Georgianna Marsh

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Richlands News Progress; 9 January 1941

DEATH CLAIMS MRS. C. W. MCBRAYER

Funeral rites were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Christian Church for Mrs. Georganna Marsh McBrayer, wife of Charles William McBrayer, who died January 6th. Although she had been an invalid for the past ten years
because of a heart ailment she became seriously ill and confined to bed only two weeks ago.

The pastor, Mr.(Rev.) John Dunn and Rev. H. B. Abshire, of the Methodist Church were the officiating ministers. Arrangements were directed by the Farmer Funeral Home.

Mr. and Mrs. McBrayer and their family came to Richlands from Portsmouth, Ohio, 18 years ago. During her residence here the deceased has been active in church work. Despite her invalidism during the past ten years she has continued to widen her circle of devoted friends.

Surviving are her husband and their seven children, Ralph,
McBrayer, of Iaeger, W. Va., James McBrayer, of Minot, N. D., Mrs. Jay Stinson, Mrs. Fred Cruise, of Richlands, Mrs.
Maude Ringstaff, of Pounding Mill, Miss Etta Mae McBrayer, of Wellston, Ohio, and Mrs. Helen Whitaker, of Cedar Bluff.
Surviving also, are ten grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Thurman Spence, Henry Childress, Freddy Tizen, Paul Harris, Dr. Castillo, John Parsons, P. S. Elswick, and Bill Forrest. Flower bearers were the ladies of her neighborhood.

Out of town relatives and friends who came to pay homage to Mrs. McBrayer were Mr. and Mrs. R. O. McBrayer, Alex Meines, and Mrs. Laura Bromfield, of Iaeger, W. Va., Mr. and Mrs. Albert Neurot, of Portsmouth, Mrs. S. P. Cruise and Mrs. S. H. Otkins, of Union, W. Va., Messrs. John Shelton, John [illegible], and T. L. Brown of Bluefield.



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Georgianna married Charles William McBrayer. Charles was born 27 Aug 1884, Coalton, Jackson Co. OH; died 22 Feb 1953, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Hankins Cemetery, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

1. Helen Frances MCBRAYER was born 05 Jan 1915, Porsmouth, Scotio Co. OH; died 14 Feb 2000, Bristol, Sullivan Co. TN; was buried , Hankins Cemetery, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA.