Suffolk City-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Carter, Virgie Whitfield, 2000 

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VIRGIE W. CARTER 

  Virgie Whitfield Carter, 89, a retired elementary teacher died May 16, 
2000, in New Johnsonville, Tenn. 

  Born Oct. 7, 1910, in Nansemond County, she was the daughter of the late 
Charles Junius and India Holland Whitfield and widow of John Henry Carter Sr. 
She was predeceased by her stepson, Glenn R. Carter; her sister, Minnie Lou 
Turner; and granddaughter, Kelly Carter Comeau.  In Suffolk, Mrs. Carter was 
a member of Holy Neck United Church of Christ, the Women's Bible Class, the 
Women's Fellowship and the Senior Friendly Fellowship.  She was a member of 
the Holy Neck Homemaker's Club and the Holland Woman's Club. 

  Mrs. Carter attended Farmville State Teacher's College and then taught 
school in Amelia County, Cradock, Portsmouth and Holland for a total of 44 
years.  After her retirement, she served as a substitute teacher in many of 
the area schools in Nansemond County.  She dearly loved all the students that 
she taught over her many years of teaching. 

  Survivors include her son and his wife, Wayne W . and Brenda J. Carter of 
New Johnsonville, Tenn.; granddaughter, Shannon Lynn Carter ; stepchildren, 
Mildred Jordan and her husband, Ritchie, of Suffolk, Dean M. Carter of Manteo, 
N.C., John Carter and his wife, Barbara, of Suffolk; eight stepgrandchildren; 
several stepgreat-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and great-nieces and 
-nephews. 

  A funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday in Holy Neck United Church of 
Christ by the Rev. Scott Fuller with burial in Holland Cemetery.  The family 
will receive friends in R. W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home today from 7 to 8:30 
p.m. and other times at the home of Barbara and John Carter, 308 Northbrooke 
Ave.  Memorial donations may be made to Holy Neck United Church of Christ, 
7566 Quaker Drive, Suffolk, VA 23437. 


Virgie (WHITFIELD; Mrs. John H. Sr.) CARTER, retired teacher, 
b. 7 Oct 1910, Nansemond Co., d. 16 May 2000, New Johnsonville, TN, 
interred in Holland Municipal Cemetery*, 20 May 2000, 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), May 9, 2000, p. B9 

*Holland list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/holland.txt 

Her parents & paternal grandparents are buried in Holy Neck Christian Church 
   Cemetery.  Holy Neck list, another extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/holynk.txt 

Her maternal grandparents, Abram S. & "Polly" E. (HOLLAND) HOLLAND, 
   are buried in a HOLLAND family cemetery, Kingsale. 
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 2 (NV-II-24), 
   another extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/holynk.txt 


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and re-formatted by File Manager. 

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