Suffolk City-Nansemond-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Dickerson, Nellie M. Braswell, 1987 

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Nellie Dickerson 

  Nellie Holland Dickerson, 82, of 1124 Myrtle St., died Jan. 27, 1987 in a 
Norfolk hospital.  A native of Isle of Wight County, she was the widow of 
Charlie Dickerson. 

  She was a member of Bethlehem Christian Church, and its Ladies Star Sunday 
School Class. 

  Survivors include a son, Francis O. Holland of Suffolk; a sister, Josephine 
B. Williams of Franklin; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.  The 
funeral will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. in Hill-Underwood Funeral Home by 
Dr. Merle D. Correll.  Burial will be in Antioch Chrstian Church Cemetery, 
Windsor.  The family will be at the funeral home today from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. 
and at the residence. 

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NELLIE MAY BRASWELL HOLLAND DICKERSON

   SUFFOLK - Nellie Holland Dickerson, 82, of the 100 block of Myrtle St., 
died Jan. 27, in a Norfolk hospital.

   Mrs. Dickerson, an Isle of Wight County native, was a member of Bethlehem 
Christian Church and the widow of Charlie Dickerson.

   Survivors include a son, Francis O. Holland of Suffolk; a sister, Josephine 
B. Williams of Franklin; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

   The funeral will be conducted today at 2 p.m. in Hill-Underwood Funeral 
Home by the Rev. Merle D. Correll.  Burial will be in Antioch Christian Church 
Cemetery.


Nellie May (BRASWELL HOLLAND; Mrs. Charlie Monroe) DICKERSON, of Suffolk, 
b. 6 Nov 1904, Isle of Wight Co., d. 27 Jan 1987, Norfolk, 
interred in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery*, near Windsor, 29 Jan 1987, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 65, No. 24, Wed., Jan. 28, 1987, p. 2; 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Jan. 29, 1987, p. 6A 

*Additional information: 

Antioch list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/antioch.txt 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #20: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

A photo of her gravestone is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #104764403. 

Her parents, Stephen Joseph & "Ballie" Alberta Dora (BUTLER) BRASWELL, 
   and step-mothers are also buried there. 

Nellie 1m. Maynard Odell HOLLAND (1901 - 1956), and 2m. Charlie Monroe 
   DICKERSON (1916 - 1968) - all buried at Antioch. 

D.Cert. 87-002555 

Articles ("Suffolk News-Herald," July 30, 1956, & "Smithfield Times," 
   Aug. 2, 1956) on Maynard's drowning are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/h453m14o.txt 

Her second husband's obits ("Suffolk News-Herald," Sep. 12, 15, & 19, 
   1968) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/d262c1ob.txt 

Her father's obits ("Suffolk News-Herald," "Smithfield Times," & donated, 
   June 1957) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/b624j2ob.txt 

Her mother's (donated, 1917) obit is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/b624b1ob.txt 


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