Dollie Pearl Powell

   Cause of her death was Chronic Myocarditis (2 years) / Bronchial Pneumonia (2 days) / Cancer of Liver (2 mos).

  Medical Notes:

Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
This death certificate indicates that Pearl has been at Eastern State for 21 years, 1 month, and 22 days ... or ... since 1939.
Name: Mrs Dollie Pearl Adkins [Mrs Dollie Pearl Powell] (widowed)
Residence: Chatham, Pittsylvania Co., VA
Occupation: Domestic Work
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age at Death: 74
Birth Date: 1 Jun 1886
Death Date: 27 Jun 1960
Death Place: Eastern State Hospital, Williamsburg, James City, Virginia
Burial: June 30, 1960 at Highland Burial Park, Danville, VA
Registration Date: 6 Jul 1960
Father: James Robert Powell
Mother: Nannie Hoskins
Spouse: Adkins
Informant: Eastern State Hospital, Williamsburg, James City, Virginia

Eastern State Hospital was a mental health care facility located in Williamsburg, Virginia. It was called "The Mad House," "The Lunatick Hospital," "The Hospital for the Insane," "The Public Hospital," and, finally, by law, the name became, "The Eastern State Hospital."
From http://research.history.org/DigitalLibrary/View/index.cfm?doc=ResearchReports%5CRR1078.xml

Dollie married George Abel Adkins, son of Spencer Adkins and Elizabeth Francis Adkins, circa 1904 in Pittsylavania Co., VA. (George Abel Adkins was born on 23 Aug 1873 in Pigg River, Pittsylvania Co., VA, died on 18 Aug 1930 in Callands, Pittsylvania Co., VA and was buried on 19 Aug 1930 in Family Cemetery, Callands, Pittsyvania Co., VA.) The cause of his death was No Physician - death almost instant supposed heart failure.