Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Raiford, Elizabeth F. Babb, 1920 
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DEATH OF MRS. E. J. RAIFORD 
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  Mrs. Elizabeth Frances Raiford, 
the wife of Mr. E. J. Raiford, one 
of the most prominent citizens of 
the Corinth community, died at her 
home near Corinth Saturday morn- 
ing about 5 o'clock.  The deceased 
was a good and true wife and 
mother, a consistent member of 
Corinth Friends Church and a no- 
ble Christian character, who pos- 
sessed a wide circle of friends and 
neighbors.  She had been in fail- 
ing health for some time, and had 
recently fractured her hip in a fall, 
which had confined her to her bed 
and hastened the end. 
  Mrs. Raiford, the daughter of 
John and Martha Babb, was born 
in Isle of Wight county February 
14, 1861, moving to Southampton 
county in early childhood.  In May, 
1883, she married Edward J. Rai- 
ford, who survives her.  The de- 
ceased is survived by two sons, E. 
Paul Raiford of Akron, O., and Ed- 
ward F. Raiford of Newport News; 
four daughters, Mrs. W. S. Urqu- 
hart of Sedley and Misses Mabel 
V., Mary Lou and Lula J. Raiford. 
Two brothers, Dr. B. F. Babb and 
Cornelius T. Babb, and two sisters, 
Mrs. James M. Bradshaw and Mrs. 
Anna B. Raiford, also survive, be- 
sides a number of nieces, nephews 
and grandchildren. 
  The funeral services took place 
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock and 
were held at Corinth Church by 
Rev. Lindley Clark of Washington, 
D. C., in the presence of a large 
company of sorrowing friends. 
  The active pallbearers were her 
three sons, E. Paul and Edward 
F. Raiford and W. S. Urquhart of 
Sedley, and nephews, Benj. T. Babb 
of Franklin, J. J. Bradshaw of Nor- 
folk and Howard, Herbert and 
Levy Babb.  The honorary pall- 
bearers were John C. Bradshaw, 
John E. Babb, Dr. R. L. Raiford, 
Charles Neave, Philip Raiford, 
Rowland Babb, James Wood and 
McCauley Babb. 


[Elizabeth Frances Raiford, obituary, 
 "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), obit dated 13 Aug 1920, p.1] 

[file transcribed by Matt Harris (Zoobug64@aol.com), 
 from scanned image, gratiously provided by Mrs. Bruce Saunders.]