Obituary of MARY WASHINGTON WITheRS CARR

The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) -  December 31, 1995

Mary Washington Withers Carr, 88, formerly of 425 N. Main St., died Dec. 29, 1995.  
A native of Suffolk, she was the daughter of the late Nathaniel Riddick and Mary Rosa Etheredge Withers, and the widow of Bertram Elvin Carr. She was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church and the Order of the Eastern Star, Sinai Chapter 18. Mrs. Carr was the last child to be born in Riddick's Folly.  
Survivors include three nieces, Mrs. Ann Rollings Bock of Burke, Mrs. Mary R. Stevens of Purcellville, Mrs. Margaret Withers Allen of Westfield, N.J.; and two nephews, Robert W. Withers of Dayton, Ohio, and Nathaniel R. Withers of Richmond. She was predeceased by her daughter, Mary Withers Carr Martin.  
Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 11 a.m. in The R.W. Baker and Co. Funeral Home by the Rev. Ben R. Duffey with burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends in the funeral home on Tuesday from 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial donations may be made to St. Paul's Episcopal Church Building Fund, 213 N. Main St., Suffolk, Va. 23434, or to the Nansemond Suffolk Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 1515, Suffolk, Va. 23439.  
Edition: FINAL  
Page: B7  
Copyright (c) 1995 The Virginian-Pilot

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Mary Washington Withers Carr, 88, of Suffolk, Virginia, died 29 December 1995, remembered as a Suffolk native, daughter of Nathaniel and Mary Withers, widow of Bertram Carr, and last child born in Riddick's Folly.

Funeral services were held Tuesday 2 January 1996 at 11 a.m. at R.W. Baker and Co. Funeral Home in Suffolk, Virginia, officiated by Rev. Ben R. Duffey, with burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery.

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MARY WASHINGTON WITheRS CARR

The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) -  December 31, 1995

 Mary Washington Withers Carr, 88, formerly of 425 N. Main St., died Dec. 29, 1995. 

A native of Suffolk, she was the daughter of the late Nathaniel Riddick and Mary Rosa Etheredge Withers, and the widow of Bertram Elvin Carr. She was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church and the Order of the Eastern Star, Sinai Chapter 18. Mrs. Carr was the last child to be born in Riddick's Folly. 

Survivors include three nieces, Mrs. Ann Rollings Bock of Burke, Mrs. Mary R. Stevens of Purcellville, Mrs. Margaret Withers Allen of Westfield, N.J.; and two nephews, Robert W. Withers of Dayton, Ohio, and Nathaniel R. Withers of Richmond. She was predeceased by her daughter, Mary Withers Carr Martin. 

Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 11 a.m. in The R.W. Baker and Co. Funeral Home by the Rev. Ben R. Duffey with burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends in the funeral home on Tuesday from 10 to 11 a.m. Memorial donations may be made to St. Paul's Episcopal Church Building Fund, 213 N. Main St., Suffolk, Va. 23434, or to the Nansemond Suffolk Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 1515, Suffolk, Va. 23439. 

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| Name  | Mary Washington Withers Carr        |
| Age   | 88 years                            |
| Birth | 1907; Unknown location              |
| Death | 29 December 1995; Suffolk, Virginia |
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| Name                         | Relationship to Decedent | Residence              |
|------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
| Mary Washington Withers Carr | Decedent                 | Suffolk, Virginia      |
| Nathaniel Riddick Withers    | Father (late)            | Not stated             |
| Mary Rosa Etheredge Withers  | Mother (late)            | Not stated             |
| Bertram Elvin Carr           | Husband (widow of)       | Not stated             |
| Mary Withers Carr Martin     | Daughter (predeceased)   | Not stated             |
| Mrs. Ann Rollings Bock       | Niece                    | Burke, Virginia        |
| Mrs. Mary R. Stevens         | Niece                    | Purcellville, Virginia |
| Mrs. Margaret Withers Allen  | Niece                    | Westfield, New Jersey  |
| Robert W. Withers            | Nephew                   | Dayton, Ohio           |
| Nathaniel R. Withers         | Nephew                   | Richmond, Virginia     |
| Rev. Ben R. Duffey           | Funeral officiant        | Not stated             |
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––– Publication Details –––

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| Field    | Value                |
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| Location | Norfolk, Virginia    |
| Name     | The Virginian-Pilot |
| Date     | 31 December 1995     |
| Edition  | FINAL                |
| Page     | B7                   |
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