Southampton-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Smith, Lillian A. Saunders, 1951 

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MRS. LILLIAN S. SMITH 

  Mrs. Lillian Saunders Smith, widow of Woodie Edward Smith of Franklin, died 
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith Lockhart, of Columbia. S.C., 
on Thursday morning, September 13, after an illness of many months. 

  Mrs. Smith was the daughter of the late James Thomas and Sarah Olethia 
Holland Saunders of Nansemond County.  She had been a resident of Franklin 
since 1912 and was on a visit with her daughter when taken ill in April of 
this year. 

  Besides her daughter she is survived by one son, Lyle S. Smith of Franklin; 
two grandchildren, Robert S. Lockhart, 3d, and Woodie Edward Smith, 2d; one 
sister, Mrs. Agnes L. Parrish of Crestview, Fla.; and a number of nieces and 
nephews. 

  Mrs. Smith was brought to Franklin for interment.  Funeral services were 
held at the graveside in Poplar Spring Cemetery Saturday morning at 11 
o'clock, with Rev. R.D. Stephenson officiating, assisted by Rev. W.A. Grissom. 
Joel Holland sang "The Way Of The Cross Leads Home." 

  Active pallbearers were Dr. J.P. Broaddus, Raymond Hayes, L.C. Johnson, 
Leigh W. Johnson, Dr. Darden Jones and Dr. T.A. Morgan. 

  Honorary pallbearers were John Beale, G.E. Benton, Edgar Jackson, Emerson 
Jones, W. Tall Jones, C.C. Vaughan, 3d, and George Watkins. 

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LILLIAN ALBERTA SAUNDERS SMITH

   Mrs. Lillian Saunders Smith, widow of Woodie Edward Smith of Franklin, died 
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith Lockhart, of Columbia, S.C., 
on Thursday morning, September 13, after an illness of many months.

   Mrs. Smith was the daughter of the late James Thomas and Sarah Olethia 
Holland Saunders of Nansemond County.  She had been a resident of Franklin 
since 1912 and was on a visit with her daughter when taken ill in April of 
this year.

   Besides her daughter she is survived by one son, Lyle S. Smith of Franklin, 
two grandchildren, Robert S. Lockhart, 3rd and Woodie Edward Smith 2d; one 
sister, Mrs. Agnes L. Parrish of Crestview, Fla.; and a number of nieces and 
nephews.

   Mrs. Smith was brought to Franklin for interment.  Funeral services were 
held at the graveside in Poplar Spring Cemetery Saturday morning at 11 o’clock 
with Rev. R.D. Stephenson officiating, assisted by Rev. W.A. Grissom.  Joel 
Holland sang "The Way Of The Cross Leads Home."

   Active pallbearers were Dr. J.P. Broaddus, Raymond Hayes, L.C. Johnson, 
Leigh W. Johnson, Dr. Darden Jones, and Dr. T.A. Morgan.

   Honorary pallbearers were John Beale, G.E. Benton, Edgar Jackson, Emerson 
Jones, W. Tall Jones, C.C. Vaughan, 3d, and George Watkins.


Lillian Alberta (SAUNDERS; Mrs. Woodie E.) SMITH, 
b. 10 May 1885*, Nansemond Co.*, d. 13 Sep 1951, Columbia, Richland Co., SC, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 64B*), Franklin, 
   15 Sep 1951, 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 46, No. 48, Fri., Sep. 21, 1951, p. 16; 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Fri., Sep. 28, 1951 

*Additional information: 

Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx2.txt 

A photo of her gravestone - added by Natalie Padgett - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #93175348; it shows b. 1885. 

D.Cert. 51-012072 gives b. Franklin, 

Her husband's obits ("Tidewater News," Jan. 21, 1938, & donated) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/s530w10o.txt 


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

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