Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Lawrence, Irene Beale, 1956 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ IRENE BEALE LAWRENCE MRS. IRENE B. LAWRENCE Mrs. Irene Beale Lawrence, 81, well known resident of Franklin, died at Raiford Memorial Hospital Wednesday afternoon, July 4, at 2 o'clock, after having a severe heart attack earlier in the day. Mrs. Lawrence was the widow of Jonas Elisha Lawrence of Franklin, and the daughter of the late Carr and Salina Beale of Southampton County. She was one of the oldest members of Franklin Congregational Baptist Church and the Ladies Aid Society of the church. She is survived by two daughters, Miss Helen Irene Lawrence of Franklin and Mrs. Catherine Lawrence Brown of Richmond, and two grandchildren, Henry Beale Lawrence, Jr., of Jacksonville, Fla., and Mrs. Marion L. Sellers of Pass Christian, Miss. Funeral services will be conducted from the home, 611 N. High Street, Friday at 4 p.m. by Rev. Harvey L. Carnes, pastor of Franklin Congregational Christian Church. Burial will be in Poplar Spring Cemetery. [Irene (BEALE; Mrs. Jonas E.) LAWRENCE, d. 4 Jul 1956, age 81, obituary, interred in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Franklin, 6 Jul 1956, "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), obit dated 5 Jul 1956] [file transcribed by Carol Stevens, and re-formatted by File Manager.]