Sussex-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Pond, John S., 1960 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ J. S. Pond, 86, Buried Oct. 11 At Mill Swamp John Sam Pond, 86, died Sunday morning, October 9, 1960, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. C.S. Joyner of Chuckatuck, after a long illness. Son of John Sam and Susie Richardson Pond, he was a native of Sussex County and a member of Mill Swamp Baptist Church. His wife was the late Nancy Elizabeth Pond. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Joyner and Mrs. Pearl Williams of Norfolk, and two sons, Charles Henry Pond of Chuckatuck and Johnnie Allen Pond of Windsor. A funeral service was conducted Tuesday at 2. P.M. in the Jones Funeral Home by the Rev. G.M. Profitt of Mill Swamp Baptist Church, with burial in the church cemetery. John Sam POND, Jr., retired farmer, b. 27 Jul 1874, Sussex Co., d. 9 Oct 1960, at daughter's home, Chuckatuck, interred in Mill Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery*, 11 Oct 1960, "Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 41, No. 42, Thurs., Oct. 13, 1960, p. 4, clipping posted with Find a Grave Memorial #104622416, by Martha Fontaine Byrum *Additional information: Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #55: http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html A photo of his gravestone - added by Ron Stewart - is also posted with Find a Grave Memorial #104622416. He 1m. Alice K. WHITEHEAD, 29 Dec 1895, in Isle of Wight Co. He 2m. Nancy Elizabeth (GWALTNEY; widow of Jacob W.) JONES (1872 - 1949). They share a monument. He 3m. Laura Holleman (ELLIS; widow of Chas. Crawley) SCOTT (1894 - 1964), 3 Jun 1950, in Newport News (#198). She 3m. Sidney Smith GAGE, 8 Jun 1963, in Newport News . She was buried in Peninsula Memorial Park, Newport News. D.Cert. 27189 (Chuckatuck #109) gives John Sam POND, Jr., son of John Sam Jr. and Susie (RICHARDSON) POND. Rather, his father's name was John Henry. Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by File Manager Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com). file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/p530j7ob.txt