William Thomas (W. T.) (Willie) Pace Sr.
(1866-1954)
Meta Goodman Parker
(1865-1921)
Marie Louise Pace
(1902-1995)

 

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John Fenton Matthews

Marie Louise Pace

  • Born: 3 Oct 1902, Franklin (Southampton Co.), VA
  • Marriage: John Fenton Matthews
  • Died: 12 Nov 1995, Franklin (Southampton Co.), VA at age 93
  • Buried: Poplar Springs Cemetery, Franklin, Virginia
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bullet  General Notes:

THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, November 13, 1995 TAG: 9511130015
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B5 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: FRANKLIN LENGTH: Short : 32 lines
LOUISE PACE MATTHEWS
Louise Pace Matthews, 93, of 1447 Clay St., died Nov. 12, 1995.
A lifelong resident of Franklin, she was the daughter of the late W.T. and Meta Parker Pace and widow of J. Fenton Matthews. Mrs. Matthews was a 1923 graduate of Randolph Macon Woman's College. She was founder of the first Girl Scout troop in Franklin in 1925. She was a member of High Street United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women and the Franklin Book Club.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Meta Matthews Councill and Robbie C. Councill Jr. of Franklin; a brother and his wife, Emmitte H. and Mary Lane Pace of Palm Beach, Fla.; four grandchildren and their spouses, Louise C. and R. Nathaniel Riddick of Ahoskie, N.C., Anne C. and H. Taylor Williams IV, Robbie C. and Deborah S. Councill III, William E. and Cynthia H. Councill, all of Franklin; eight grandchildren, Elizabeth and Natalie Riddick, Meta Anne and Bert Williams, Courtney and Whitney Councill, Travis and Wade Councill; several nieces and nephews.
A graveside funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Poplar Spring Cemetery by the Rev. Ed Johnson. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to High Street United Methodist Church or the Ruth Camp Campbell Memorial Library. The family will receive friends at the home of Meta M. Councill. Wright Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.


See general notes on her brother, John James Pace, for 1930 census facts.

http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaschs/cemetery/southampton/pscsec2.pdf
POPLAR SPRINGS CEMETERY, FRANKLIN, VIRGINIA
SECTION 2 - LOCATED ON ON HIGH STREET (NEAR THE RR TRACKS AND BACK TOWARD THE WOODS)
JOHN FENTON MATTHEWS
06-07-1900 - 01-06-1965
S/O JOHN BENJAMIN & NANCY BARHAM MATTHEWS

LOUISE PACE MATTHEWS
10-03-1902 - 11-12-1995
D/O WILLIE THOMAS & META PARKER PACE

bullet  Research Notes:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaschs/cemetery/southampton/pscsec2.pdf
POPLAR SPRINGS CEMETERY, FRANKLIN, VIRGINIA
SECTION 2 - LOCATED ON ON HIGH STREET (NEAR THE RR TRACKS AND BACK TOWARD THE WOODS)
ROBBIE CLARENCE COUNCILL, JR.
07-12-1930 - 07-29-2003
S/O ROBBIE AND CLARENCE AND HOWELL COUNCILL
H/O JEAN GATLING FARR COUNCILL

META PACE MATTHEWS COUNCILL
07-08-1931 - 07-23-1998
D/O J.FENTON & LOUISE PACE RUBY HINES MATTHEWS


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Marie married John Fenton Matthews. (John Fenton Matthews was born on 7 Jun 1900 and died on 6 Jan 1965 in Franklin (Southampton Co.), VA.)




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