Southampton-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Williams, Dorothy Lee, 1957 

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DOROTHY LEE WILLIAMS

   Funeral services for Mrs. Dorothy Lee Williams, 78, well known resident 
of Franklin who died Thursday afternoon, May 23, at her home on Clay Street 
after an illness of several months, were conducted Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at 
the home.  Rev. Tucker G. Humphries, pastor of the Franklin Congregational 
Christian Church, officiated assisted by Rev. James W. Turner, pastor of High 
Street Methodist Church, and Rev. Ira D. Hudgins, pastor of the Franklin 
Baptist Church.

   Mrs. William was the wife of the late John A. Williams of Franklin and the 
daughter of the late Albert T. and Mary Harrison* Lee of Nansemond County.

   She was one of the oldest members of the Franklin Congregational Christian 
Church. She was also a member of the Franklin Book Club, the D.A.R. and the 
U.D.C.

   Surviving her are two daughters, Mrs. Everett R. Bryant and Miss Dorothy 
Williams, both of Franklin; and a grandson, John Everett Bryant, also of 
Franklin.  

   Burial was in Poplar Spring Cemetery and the active pallbearers were James 
L. Camp, Jr., John M. Camp, Dr. P.D. Camp, Jr., Dr. William T. Tucker, Frank 
C. Williams, W. Eldridge Smith, Harry Jones, Joe Bynum Gay, Jr., R.H. Powell, 
Jr., and John E. Ray, 3rd.


Dorothy (LEE; Mrs. John A.) WILLIAMS, 
d. 23 May 1957, at home, Franklin, age 78, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 1, Plot 65A/66A*), Franklin, 
   25 May 1957, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), May 30, 1957 

*Her parents are buried in adjacent Plot 66B/67B. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS}, Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar1.txt 

Her mother's middle name was given incorrectly as "Harris" in the original. 
   Mary's obit ("Tidewater News," June 16, 1933, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/l000m5ob.txt 

   Albert's obit ("Tidewater News," Jan. 21, 1916) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/l000a1ob.txt 

Her husband's obit ("Tidewater News," Mar. 25, 1949, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/w452j9ob.txt 


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