Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Darden, Sallie Summerell, 1920 

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SALLIE S. SUMMERELL DARDEN

MRS. SIDNEY A. DARDEN

   Mrs. S.A. Darden, the beloved wife of Mr. Sidney A. Darden, died at 
"Beechwood" her home in Southampton county on Wednesday morning, May 5th, 1920. 
Mrs. Darden, before marriage, was Miss Sallie S. Summerell, daughter of Dr. 
William H. Summerell and Marguerite Eleanor Pretlow, his wife, and niece of the 
late Jordan Denson Pretlow. Losing her parents early in girlhood, whe had spent 
practically all of her life at "Beechwood" the home of her grandparents. She 
was married to Mr. Sidney A. Darden June 1, 1910. After this as before, the 
gracious hospitality of the old home remained the same and has continued to be 
the happy gathering place for relatives and friends. Her simple  graciousness 
and sympathetic charm endeared her to all classes,, including her faithful 
servants. She was active in her household until her last brief illness. Her 
death came as a shock to the community as well as to her loved ones. A devout 
communicant of the Methodist Episcopal church, she will be greatly missed. 
Interment was made in the family burying ground at "Beechwood" 


[Sallie S. (SUMMERELL; Mrs. Sidney A.) DARDEN, d. 5 May 1920, 
 bd. family cemetery, "Beechwood" estate, 
 "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), 14 May 1920, p. 8] 

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