Sussex-Prince Edward County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Morris, N. Elizabeth Wingo, 1982 

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NANCY ELIZABETH WINGO MORRIS 

  WAKEFIELD - Elizabeth Wingo Morris, 76, a native of Prince Edward County, 
died Mar. 17 in Riverside Hospital.

  She was the widow of W.A. Morris, a graduate of Longwood College, she had 
retired from Sussex County schools as a schoolteacher after 36 years.  She was 
a member of Wakefield Baptist Church.

  Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Talmage D. Foster, Jr. of Yorktown and 
Mrs. Glenn R. Taylor of Newport News; two stepdaughters, Mrs. W.B. Peebles and 
Mrs. E.B. Richardson, Jr., both of Wakefield; two step-sisters, Mrs. Mary T. 
O'Geary of Waverly and Mrs. Pearl Emory of Claremont, and five grandchildren.

  A funeral was held Friday in Purviance Funeral Chapel, Wakefield, by the 
Rev. Douglas Cotter.  Burial was in Wakefield Cemetery.

  Memorial donations may be sent to Wakefield Baptist Church. 

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NANCY ELIZABETH WINGO MORRIS 

   WAKEFIELD - A funeral service for Elizabeth Wingo Morris, 76, was held 
Friday at 3 p.m. in Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield, by the Rev. Douglas 
Cotter.  Burial was in Wakefield Cemetery.

   Mrs. Morris died Wednesday in a hospital.

   A native of Prince Edward County, she was the widow of W.A. Morris.  A 
graduate of Longwood College, she had retired from Sussex County schools as a 
schoolteacher after 36 years.  She was a member of Wakefield Baptist Church.

   Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Talmadge D. [-----*] Newport News; 
two stepdaughters, Mrs. E.B. Pebbles and Mrs. E.B. Richardson Jr., both of 
Wakefield; and five grandchildren.

[*part of this last sentence was here twice and the second line and daughter 
 was not listed.] 

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NANCY ELIZABETH WINGO MORRIS 

  Nancy Elizabeth Wingo born February 5, 1906, in Prince George [sic; Edward*] 
County, Virginia, is the daughter of Russell Aubrey Wingo and Willie Lelia 
Fallwell.  She graduated from the Farmville Public Schools and then attended 
Farmville State Teachers College (now Longwood College) and was a school 
teacher for some years before going to Wakefield, Virginia.  While living 
there, she met and married a widower, Wilber [sic; Wilbur] Alvin Morris, who 
had two daughters. 


Nancy Elizabeth "Lib" (WINGO GLEASON; Mrs. Wilbur Alvin) MORRIS, of Wakefield, 
retired teacher, 
b. 5 Feb 1906, Prince Edward Co., d. 17 Mar 1982, Newport News, 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery**, 21 Apr 1935, 
Purviance Funeral Home obit; 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Mar. 22, 1982, p. 7; 
family history by her uncle, Thomas Henry Fallwell, Jr., 
   compiled by cousin Mary Ellen Fallwell, 
   posted with Find a Grave Mem. #127051519 

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

*Additional information: 

Her widowed mother 2m. widower DeMarkous Lafayette TRAYLOR, Jr., 14 Aug 1918, 
   in  Prince Edward Co.  She is also buried in Wakefield Cemetery. 

Her father (1877 - 1909) is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Texarkana, Bowie Co.,
   TX.  (Find a Grave Mem. #101676096) 

DeMarkous (1867 - 1946) is buried with his first wife, Ollie May (COX) 
   TRAYLOR, in Westview Cemetery, Farmville.  Find a Grave Mem. #183589601 
   gives Demetras L. "Demacus" TRAYLOR, Jr.  His parents, D.L. Sr. & Lucy A. 
   (NUNNALLY) TRAYLOR, are also buried there. 

Her step-sister Mary (TRAYLOR; Mrs. King William) O'GEARY was also a teacher. 
   D.Cert. 85-021513 gives cremated at Lynnhaven, Virginia Beach.  She is 
   marked in Waverly Cemetery.  (Find a Grave Mem. #127425297) 

D.Cert. 82-007230 also gives b. Prince George Co.  Correct birthplace from 
   M.Cert. 1937-13873. 

Similar notes from the family history on her parents are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/t646w1ob.txt 

Lib 1m. Tazewell Co. native Dr. James Massie GLEASON, 4 Feb 1927, in 
   Washington, DC; they div. in 1936. 

He seems to be identical with WW-I Army veteran James M. GLEASON (1894 - 1952),
   also buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Texarkana, TX. 
   (Find a Grave Mem. #86236391) 


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Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

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