April 10, 1942

LOCAL TAZEWELL
                

Mrs. Nellie Gildersleeve PEERY, 66 years of age died Monday night of a sudden heart attack. Mrs. PEERY was the wife of the late Samuel G. PEERY, of Tazewell. She was born Dec. 23, 1875 at Tazewell, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. G. S. GILDERSLEEVE. For the past sixteen years Mrs. PEERY had made her home among her children. There survives the following children; Mrs. Ralph THOMPSON, of Bluefield, WV.; Mrs. Wroth W. GEORGE, of North Holston; Mrs. John M. COLE, Augusta, Ga.; Private Robert L. PEERY, of the engineer corps, Fort George Meade, Md. Ned G. PEERY, of Roanoke; Woodrow W. PEERY of Bristol. The following sisters and brothers survive; Mrs. J. W. TARTER, of North Tazewell; Mrs. R. S. UMBERGER, of Athens, WV.; Mrs. R. C. COFER, of Alderson, John R. GILDERSLEEVE, of English WV and Gilbert S. GILDERSLEEVE, of Charlottesville. Funeral services were conducted Thursday morning at 11am from the North Tazewell Methodist church and were in charge of the Methodist pastor.

Mrs. Letitia NEAL, wife of the late H.J. NEAL, died at her home at Shawver's Mill Sunday afternoon. She suffered a cerebral hemorrhage Tuesday morning, from which she never rallied. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John HELMANDOLLAR and was born at Shawver's Mill in 1859. She was the mother of 11 children, six of whom and Mr. NEAL, preceded her in death. Five children survive: Mrs. Lon SUITER, Bluefield, Va.; R. G. NEAL, Trenton, Mo.; Mrs. J.W. BOWSER, of Washington, D. C.; Mrs. G. P. BEAVERS, Caretta, WV.; Virgil Allen, of Huntington, and a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at the Christian church at Shawver's Mill, and were in charge of the Rev. Mr. RICHARDSON. Interment was in Maple Hill cemetery, Bluefield, Va.


Mrs. G. W. DENNY died at the Clinch Valley Clinic Friday night. Mrs. DENNY was the former Miss Eva THOMAS and was born at Lebanon Va. Jan. 25, 1901 and was married to Mr. DENNY in 1922. Besides her husband there survives one daughter and the following brothers and sisters; Mrs. Charles MONK, of Pulaski; Mrs. C. L. BICKING, of Roanoke; Mrs. J.C. MONK, of North Tazewell, Mrs. D. R. COWEN, North Tazewell; G. E. THOMAS of Hansonville and Mrs. Clarence YATES, Arnold and J. A. THOMAS and Mrs. S. E. WILLIAMS, all of Lebanon. Funeral services were conducted from the Elk Garden Methodist Church Sunday.
 

     

  

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