Southampton-Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Winfield, L. Fannie Mason, 1915 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ FANNIE MASON WINFIELD A gloom of sadness was cast over the community of Sedley Monday evening, Dec. 27, at 6:30 o'clock at the death of Mrs. Fannie Mason Winfield after a period of ill health, which she had endured most patiently for several months. She leaves to mour their loss her husband, Mr. G.W. Winfield, a prominent citizen of Sedley; four daughters, Miss Susie Mason, Pattie Louis, and Janet Atkinson Winfeild of Sedley and Mrs. T. Maynard De Shazo of Monets: a sister, Miss Millie Mason, and a brother, Mr. George Mason, City Attorney of Petersburg. Mrs. Winfield was a woman of noble Christian character. In her home life she was a faithful and loving wife and mother, great hearted and genial. Her delight was in making others happy and her deeds of charity were many. The body was taken through the country to the former home of the deceased and interred in the family section of Field's Cemetery near Jarratt. The funeral was held at the grave and was largely attended. The beautiful and impressive services were conducted by Rev. W.L. Burks of Courtland, assisted by Rev. E.K. Odell of Richmond. There were many lovely floral tributes. The pallbearers were (active) L.R. Urquhart, J.W. Edwards, S.H. Barker, G.S. Cornwell, W.F. Lewis, Sr., J.E. Butler, O.J. High, Cecil Owen, Mann Owen and Dr. Vaiden Thornton; (honorary) J.M. Tyus, A.J. Greene, James Conway, W.L. Williams, J.H. Boyd, Dr. T.F. Jarratt, Dr. O. C. Wright, Edgar Bass, Phillip Rogers, Clyde Wellons and J.C. Clemmons. While tender hands laid the body to rest, the host of friends who had gathered paid a last tribute of love to her who having lived the life victorious had entered the life triumphant. Lucy Fannie (MASON; Mrs. George William) WINFIELD, b. 17 Oct 1855, Sussex Co., d. 27 Dec 1915, at home, Sedley, interred in Field’s Cemetery, near Jarratt, "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Jan. 7, 1915 Birthdate from D.Cert. 29717 (Jeruslaem #17), which gives daughter of Jno.T. & Susan P. (GRAVES) MASON. The Sussex Co. M.Reg. {BVS copy} 1880, p. 364 #76 gives her father as J.T.J.; m. 8 Dec 1880. Her husband (1858 - 1931), son of Dr. John A. & Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" (FIELD) WINFIELD, is buried with his mother (1834 - 1924) in the Slade Green family cemetery, Stony Creek, Sussex Co. (Find a Grave Mem. #62116656) It seems likely this is the same cemetery mentioned in the obit. (mh) 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/w514f1ob.txt