Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Whitmore, Frances E. Worrell, 2002 

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FRANCES WORRELL WHITMORE 

  Frances Worrell Whitmore, 88, a lifelong resident of Wakefield died Friday, 
July 19, 2002.  She was the daughter of the late Lemuel Ernest Worrell and 
Nannie Griffin Worrell and mother of the late Willie Grady "Bill" Whitmore, 
Jr. who died in 1968.

  Mrs. Whitmore was retired from the Home Telephone Company of Wakefield; a 
former member of the Wakefield Woman's Club; and a member of the Wakefield 
Baptist Church.  She leaves to cherish her precious memory her husband, 
William Grady Whitmore, Sr.

  Her family includes daughter-in-law, Jane Dickerson Niethamer of Fairfax, 
two grandsons, Jason and Ryan; her devoted niece, Grace and Sain; and two 
nephews, Tommy Clark and V.L. Worrell, Jr.  She was predeceased by her 
sisters, Mary W. Clark, Nannie W. Magee and Elizabeth W. Harris; and her 
brother, V.L. Worrell, Sr.

  Funeral services were held on July 21 at 3 p.m. at Purviance Funeral Home, 
Wakefield, with the Rev. Jim Keer, the Rev. Doug Cotter and the Rev. Ed 
Griffin officiating.

  Burial was in Wakefield Cemetery beside her son.  Memorial donations may be 
made to Wakefield Baptist Church or a charity of your choice.

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FRANCES WORRELL WHITMORE 

  Frances Worrell Whitmore, 88, a lifelong resident of Wakefield died Friday, 
July 19, 2002.  She was the daughter of the late Lemuel Ernest Worrell and 
Nannie Griffin Worrell and mother of the late Willie Grady "Bill" Whitmore, 
Jr. who died in 1968.

  Mrs. Whitmore was retired from the Home Telephone Company of Wakefield; a 
former member of the Wakefield Woman's Club; and a member of the Wakefield 
Baptist Church.  She leaves to cherish her precious memory her husband, 
William Grady Whitmore, Sr.

  Her family includes daughter-in-law, Jane Dickerson Niethamer of Fairfax, 
two grandsons, Jason and Ryan; her devoted niece, Grace and Sain; and two 
nephews, Tommy Clark and V.L. Worrell, Jr.  She was predeceased by her 
sisters, Mary W. Clark, Nannie W. Magee and Elizabeth W. Harris; and her 
brother, V.L. Worrell, Sr.

  Funeral services were held on July 21 at 3 p.m. at Purviance Funeral Home, 
Wakefield, with the Rev. Jim Keer, the Rev. Doug Cotter and the Rev. Ed 
Griffin officiating.

  Burial was in Wakefield Cemetery beside her son.  Memorial donations may be 
made to Wakefield Baptist Church or a charity of your choice. 


Frances E. (WORRELL; Mrs. William Grady Sr.) WHITMORE, 
   retired from Home Telephone, 
b. 29 Apr 1914, Sussex Co., d. 19 Jul 2002, Suffolk, 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 21 Jul 2002, 
"Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch," July 20, 2002; 
Purviance Funeral Home obit 

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

Her widowed father d. 9 Aug 1942, and was buried in a WORRELL family cemetery, 
   in his native Southampton Co. - site not known to the SCHS Cemetery Project 
   (Oct 2021).  (D.Cert. 19105 {Wakefield 314}) 

Her husband's obits ("Daily Press," Nov. 19, 2006, B-11, & Purviance Funeral 
   Home) & a memorial to him are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/w356g2ob.txt 


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