Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Ashby, Margaret E. Boothe, 2009 

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MARGARET ELIZABETH BOOTHE ASHBY 

  Margaret Boothe Ashby, age 90, of Laurel Springs Road, Waverly, and the 
widow of Bailey S. Ashby, died Tuesday, March 17, 2009, in Lakewood Manor; 
Richmond.  Born on Sept. 28, 1918, in Sussex County, she was the daughter 
of the late Burwell [sic; Burrell] Franklin and Myrtle Williams Boothe.  She 
was predeceased by two sisters, Eleanor Boothe and Carolyn Boothe Saunders.

  Margaret had been a resident of Lakewood Manor since 1996.  She was a member 
of the Derbyshire Baptist Church in Richmond and a former member of the 
Millfield Baptist Church in Ivor and Waverly Baptist Church (and the Women’s 
Missionary Union of the church).  She had formerly been a very active member 
of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.  She was a 
member of the Waverly Woman’s Club, Virginia Farm Bureau, Agribusiness Council 
of Virginia and the Home Demonstration Club.

  Margaret was the wife of Bailey Sizer Ashby for 46 years.  Bailey died on 
October 24, 1995.  She was survived by a daughter Carol Ashby Schlichtherele, 
and husband, Rainer, of Midlothian; a son Stuart Ashby, and wife, Stephanie, 
of Mechanicsville; four grandchildren, Lauren and Hannah Schlichtherele and 
Ben and Elizabeth Ashby.

  A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 21, 2009, at the 
Purviance Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son in Wakefield and officiated by the Rev. 
John Crocker.  Burial will follow in Wakefield Cemetery.  The family will 
receive friends at the funeral home from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Friday.  Memorial 
donations may be made to your favorite house of worship or to your favorite 
charity.

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MARGARET ELIZABETH BOOTHE ASHBY

  WAVERLY - Margaret Boothe Ashby, 90, and the widow of Bailey S. Ashby, died 
March 17, 2009, in Lakewood Manor, Richmond.  Born on Sept. 28, 1918, in 
Sussex County, she was the daughter of the late Burwell Franklin and Myrtle 
Williams Boothe.

  She was predeceased by two sisters, Eleanor Boothe and Carolyn Boothe 
Saunders.

  Mrs. Ashby had been a resident of Lakewood Manor since 1996.  She was a 
member of the Derbyshire Baptist Church in Richmond and a former member of the 
Millfield Baptist Church in Ivor and Waverly Baptist Church (and the Women's 
Missionary Union of the church).

  She had formerly been a very active member of the Association for the 
Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.  She was a member of the Waverly Woman's 
Club, Virginia Farm Bureau, Agribusiness Council of Virginia and the Home 
Demonstration Club.

  Margaret was the wife of Bailey Sizer Ashby for 46 years.  He died on Oct. 
24, 1995.

  Survivors include a daughter, Carol Ashby Schlichtherele and husband Rainer 
of Midlothian; a son, Stuart Ashby and wife Stephanie of Mechanicsville; four 
grandchildren, Lauren and Hannah Schlichtherele and Ben and Elizabeth Ashby.

  A funeral service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Purviance Chapel 
of J.T. Morris & Son in Wakefield and officiated by the Rev. John Crocker.

  Burial will follow in the Wakefield Cemetery.

  The family will receive friends at the funeral home today from 6:30 to 8:30 
p.m.

  Memorial donations may be made to your favorite house of worship or to your 
favorite charity.


Margaret Elizabeth (BOOTHE; Mrs. Bailey S.) ASHBY, formerly of Waverly, 
b. 28 Sep 1918, Sussex Co., d. 17 Mar 2009, Richmond, 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 21 Mar 2009, 
"The Progress-Index" (Petersburg, VA), Mar. 19, 2009, p. A-5; 
donated obit, publication unknown 

*Her parents are also buried there. 
   Wakefield list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/cemeteries/wakefd.txt 

Her husband's obit ("Daily Press," Oct. 26, 1995, p. 26) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/a210b1ob.txt 

Her father's obit ("Tidewater News," Aug. 4, 1969, p. 3) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/b300b2ob.txt 

Her mother's obit ("Tidewater News," May 13, 1954) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/b300m3ob.txt 


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