Surry-Prince George County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Livesay, Mann P., 1960 

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3 Persons Killed Near Claremont Oct. 8 Auto Crash 

  Three persons were killed near Claremont in Surry County Saturday night, 
October 8, 1960. 

  Victims of the Claremont crash were Mann P. Livesay, 76. of Rt. 2, Spring 
Grove; his wife, Mrs. Olene R. Livesay, 51; Mrs. Dorothy Robertson Wilkins, 
33 or 34, Prince George County. 

  State police said the accident occurred on 613, two miles south of 
Claremont.  Mrs. Livesay was listed as driver of one car.  Mrs. Wilkins was 
a passenger in a car driven by her husband, Freddie R. Wilkins, who was 
hospitalized in Hopewell. 

  A funeral service for Mr. and Mrs. Livesay was held at 2 P.M. Tuesday, 
October 11, in the Purviance Funeral Home in Wakefield.  Burial followed in 
the Brandon Church Cemetery.  The rites were conducted by the Rev. J.E. 
McCauley, pastor of Waverly Christian Church; the Rev. R.E. Brittle, pastor 
of Bethlehem Christian Church at Suffolk, and the Rev. W.S. Gower, pastor 
of Claremont Baptist Church. 

  Mr. Livesay was a native of Prince George County and a merchant at Cabin 
Point.  He was a member of Brandon Episcopal Church. 

  Mrs. Livesay was a native of Wilson, N.C., and a member of Claremont Baptist 
Church. 

  The couple is survived by a daughter, Manna Page Livesay of Spring Grove. 

  Mrs. Livesay is also survived by three sons of a previous marriage, Johnny 
Godwin of Arlington, Reginald Godwin of Ft. Benning, Ga., and Talmadge Godwin 
of Fort Pierce, Florida; seven sisters, Mrs. Richard Harris of Rocky Mount, 
N.C.; Mrs. Mertie Sharp of South River, N.C.; Mrs. Bertha Rhodes of Bailey, 
N.C.; Mrs. A.J. Potgoski of Portsmouth; and Mrs. Albert Pridgen, Mrs. Lee 
Stott and Mrs. Macy Batts, all of Wilson, N.C.; and two brothers, H.C. Rose 
of Rahway, N.J.; and J.C. Rose of Wilson. 

  Mr. Livesay is survived by two daughters of a previous marriage, Mrs. Mabel 
Matthews and Mrs. Alice Millis, both of Wilmington, N.C.; three sisters, Mrs. 
J. E. Burrow of Surry, and Mrs. James Hill and Mrs. E.H. Temple, both of 
Dendron; two brothers, James G. Livesay of Newport News and Waverly B. Livesay 
of Dendron; a half-brother, Harrison Livesay of Burrowsville, and six 
grandchildren. 

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Mann Paige LIVESAY, of Spring Grove, Cabin Point general-store merchant, 
b. 23 Mar 1884, Prince George Co., killed in wreck 8 Oct 1960, Claremont, 
interred in Martin's Brandon Episcopal Church Cemetery*, Burrowsville, 
   11 Oct 1960, 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 41, No. 42, Thurs., Oct. 13, 1960, p. 1 

*Additional information: 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Little P - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #32904542. 

His parents, Alexander & "Jennie" Virginia Elizabeth (HOOD) LIVESAY, 
   are also buried there. 

D.Cert. 57566 (Claremont #10) gives his mother's maiden name as PERKINS. 

His first wife, Trueheart Rebecca (EURE) LIVESAY (1886 - 1909) is buried with 
   her parents in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 1, Plot 26), Franklin. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar1.txt 

Rebecca's obit ("Richmond Times-Dispatch," June 10, 1909, p. 2) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/l120r1ob.txt 

His second wife, Bessie G. (HURST) LIVESAY (1893 - 1935) is buried with 
   her parents in Bellevue Cemetery, Wilmington, New Hanover Co., NC. 

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Lillian Olene (ROSE GODWIN; Mrs. Mann P.) LIVESAY, of Spring Grove, 
b. 12 Jan 1909, Wilson, Wilson Co., NC*, killed in wreck 8 Oct 1960, Claremont, 
interred in Martin's Brandon Episcopal Church Cemetery*, Burrowsville, 
   11 Oct 1960, 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 41, No. 42, Thurs., Oct. 13, 1960, p. 1 

*Additional information: 

A photo of her gravestone - added by Little P - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #32904565. 

D.Cert. 57568 (Claremont #12) 

Mann & Olene m. 12 Mar 1940.  M.Cert. 8257 (Petersburg #58) gives Olene as 
   b. Wayne Co., NC. 

She 1m. Earl GODWIN, 19 Aug 1925 in Wilders, Johnson Co., NC.  M.Cert. 242 
   gives her parents as John R. & Sallie ROSE. 

Her parents, John Wright & Cora Virginia (WALSTON) ROSE, are buried in 
   Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson, Wilson Co., NC. 

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"Dottie" Dorothy Mae (ROBINSON; Mrs. "Freddie" Fred Robert) WILKINS, 
b. 9 Oct 1924, Prince George Co., killed in wreck 8 Oct 1960, Claremont, 
interred in the family cemetery, Prince George Co., 13 Oct 1960, 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 41, No. 42, Thurs., Oct. 13, 1960, p. 1 

*Additional information: 

D.Cert. 57570 (Guilford #14) gives daughter of Arthur G. & Janette (WASHINGTON) 
   ROBINSON; colored. 

Dorothy & Fred m. 30 Aug 1947 in Hopewell.  (Prince George #91) 

Fred 2m. Betsy WASHINGTON, 12 Jul 1963 in Emporia; they div. in 1976. 


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