Sussex-Surry County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Atkinson, Neal Faison, 1970 

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NEAL FAISON ATKINSON 

MRS. NEAL ATKINSON 

  Mrs. Neal Faison Atkinson, 96, died Thursday, Aug. 27, in a Petersburg 
hospital.

  A lifelong resident of Surry County she was a daughter of Robert and Mrs. 
Elizabeth Laine Faison and the widow of Archer A. Atkinson.

  She was the oldest member of Dendron Methodist Church.

  Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Clyde C. Hart of Colonial Heights; two 
sisters, Miss Ethel Faison and Mrs. Moody Barrett of Alexandria; six 
grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and three great-great grandchildren.

  A funeral service was held Saturday, Aug. 29, at 2 p.m. in Purviance 
Funeral Chapel, Wakefield, by the Rev. R.B. Moore and the Rev. W.L. Hales. 
Burial was in Wakefield Cemetery.

  Pallbearers were Garland Spratley, Edgar Jones, David Steele, Enos 
Hargrave, Edwin Barrett, Gerald King, W.M. Atkinson, Wilfred Barrett.

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NEAL FAISON ATKINSON 

   DENDRON - A funeral service for Mrs. Neal Faison Atkinson was conducted 
Saturday, August 29 at 2 p.m. in Purviance Funeral Chapel, Wakefield, by the 
Rev. R.B. Moore assisted by the Rev. William L. Hales. Burial was in Wakefield 
Cemetery.

   Pallbearers were Garland Spratley, Edgar Jones, David Steele, Gerald King, 
Edwin Barrett, W.M. Atkinson, Amos Hargrave, and Wilfred Barrett.

   Mrs. Atkinson, 96, died Thursday in a Petersburg Hospital after a long 
illness.

   A native of Surry County, she was the daughter of Robert and Mrs. Elizabeth 
Laine Faison and the widow of Archer A. Atkinson.

   She was a member of Dendron United Methodist Church.

   Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Clyde C. Hart, Colonial Heights; two 
sisters, Miss Ethel Faison and Mrs. Hugh M. Barrett of Alexandria; six 
grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren.


Neal (FAISON; Mrs. Archer A.) ATKINSON, 
b. 24 Aug 1874, Surry Co., d. 27 Aug 1970, Petersburg, 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 29 Aug 1970, 
donated obit, publication unknown; 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Sep. 3, 1970 

*Her parents, John Robert & Permelia Elizabeth (LANE) FAISON, are buried in 
   Wakefield Cemetery. 

Her husband's obits ("Smithfield Times" & "Tidewater News," July 23, 1953) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/a325a2ob.txt 

Also seen as Nellie O.


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