Individual Details

Laura S. Pierce

(26 Sep 1879 - 25 Sep 1936)

Obituary of Laura (Pierce) McCarter

Galax Gazette Volume:  60 Issue:  77 Edition:  1 Date: 1936-10-01

Mrs. Laura P. McCarter, 57, widow of the late Robert McCarter, Sugar Grove, died at the home of her brother, Sylvester Pierce, Troutdale, on Friday, September 25.

The deceased woman was a daughter of the late Rufus Pierce and wife Fannie Pierce, Troutdale. She had been in ill health a long time preceding her death.

Surviving are two brothers, Sylvester and Mitchell Pierce, Troutdale, and one sister, of Nebraska.

Funeral services were conducted in the Troutdale Baptist church Sunday morning at 10 o'clock.

Interment was in Troutdale Cemetery.

Events

Birth26 Sep 1879Her mother was Pamilia Barton according to her death certificate. - Grayson County, Virginia
Residence1900Williams, Smyth County, Virginia
Residence1910Saint Clair Bottom, Smyth, Virginia
Residence1920Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Cook - Saint Clair Bottom, Smyth, Virginia
Marriage21 Dec 1923Allegheny, Davidson, North Carolina - Robert Franklin McCarter
Residence1930Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head - Saint Clair Bottom, Smyth, Virginia
Death25 Sep 1936Troutdale, Grayson, Virginia

Families

SpouseRobert Franklin McCarter (1876 - 1929)

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