16 September 1921
JAMES W. NALLS DEAD
Confederate Veteran Passes Away at His House Near Antioch
James W. Nalls died September 6 at his home near Waterfall, at the age of seventy-seven. He had been in ill health for number of years but the direct cause of his death was thought to have been a fall which he sustained five weeks ago.
Mr. Nalls was a Confederate veteran and served throughout the war between the states as a member of the Eight Virginia infantry. He was born in Fauquier county January 1, 1844 and had been a member of the Gainesville M.E. Church for a number of years. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Lucy L. Nalls, of Antioch, and nine children, James D. Nalls, of Gainesville; Morgan W. Nalls, of West Falls Church; Mr.s Jennie Bause, of Antioch; Mrs. Dora Byroad, of Arlington; Mrs. Lula Tingstram, of Clarendon; Mrs. Bettie Leathers, Mrs. Eva Thompson and John H. Nalls, of Washington. He also leaves three brother sand one sister, Mr. Richard Nalls, of Manassas; Mr. Jackson Nalls, of Spencer, N.C., and Mrs. Lena Cornell, of Mount Rainier, Md.; twenty five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at Antioch on September 9 by Rev. T. D. D. Clark, of Manassas. The pallbearers were: Messrs. Archie Nalls, Levi Nalls, Ashby Nalls, William Nalls and Albert Leathers.
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