Starkey Wrighton Ward [4479]
(1858-1907)
Penninah Ward [4480]
(1862-1948)
Amos Kenneth Asbell [4477]
(1864-1935)
Ellen L. Simpson [4478]
(1867-1948)
McCoy Sherald Ward [4470]
(1895-1978)
Penelope Elizabeth Asbell [4471]
(1892-1968)
Nell Elizabeth Ward [4474]
(1919-1992)

 

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Nell Elizabeth Ward [4474]

  • Born: 31 Jan 1919, Chowan County, North Carolina
  • Died: 27 May 1992 at age 73
  • Buried: 1992, Suffolk City, Virginia
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bullet  General Notes:

Married James Reginald Knight Sr. (1917 - 1957) 1

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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She was buried at the Holly Lawn Cemetery in Suffolk City, Virginia in 1992. 1

• Her obituary was published in The Virginian-Pilot on 28 May 1992 in Virginia. 1
NELL W. KNIGHT, A RETIRED TEACHER
Nell Ward Knight, 73, of the 200 block of Bosley Ave., a retired schoolteacher, died May 27, 1992, in her home.
Mrs. Knight was born in Chowan County, N.C. She had taught in the Northern Neck of Virginia and at schools in Suffolk, including Kilby Shores Elementary School. She retired in 1981 after 29 years. She was a graduate of Longwood College and Old Dominion University. She was a member of Great Fork Baptist Church and Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority. She was the widow of James Reginald Knight Sr.
Survivors include two sons, James Knight Jr. of Newport News and Hersey M. Knight of Wilmington, Del.; two sisters, Tillie W. Dougherty and Ellen W. Faircloth, both of Suffolk; and two brothers, Joseph R. Ward of Suffolk and Sherald K. Ward of Nags Head.
The funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Friday in R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home by the Rev. Thomas R. Edwards. Burial will be in Holly Lawn Cemetery. Friends may join the family from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today in the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or Nansemond-Suffolk Rescue Squad.
- The Virginian-Pilot - May 28, 1992 - Section: LOCAL - Page: D2


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Parents:
Penelope Elizabeth Asbell Ward (1892 - 1968)
McCoy Sherald Ward (1895 - 1978)

Spouse:
James Reginald Knight (1917 - 1957)*

*Point here for explanation


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Sources


1 www.findagrave.com.


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