Southampton-Henry County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Thomas, Marion A., 1951 

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MARION AUDUBON THOMAS

   Marion Audubon Thomas, 71, a former resident of the Courtland community died 
in his sleep early Monday morning, September 3, at his home at Log Manor, 
Spencer, Henry County.

   He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Roy Priddy Thomas of Spencer; two sisters, 
Mrs. J.P. Wilkerson of San Angelo, Tex. And Miss Lucille Thomas of Temple, 
Tex.; a number of nieces and nephews.

   Funeral services for Mr. Thomas, whose widow formerly lived in Boykins, were 
held at 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon in the Boykins Baptist Church, with Rev. 
N.B. Habel, pastor, officiating assisted by Rev. Marshall W. Anderson. The 
choir sang "Saved By Grace;" and Mrs. H.M. Puriance, accompanied by Mrs. Earl 
W. Bryant at the organ, sang "No Night There."

   Interment was in Beechwood Cemetery, the active pallbearers being N.S. 
Beaton, Dr. J.M. Bland, J.M. Britt, Walter H. Britt, H.B. McLemore, Jr., Elmo 
Pittman, V.S. Pittman and J.W Pulley. Honorary pallbearers were friends of the 
family.


[Marion Audubon THOMAS, d. 3 Sep 1951, Spencer, Henry Co., age 71, 
 interred in Beechwood Cemetery, Boykins, 4 Sep 1951, 
 "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), obit Sep. 7, 1951] 

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