Montgomery Obituaries 1952
Nunn, Daniel Preston
Daniel Preston Nunn died Friday night (10-24-1952) in New
Altamont Hospital.
His wife Mrs. Ella Dalton Nunn, four daughters, Mrs. Bessie
Bland, Charlottesville, Mrs. Gertrude Hale, Blacksburg, Mrs. Gladys Howery, Cambria, Mrs. Irene Stein, Fredericksburg, 20
grandchildren, two great grandchildren, survives him.
Services were held at 2:30 pm Sunday in Montgomery Primitive
Baptist Church with burial in Westview
Cemetery.
10-30-1952 The Montgomery News
Messenger
Wells, Abraham R
Abraham Rufus Wills, 79, died Monday afternoon at the home
of his son G E Wells near Blacksburg.
He is survived by another son P L Wells of Pittsburg, Pa;
four daughters, Mrs. M. M. DeWease, Smithburg Md.;
Mrs. L. M. Abser, Roanoke, Mrs. C. K. Kegley, Pulaski; 22 grandchildren, a sister Mrs. J E
Barton.
The Rev. W. C. Brunk and Elder C.
E. Jamison at the Jonesville Church conducted services at 11 am. Interment was
in the Falls Church Cemetery.
Pallbearers were the Wells grandchildren.
11-6-1952 The Montgomery News
Messenger
Price, Arthur Hampton
Arthur Hampton Price, 73, died last Tuesday afternoon at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. James J. Keister at Prices
Fork.
He is also survived by a daughter Mrs. L G Shelton,
Kenbridge; two sons Justin L Price, Rt. 1 Cambria; W. J. Price Salem; eight
grandchildren, three sisters, Mrs. O S Elliott, Rt. 1 Blacksburg, Mrs. Frank Owen,
Elliston, a brother James Witt Price, Roanoke.
Services were held at 2 pm Sunday at Prices Fork Lutheran
Church with burial in the Snyder Cemetery.
11-13-1952 The Montgomery News
Messenger
Fleet, Frank Adams
Frank Adams Fleet, 65, died Sunday night in New Altamont
Hospital.
Surviving are two sons Arthur and Arnold of Blacksburg;
three daughters, Mrs. C P Davis of Morehead City, Nc.;
Mrs. W C White and Mrs A E Lawson of Richmond; three
grandchildren; his mother, Mrs. Alice B Fleet and one brother, Dr. George T
Fleet of San Antonio, Texas.
Services were held at the P. D. Oakey
Funeral Home with interment in Westview
Cemetery.
11-13-1952 The Montgomery News
Messenger.
Evans, Mary Jane Wall
Mrs Mary Jane Wall Evans, 85, died
at her home near Blacksburg Saturday evening.
Surviving are a daughter, Miss Ora Evans and a son, James of near Blacksburg; a brother,
John Floyd Wall of Indian Head Md.
Funeral was at the Prices Fork Lutheran Church at 11 am
Tuesday with Interment at the Evans Cemetery.
11-13-1952 Montgomery News Messenger
Allen, Denia Bell
Mrs. Denia Bell Allen,
69
died Monday Morning at the home of her daughter Mrs. James M. Simpkins in
Blacksburg.
Other survivors are two sons, Edward R Davis and Walter H
Davis both of Blacksburg, 15 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral
was at 2pm at Lusters Gate Community Church. Burial
was in Westview Cemetery.
11-20-1952 The Montgomery News
Messenger
Summers, Sarah V
Mrs. Sarah V (VanPelt) Summers, 73, died yesterday (11-26-1952) at her home
here.
She is survived by five daughters, Mrs. J T Lucas, Mrs. J M Brammer, Christiansburg, Mrs. Margaret Summers, Richmond,
Mrs. D K Carey, Blacksburg, Mrs. L. L. Smith, Portsmouth, a son George Summers,
Salem; five sisters, Mrs. G. W. Funkhouser,
Harrisonburg, Mrs. O. F. Levell, Mrs. T. T.
