Surry County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Pond, Eva E. Edwards, 1947 

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EVA ELMIRA EDWARDS POND 

MRS. J.W. POND 

  WAKEFIELD - July 9 - Mrs. John W. Pond, 74, died Tuesday at her home, "South 
Lawn Farm," in Surry County.  Funeral rites will be conducted at the home at 
11 a.m. Thursday with burial in Rocky Hock Cemetery.  She is survived by her 
husband; daughter, Eleanor Pond, of Wakefield; two sons, Clarence E. Pond, of 
Roanoke, and Lyle H. Pond, of Wakefield; a granddaughter, Jack Pond, of 
Roanoke; a brother, James N. Edwards, of Belhaven, N.C.; a sister, Mrs. P.W. 
Richardson, of Elberon, and a number of nieces and nephews. 

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MRS. JOHN W. POND FUNERAL THURSDAY AT ROCKY HOCK 

  Funeral services for Mrs. John W. Pond, aged 74, were held today (Thursday) 
at 11:00 o'clock from her home in Rocky Hock neighborhood with interment in 
Rocky Hock Cemetery.  Mrs. Pond, who had been in ill health for several years, 
died Tuesday evening of a heart attack.

  She was the former Miss Eva Edwards, daughter J.D. and Elmira Berryman 
Edwards, and a life-long resident of Surry County.

  She is survived by her husband, Jno. W. Pond; one daughter, Miss Eleanor R. 
Pond, of Hopewell; two sons, Clarence E. Pond of Roanoke, and Lyle H. Pond of 
Wakefield; one granddaughter, Jo Jacquelin Pond of Roanoke; one sister, Mrs. 
Percy Richardson, of Elberon; one brother, J.N. Edwards, of Belhaven, N.C., 
and a number of nieces and nephews.


Eva Elmira (EDWARDS; Mrs. John Wesley) POND, of "South Lawn Farm," 
b. 3 Apr 1873, Surry Co., d. 8 Jul 1947, at home, Surry Co., 
interred in Rocky Hock Methodist Church Cemetery*, 10 Jul 1947, 
"Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch," July 10, 1947, p. 15; 
donated obit, publication unknown 

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

A photo of her gravestone is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #20602694. 

D.Cert. 16776 (Blackwater #5) 

Her husband's (donated, 1955) obit & a memorial to the couple are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/p530j3ob.txt 

Her father, James Decatur EDWARDS, was a Confederate veteran, serving in the 
   Surry Light Artillery.  He was b. 7 Jun 1842, in VA, d. 23 Mar 1913, in 
   Surry Co., & was bu. 24 Mar 1913, at home.  D.Cert. 7528 (Blackwater #4) 

Her mother, Elmira Rebecca (BERRYMAN) EDWARDS, was b. 2 Nov 1843, in 
   Surry Co., d. 28 Jun 1931, in Surry Co., & was bu. 29 Jun 1931, 
   in Surry Co.  D.Cert. 15791 (Blackwater #7) 


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