Surry County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Presson, Birdie Maynard, 1958 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ BIRDIE MAYNARD PRESSON FINAL RITES HELD FOR BIRDIE PRESSON Birdie Maynard Presson, 75, died July 21. She was a native of and lifelong resident of Surry County, member of Rocky Hock Methodist Church, daughter of the late Gholie F. and Rosa Atkinson Maynard and wife of the late John Presson. She is survived by a sister-in-law, Mrs. J. Crawley Maynard, of Newport News; five nieces, Mrs. Eldon Fulgham, of Windsor, Mrs. H.L. Goodrich, Jr., of Wakefield, Mrs. Cecil Gwaltney, of Smithfield. Mrs. Muse Howle, of Yorktown and Mrs. J.C. Gwaltney, Jr., of Waverly; and two nephews, Joseph F. Maynard, of Portsmouth, and Lawrence C. Maynard, of Newport News. Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 23 at 3:30 at Rocky Hock Methodist Church with the Rev. L.P. Bland officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers: C.A. Anderson, Sr., Henry Ellis, Rob Pond, Cordie Andrews, Dr. B.F. Knight, Joe Eggleston, Arthur Presson and Harry L. Goodrich, Jr. Birdie (MAYNARD; Mrs. John William) PRESSON, b. 11 Oct 1882, Surry Co., d. 21 Jul 1958, Newport News, interred in Rocky Hock Methodist Church Cemetery (Plot 74*), 23 Jul 1958, 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 Her parents are buried in Plot 73. A photo of her gravestone is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #137064249. A memorial for Birdie & her brother Jos. Crawley MAYNARD is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/m563c1ob.txt A memorial for their parents is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/m563g1ob.txt Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/p625b1ob.txt