Surry-Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Presson, Dorothy L. Murphy, 2004 

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DOROTHY MURPHY PRESSON 

  Dorothy Murphy Presson, 79, widow of Harris C. "Bubba" Presson, of Tandem 
Health Care of Windsor, formerly of Wakefield died Apr. 1, 2004.  She was a 
lifelong homemaker and mother.  She was the daughter of the late Joseph Bailey 
Murphy and Doris Brittle Murphy.

  She was a lifelong member of Rocky Hock Methodist Church in Wakefield. 
She also attended Wakefield Baptist Church.  She was preceded in death by a 
brother, Stanley C. Murphy.

  Survivors include three daughters, Judy P. Baldwin and husband, Danny, of 
Wakefield; Jane P. Franklin and husband, Ben, of Alabaster, AL; Berdie P. Duck 
and husband, Leland, of Windsor; and a son H. Collier Presson, Jr. and wife, 
Deborah, of Wakefield; seven grandchildren: April B. Holt, Joe Baldwin and 
Jason Baldwin of Wakefield; Iralyn Franklin of Alabaster, AL; Clinton Presson 
of Wakefield; Anthony Presson of Goldsboro, N.C. and Dee Council of Windsor; 
13 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Nell M. Goodrich, of Suffolk.  She 
leaves behind many cherished friends and relatives.

  A funeral service was held, Apr. 4 at 2 p.m. at Rocky Hock United Methodist 
Church, Wakefield with Rev. Jim Kerr and Rev. G.C. Branton officiating. 
Burial followed in the church cemetery.

  Visitation was at Purviance Funeral Chapel on Apr. 3 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

  Memorial contributions may be made to Rocky Hock United Methodist Memorial 
Fund, c/o J.C. Whitmore, Jr., 2847 White Marsh Road, Wakefield, VA 23888 or 
Wakefield Baptist Church, P.O. Box 178, Wakefield, VA 23888.


Dorothy Loraine (MURPHY; Mrs. Harris Collier) PRESSON, formerly of Wakefield, 
b. 20 Oct 1924, Sussex Co., d. 1 Apr 2004, Windsor, 
interred in Rocky Hock Methodist Church Cemetery (Plot 78*), 4 Apr 2004, 
Purviance Funeral Home obit 

*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 77. 

A photo of her gravestone is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #20638034. 

Her husband's obits ("Daily Press" & "Smithfield Times," Nov. 1988, 7 donated) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/p625h3ob.txt 

Her father's obits ("Daily Press," Dec. 18 & 19, 1976, & donated) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/m610j2ob.txt 

Her mother's obit ("Daily Press," Sep. 15, 1993, p. 23) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/m610d2ob.txt 


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