Piney Arilee Aldridge

   Cause of her death was Respiratory Decomposition and Failure / Congestive Heart Failure.

  General Notes:

The 1900 Federal Census for Locust Grove, Floyd Co., VA, District 20, page 159B, dated June 26, 1910 records John (Sept 1869 - VA/VA/VA) and Mahala A. [Conner] (June 1871 - VA/VA/VA) Aldridge and children William J. C. (May 1895) and Bertha Clyde (June 1897). Next door is Charlie M. (May 1853 - VA/VA/VA) and Eliza P. (June 1854 - VA/VA/VA) Stewart with children Eller G. (Aug 1881), Lillie M. (May 1888), and Nannie O. (Jan 1891).

The 1910 Federal Census for Locust Grove, Floyd Co., VA, District 51, page 134B, dated April 28, 1910 records Piny Aldridge (14) living with her parents John (40 - VA/VA/VA) and Mahala [Conner] (37 - VA/VA/VA) Aldridge and siblings Clarrence (14), Bertha (12), Vic (9) [male], and Noah (7). John is a House Carpenter and has been amrried to Mahala for 16 years. They have had 5 children all of whom are still living.

The 1920 Federal Census for Cave Spring, Roanoke Co., VA, District 123, page 169B, dated January 2, 1920 records Piney Aldredge (13) living with her parents John (50) and Mahaley (48) Aldredge and siblings Noah (16), Wilfred (9), and Lucy (6). John is a farmer.

The 1930 Federal Census for Locust Grove, Floyd Co., VA, District 11, page 282B, dated May 3, 1930 records John A. (60 - VA/VA/VA) and Mahala A. (57 - VA/VA/VA) Aldridge and son Wilford (19). John is a Farmer and has been amrried to Mahala for 35 years. Also in the household are daughter Lucy P. Halcomb (17) with her husband Kermit M. Halcomb (18) as well as a grand daughter, Jamie C. Altis (9).

  Research Notes:

Obituary for Lucy Aldridge Holcomb - The Martinsville Bulletin - (May/21/2004)
Lucy Aldridge Holcomb, 91, of 2797 Fork Mountain Road, Rocky Mount, died Wednesday, May 19, 2004, at the Fork Mountain Rest Home.
She was born Feb. 16, 1913, in Floyd County, a daughter of John and Mahala Conner Aldridge. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, M. Kermit Holcomb; a son, Melvin Holcomb; three brothers; and four sisters.
She had been a member of the Fork Mountain United Methodist Church for 75 years and a charter member of the United Methodist Women. She retired from Sale Knitting Co.
Surviving are three sons, Glennis Holcomb of Bassett, Wayne Holcomb of Rocky Mount and Douglas Holcomb of Boones Mill; two daughters, Freeda Brown and Carmel Powell, both of Rocky Mount; 16 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; one step-grandson; and one great-great-grandchild.
A graveside funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Roselawn Burial Park with Pastor Sarah Whitmore and the Rev. Virgil Soots officiating.
Visitation will be held from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. today at Roselawn Chapel Funeral Home, and other times at 2797 Fork Mountain Road, Rocky Mount.
Donations may be made to: Fork Mountain United Methodist Church Building Fund.

  Medical Notes:

Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
Name: Piny Airlee Stewart [Piny Airlee Aldridge] (widow)
Residence: Riverside Highway, Bassett, Henry Co., VA
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age at Death: 74
Birth Date: 22 May 1906
Death Date: 28 Jan 1981
Death Place: Martinsville Hospital, Martinsville, Virginia
Burial: Head of the River Church Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA
Registration Date: 5 Feb 1981
Father: John Anderson Aldridge
Mother: Mahalia Connor
Spouse: Seeboy Stewart
Military Status: none
Informant: Norman Stewart

Piney married Seaboy B. Stewart, son of Calonias William Stewart and Lena E. Nichols, on 1 Nov 1925 in Floyd Co., VA. (Seaboy B. Stewart was born on 15 Mar 1906 in Franklin Co., VA, died on 19 Dec 1952 in Bassett, Henry Co., VA and was buried in Salem Church Cemetery, Copper Hill, Floyd Co., VA.) The cause of his death was General Peritonitis / Perforated Gastric Ulcer.