Mildred Groome^[1]

1861 - 1963  (101 years)

• Name	Mildred Groome
  Born	28 Nov 1861	Halifax Co., Virginia
  Gender	Female
  Died	23 Apr 1963	Sutherlin, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia
  Buried	25 Apr 1963	Highland Burial Park, Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I67981	My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico, Descendants of Richard 'Gunsmith' Carter
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2015

  
  

  Family	Joseph S. "G." Carter,   b. 17 Jan 1856, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. 8 Dec 1940, Sutherlin, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia  (Age 84 years)
  Married	Abt 1875	North Carolina
  Notes	Edward Palmer Carter was raised by Joseph and Mildred Groome Carter; Edwards mother, Eliza Hill died when he was 2 years old, but his father remarried to Laura Hancock when he was 4 years old. Obituary for Joseph S. Carter names E.P. [Edward Palmer] as son with three children and three grandchildren. Remembered by Philip Franklin Carter that Edward Palmer Carter was a great friend of Carter Glass Powell.
  Last Modified	20 Dec 2019
  Family ID	F22724	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - 25 Apr 1963 - Highland Burial Park, Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Marriage Joseph Carter Mildred Groom
  		Joseph S Carter-Obit The Danville Bee Dec 9, 1940
  		Mildred Groome Carter-Obit The Danville Bee Apr 24, 1963

  
  

  Headstones

  Mildred Groome Carter CarterMildredGroome.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston. the newspaper date for Joe Carter's obit was December 9, 1940 and for Mildred's in the paper dated April 24, 1963. Services today For Joe Carter at Sandy Creek. Joe S. Carter, age 84. passed away at his home at Sutherlln yesterday morning at 8 o'clock after an illness of several months. He was born in Halifax County and had lived his entire life at Sutherlin where he was well I known. He is survived by his wife, Mildred Groom Carter and one son, Edward Carter, of Sutherlin, also Sutherlln, and a brother, James T. Carter. He was a member of Sandy Creek Baptist Church at which p-lace, his funeral was conducted this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment was to follow in Highland Burial Park. Mrs. Joe Carter Dies At Age 101 Mrs. Mildred Groom Carter died in the Nichols Nursing Home at South Boston early this morning at the age of 101- after having been in declining health for several years. A native of Pittsylvnia County, she was born Nov. 28, 1861, a daughter of the late Calvin Groom and Mrs. Mary Martin Groom. Mrs, Carter lived most of her life at Sutherlin, and was a member of the Sandy Creek Baptist Church. Her husband, Joe S. Carter, died Dec. 8 1940. She is survived by one son, E.P. Carter, of the home at Sutherlin, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow afternoon at 2 o' clock from Townes Memorial Chapel, and interment will be in Highland Burial Park. The remains will rest at Townes Funeral Home and the family wil1 be at the residence at Sutherlin. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=138592115.