri., May 26, 1961, p. 3; 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), May 29, 1961, p. 6; 
donated funeral notice, newspaper unknown 

*Additional information: 

Located on Hwy 258, about ¼ mile south of Hwy 189. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 2 (II-31): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol2.txt 

A photo of her gravestone - added by Natalie Padgett - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #123085097. 

Her husband's obit ("Tidewater News," Feb. 9, 1945, p. 1) posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/w252i1ob.txt 

Her parents are buried in Sycamore Baptist Church Cemetery - Row 3, Plot 23. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 4 (IV-36): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol4.txt 

Her father's obit is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/d635t1ob.txt 

Her mother's: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/d635l4ob.txt 


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