Verlie Doughtie

  General Notes:

The 1940 Federal Census for Norfolk, Virginia, District 114-103, page 1291A, dated April 12, 1940 records Verlie Gardner (35 - NC) and her husband Earl B. Gardner (43 - NC) renting at 321 West 27th Street. Earl is a Welder earning $390 working 26 weeks during the last 52 weeks while Verlie is a Stenogtapher for an Office Department Store $528 working 36 weeks during the last 52 weeks. They have both completed 4 years of high school.

www.pilotonline.com, 25 Sept 2001
Obituary for Verlie D. Gardner
MURFREESBORO -- Verlie Doughtie Gardner, 97, slipped quietly from this life June 29, 2002, at Guardian Care in Ahoskie. Before entering Guardian Care in late May, she lived in Murfreesboro for the past 20 years.
Verlie was the last member of her generation of children born to James Raleigh Doughtie and Fannie Lewis Baker Doughtie of Kelford, her parents having passed on in 1929 and 1940 respectively.
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Born in 1904, Verlie was known to all as a determined, independent lady of great spirit and perseverance. She had overcome severe childhood arthritis to graduate from Roxobel-Kelford High School in 1932 at the age of 27 and was the school's oldest living graduate. After graduating from Norfolk Business College, Verlie worked as a legal secretary in Norfolk for 20 years before accepting employment with the Army Corps of Engineers, where she worked until retirement. She was an active member the Eastern Star, having served as past Worthy Matron of Westminster Chapter No. 99. She and her husband moved to Murfreesboro in the early 1980s. She was a member of Murfreesboro Baptist Church and a supporter of Chowan College.
A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday in Riverside Cemetery, Murfreesboro, by the Rev. Thomas Caulkins and the Rev. Dr. Davis Smith Jr. The family will receive friends at Garrett Funeral Home, Murfreesboro, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. prior to the service. Memorial donations may be made to Murfreesboro Baptist Church Building Fund.


North Carolina, Death Indexes, 1908-2004
Name: Verlie Doughtie Gardner [Verlie Doughtie Doughtie]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Hispanic Origin: Non-Hispanic
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Last Name: Doughtie
Age: 97 Years
Date of Birth: 24 Aug 1904
Birth County: Bertie
Residence City: Murfreesboro
Residence County: Hertford
Residence State: North Carolina
Residence Zip Code: 27855
Education: 1 year of college
Date of Death: 29 Jun 2002
Death City: Ahoskie
Death County: Hertford
Death State: North Carolina
Autopsy: Autopsy Not Performed
Autopsy Findings: Autopsy findings were not considered in determining cause of death
Institution: Nursing Home
Attendant: Physician
Burial Location: Burial in-state
Recorded Date: 3 Jul 2002
Source Vendor: North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics

Verlie married Earl Boyette Gardner on 5 Oct 1935 in Portsmouth City, Norfolk Co., VA. (Earl Boyette Gardner was born on 10 Dec 1896 in Mount Holly, Gaston Co., NC and died on 3 Jan 1982 in Murfreesboro, Hertford Co, NC.)

  Marriage Notes:

Not sure about this record:
North Carolina, Marriage Collection, 1741-2004
Name: Verlie Doughtie
Gender: Female
Race: White
Spouse: Earl Boyette Gardner
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Race: White
Marriage Date: 1970
Marriage County: Pasquotank
Marriage State: North Carolina