Sussex-Isle of Wight-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Smith, Nannie V. Harvell, 1996 

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NANNIE HARVELL SMITH 

  Mrs. Nannie Harvell Smith, 98 years of age, formerly of Wakefield, Va., died 
Thursday, July 11, 1996 in Richmond.  Mrs. Smith was a native of Southampton 
County, Va. and was the widow of William Durwood* Smith, of Enfield, N.C.  She 
made her home in Enfield for many years, where she taught in public schools. 
Upon retirement, she lived in Wakefield.  Since 1978, she had been a resident 
of the Lakewood Manor Baptist Retirement Community in Richmond.  Mrs. Smith 
was the daughter of the late Ransom D. and Nannie Branch Harvell.  She 
attended the Sate Norman School at Farmville, Va. (now Longwood College), and 
completed additional studies at Atlantic Christian College (now Barton 
College), Wilson, N.C., at East Carolina University, Greenville, N.C. and at 
the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.  She retired after 43 
years of teaching in Virginia and North Carolina.  At the time of her death, 
Mrs. Smith was a member of Ridge Baptist Church, Richmond.  She was a former 
member of the Wakefield Baptist Church where she was active in the Woman’s 
Missionary Union, the WMU Prayer Group, and the Reese Sunday School Class. 
In addition to her church activities, Mrs. Smith as a member of the Senior 
Woman’s Club of Wakefield and the North Carolina Education Association.  Mrs. 
Smith is survived by a number of nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-
nephews.

  A funeral service will be held at the Purviance Funeral Home in Wakefield on 
Monday, July 15, 1996 at 2 p.m. with interment to follow at the Mill Swamp 
Baptist Church Cemetery, Isle of Wight County, Va.  The family will receive 
friends at the funeral home on Sunday evening from 7 to 8:30 p.m.  The family 
requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the 
Lakewood Manor Retirement Benevolent Fund, Lakewood Manor, 1900 Lauderdale 
Dr., Richmond, Va. 23233, or to the Wakefield Baptist Church, Wakefield, Va. 
23888.


Nannie Vera (HARVELL; Mrs. W. Durward) SMITH, formerly of Wakefield, 
retired teacher, 
b. 2 Nov 1897, Southampton Co., d. 11 Jul 1996, Richmond, 
interred in Mill Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery**, 3 Oct 2012, 
"The Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), Oct. 2, 2012 
   posted with Find a Grave Mem. #98109043 

**Her parents, Ransom Decatur & Nancy Lou (BRANCH) HARVELL, are also 
   buried there.  Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #55: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

The Nancy L. HARVELL (1897-1979) also buried there is her sister-in-law 
   Nancy (LAWRENCE; Mrs. Mark Decatur) HARVELL. 

*The gravestone of her husband (1891-1957) shows W. Durward. 
   He is buried in Forest Hills Cemetery, Farmville, Pitt Co., NC. 
   (Find a Grave Mem. #105237078) 

They m. 4 Jun 1924 in Wilson Co., NC. 


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