Sunday's Obituary: Ernest E. Hale

Evening Star (Washington, DC)
17 March 1947

RITES FOR ERNEST E. HALE SET TODAY AT NOKESVILLE

Manassas, Va., Mar. 17 -- Funeral services for Ernest E. Hale, 54, Prince William County dairyman, who died Friday night at his home at Nokesville after a short illness, were held this afternoon at the Valley Church, Nokesville, with burial in the church cemetery.

Mr. Hale was the son of the late W. F. Hale and Mrs. Fannie Hale, and had lived in Prince William for 50 years.

Besides his wife, the former Miss Clara Herring, he leaves his mother, two sons, Warren and Ernest, Jr., two brother, Dan Hale of Washington and J. F. Hale, Nokesville, and a sister, Mrs. Kline, Akron, Ohio.

Tombstone Tuesday: Clerenda Fitzwater

Valley View Cemetery, Nokesville, Virginia

CLERENDA FITZWATER

Born

July 28, 1843

Died

November 26, 1911

Aged 68 years, 5 mos., 28 days

Another link is broken

In our household band,

But a chain is forming

In a better land

Tombstone Tuesday - Mildred (Tyler) Woodyard

Mildred V.

Woodyard

May 17, 1871

June 3, 1915

Gone home

[Valley View Cemetery, Nokesville, VA]

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Manassas Journal

4 June 1915

Mrs. James Woodyard Passes Away

At six o'clock yesterday evening Mrs. James Woodyard passed away at her home at Brentsville in her forty-third year. Mrs. Woodyard, who was a victim of tuberculosis, was Miss Millie Tyler before her marriage.  She has resided at Brentsville all her life, and is well known in that community.

Mrs. Woodyard is survived by her husband and eleven children. The children are Roxier, Benjamin, James, Harvey, Peter, Paul, Daniel, Alice, Susie, Catherine, and Mrs. Lillie Keys. She leaves no brothers or sisters.

Funeral services will be conducted at the Brentsville Baptist church, of which the deceased was  a member, by Dr. H. L. Quarles to-morrow afternoon at one o'clock. Interment will be made in Valley View Cemetery.

Wednesday's Child: Ulysses Grant Cooper

Valley View Cemetery, Nokesville, VA

In Loving Remembrance of

ULYSSES GRANT COOPER

Son of 

T. J. and V. C. Cooper

Born Feb. 27, 1875

Died May 19, 1912

Aged 17 yr. 2 mo. 20 ds.

A precious one from us has gone

A voice we loved is still

A place is vacant in our home

Which never can be filled

God in his wisdom has recalled

The boon his love has given

And though the body moulders here

The soul is safe in heaven

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Manassas Democrat
23 May 1912

DEATH OF U. G. COOPER

U. G. Cooper, seventeen years old, died of typhoid pneumonia in his home near Aden Sunday noon.  The funeral took place from the home Monday afternoon, and interment was in Valley View church cemetery.

The pall bearers were: M. S. Kerun, R. T. Jones, Joe Horn, Capper Knupp, Gordon Bailey and O. W. Brill.

A sister of the deceased was extremely ill of the same dread disease at the time of her brother's death, with little hope of recovery, both having contracted the malady at about the same time.

Tombstone Tuesday: John R. Woodyard

Valley View Cemetery, Nokesville, Va.

JOHN R. 

WOODYARD

Born

Dec. 30, 1853

Died

April 5, 1895

John R. Woodyard was the son of Matthew and Maria Woodyard.

Wednesday's Child: Harvey J. Brown

HARVEY J.

Son

J. L. & MARTHA V.

BROWN

Sep. 28, 1902

Jan. 22, 1919

Manssas Journal
24 January 1919

Harry, the sixteen year old son of Mr. R. L. Brown, of Aden, died on Wednesday, the victim of influenza, followed by pneumonia.  Interment was made at Valley View cemetery this afternoon at 2 o'clock.