Surry-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Bailey, Doris Epps, 2008 

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DORIS EPPS BAILEY 

  IVOR - Doris Epps Bailey, 87, passed away Friday, July 4, 2008, at Riverside 
Walter Reed Hospital in Gloucester.  Born April 25, 1921 in Surry County, she 
was the widow of the late Joseph Harvell Bailey and the daughter of the late 
"Ned" William Edward [sic; Edwin*] Epps and Beulah Britt Epps.  Mrs. Bailey, 
a loving mother and homemaker, was a life-long member of the Ivor United 
Methodist Church and a member of the Dendron Historical Society.

  Mrs. Bailey is survived by her daughters, Marilyn B. Oliver and husband, 
Ralph, of Smithfield and Judith B. Brabrand and husband, Charles, of 
Gloucester; three grandchildren, Kim Stephens, Michelle Jones, and Warren 
Oliver; six grand-grandchildren; a brother, Cecil Epps of Wakefield; and a 
sister, Helen Gwaltney of Baltimore MD.  She was preceded in death by two 
brothers, Roland and Braxton Epps.

  A funeral service was held in Ivor United Methodist Church on Monday, 
July 7, 2008 at 2:00 p.m., with Pastor Roy Drake officiating.  Burial 
following in Rocky Hock Church Cemetery, near Wakefield.  The family received 
friends at Purviance Chapel, J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home, Wakefield, 
Sunday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

  Donations may be made to Ivor United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 416, Ivor, 
VA 23866.  Condolences may be posted at www.jtmorriss.com.


Doris (EPPS; Mrs. J. Harvell) BAILEY, 
b. 25 Apr 1921, Surry Co., d. 4 Jul 2008, Gloucester, 
interred in Rocky Hock Methodist Church Cemetery (Plot 44*), Surry Co., 
   7 Jul 2008, 
"Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), July 6, 2008, p. A-15 

*Rocky Hock list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/cemeteries/rockyhk.txt 

Text of obit & a photo of her gravestone is posted with Find a Grave Memorial 
   #28131168. 

Her parents, William Edward & Beulah Ray (BRITT) EPPS, 
   are buried in Mill Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery. 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} #55: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

Her husband's obit ("Daily Press," July 12, 1996, p. 26) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/b400h10o.txt 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/b400d3ob.txt