Stephenson, Miss Lillian VanPelt, Stanton, Mrs. D. W.
Trainis, Mesa, Az; three
brothers, Frank VanPelt, R. N. VanPelt,
Stanton, J. B. VanPelt, Montgomery Al.
Services will be held at 11am Friday (11-28-1952) in
Christiansburg Presbyterian Church with burial in Sunset Cemetery.
The family requests that flowers be omitted.
11-27-1952
The
Montgomery News Messenger.
Woodward, Herbert G., Jr.
Hubert Gibbony Woodward Jr. 24,
died in a Norfolk Hospital of bulbar type Polio.
He is survived by his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Hubert Gibbony Woodward. Mrs. Woodward is the former Miss Anna
Edmondson of Christiansburg, also his wife Mrs. Emaline
Taylor Woodward and a son Herbert Gibbony Woodward
III.
11-27-1952 The Montgomery News
Messenger.
Correll, Addie
Mrs. Addie Correll, 83, died
Monday night in New Altamont Hospital.
She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. T. C. Lester, two
sons, U. F. Martin, and R. W. Howard of Matoka, Wv., a brother J. H. Howard, Pilot; 20 grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2:30 pm Wednesday at the Richardson
Funeral Home with burial in the Hudgins Cemetery, Rogers
11-27-1952 The Montgomery News
Messanger
Swain, Joseph M
Joseph M Swain, 90 of Cambria died Saturday (11-22-1952)
morning in a Marion Hostital.
He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. E. W. Hodge, Vicker, Mrs. M. C. Cary, Silver Springs, Md. Mrs. Harry
Pace, Charlottesville, Mrs. Walter Williams, Portsmouth; four sons, E. H.
Swain, O. B. Swain, Cambria; two sisters, Mrs. Milton Ratcliffe,
Pulaski; Mrs. William Roop, Newburn;
19 grandchildren, and one great grandchild.
Services were held at 2 pm Monday in Pine View Church with
burial in the family cemetery at Cambria.
11-27-1952 The Montgomery News
Messenger
Shelton, Edna K
Mrs. Edna K Shelton, 75, died Sunday night in St. Petersburg
Fl..
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Clare Adkins,
Alexander, Mrs. Margaret Lucas, Christiansburg,. Three
sons, Joe C Shelton, McAlphin, Wv.;
Hugh D Shelton, Miami Fl., Andrew N Shelton, St Petersburg, Fl..
11-27-1952 The Montgomery News
Messenger
Sisson, Dewey M.
Dewey M Sisson, 49, died Sunday night at his home in
Christiansburg.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Clytis
Sisson, a daughter, Emma Jean Sisson, Christiansburg, a son, Dean Sisson,
Christiansburg, two sisters, Mrs. B T Stewart, Mrs
Cliff Sisson, Shawsville; a brother, RH Sisson, Shawsville.
Services were held at 2 pm Wednesday (12-3-1952) in
Richardson Funeral Home with burial in Piedmont Cemetery, Oaty.
12-4-1952 The Montgomery News
Messenger
Hartman, Elizabeth D
Word has been received in Blacksburg of the death of Mrs.
Elizabeth Duerson Hartman of leukemia in a
Charleston, S C. hospital after an illness of three months.
Funeral services were held Saturday in St. Philips Episcopal
Church. Her husband, William Hartman, and one son Robert survive Mrs. Hartman.
12-4-1952 The Montgomery News
Messenger.
Lucas, George H.
George H. Lucas, 74, died at his home in Ellett
Thursday mornings.
He is survived by his wife Mattie Lucas; two daughters, Mrs.
Annie Lucas and Mrs. Oakley Epperly both of Elliott,
Henry Lucas of Greensburg, Md.
The funeral services were conducted at 1pm Saturday in the Ellett Baptist Church. Burial
was in the church Cemetery.
12-11-1952 The Montgomery News
Messenger
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