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Bernice Elizabeth Reynolds

Bernice Elizabeth Reynolds[1, 2]

Female 1919 - 1992  (72 years)

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  • Name Bernice Elizabeth Reynolds 
    Born 20 Nov 1919  On the Swanson Place, Callands, Va Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 29 Feb 1992  Newport News, Va Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Peninsula Memorial Park Newport News, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I7585  My Reynolds Line | Descendants Hugh Pittsylvania Reynolds
    Last Modified 26 May 2020 

    Father Charlie Wade "Challie" Reynolds,   b. 16 Apr 1888, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Aug 1958, Danville Memorial Hospital, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Annie Eliza Slaydon,   b. 16 Jan 1891, Sandy River, Pittsylvania, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 1984, Danville Memorial Hospital, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 19 Dec 1914  Henry Hotel, Martinsville, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Facebook Donna Hundley Martin
      Donna Hundley Martin
      January 16, 2015 · Atlanta, GA ·

      Today would have been my Grandma Reynolds' birthday. I have so many fond memories of her. Annie Eliza Slaydon Reynolds was one of the kindest women that I have ever known. When she was around 12 (maybe younger), her mother passed away and she quit school to stay at home to take care of the kids and the house. When her father remarried, her step-mother encouraged her to go back to school. Not sure how many more years of schooling she got. Her home was always open to us. I am sure that we probably drove her a little bit crazy because there were kids everywhere, all the time. I do not remember her ever raising her voice to any of us. Teresa probably could answer that question better since she lived with her. Grandma Reynolds had 9 children. She lost her second-born, Basil in World War II. I often think about what she and Grandpa must have felt like when they got the telegram that their oldest son was dead.

      To know Grandma was to love Grandma. Let's go down memory road: Sandra Reynolds Steve Bonnie Hundley Basil Hundley Andy Hundley Anita Amos Lori Irby Tonya Reynolds Myers Heather Turlington Moses Carl Turlington Jenifer Reynolds (Joey) Tony Coward Spencer Bullington Nancy Hundley Anna Rigney

      Deidre Reynolds Stone The Slaydon's. Grandma spelled it with a "d". Some others spell it with a "t". Uncle Kenneth for one. Cole's middle name is Slaydon and I labored over how to spell it. After talking to Mama (Sandra) and Nancy it was spelled with a "d". Now he tells me he wishes that was his first name. He loves it.

      Sandra Reynolds
      Sandra Reynolds Mother was the best person I have ever known. She always said, "If you can't say something good about someone , don't say anything at all. She followed this rule herself. I was her foot person, I took care of her feet for years and was happy to do it, she appreciated it so much. Glad to do a little something for her after all she did for me. I can remember her reading books to me when I was a little girl, guess that's where I got my love of reading. She never raised her voice to anyone, always so meek, still think of her every day. Wish I had kept all the wonderful informative letters that she wrote me while I lived in Newport News and NY. She wrote to me just about every week. Loved those letters. She told me about Teresa climbing the tree in the front yard in Feb., with only her panties on. It was sleeting out and she wouldn't come down. Mother though it was so funny. Will stop but I could write a book about our sweet grandma Annie.
    Family ID F2623  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Married Did Not Marry 
    Children 
     1. Living
    Last Modified 11 Jul 2014 
    Family ID F3267  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Henry A. Wright,   b. Abt. 1914, Tulsa, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 8 Nov 1949  Raleigh, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorced Yes, date unknown 
    Last Modified 26 Nov 2019 
    Family ID F7833  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Carl Chester 'Ted' Turlington,   b. 27 May 1919, Newport News, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 May 1989  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 11 Jul 1953  Pasquotank, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Dennis Wade Turlington,   b. 5 May 1956, Chatham, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1973, Newport News, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 17 years)
     4. Living
    Last Modified 28 Jun 2019 
    Family ID F2796  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Bernice Elizabeth Reynolds
    Bernice Elizabeth Reynolds
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    Bernice Elizabeth Reynolds
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    Photo - Bernice Reynolds
    Photo - Bernice Reynolds
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    Bernice Elizabeth Reynolds
    Bernice Elizabeth Reynolds
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    Sandra June Reynolds and Bernice, her Mother
    Sandra June Reynolds and Bernice, her Mother
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    Documents
    Bernice Reynolds Turlington-Obit
    Bernice Reynolds Turlington-Obit
    Daily Press
    Mar 2, 1992
    Carl C Turlington-Obit
    Carl C Turlington-Obit
    Daily Press
    May 12, 1989
    Marriage Record-Reynolds-Wright
    Marriage Record-Reynolds-Wright
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  • Notes 
    • Sandra June Reynolds
      Movher lived to be 93. She was so meek and patience with everyone. She worked so hard all her life, cooking, milking and taking care of all her family. Her mom died when she was about 12 so she quit school to take care of her brothes and dad. After her dad married again, her stepmom insisted she return to school. She went as far as the school taught. Her teacher told her that she had taught her every thing she knew. When she married , her husband's mom had also died so she took care of her father-n-law and two brother -n-laws and three sister-n-laws. Of course they pitched in and helped. She had 9 children. The oldest boy was killed in WWII. When most of her children were grown, she started raising grandchildren. I was the first! Everyone that knew her loved her. I still think of her several times every day.

  • Sources 
    1. [S141] Sandra June Reynolds.
      Sandra June Reynolds Line
      Barn Road
      Callands, Pittsylvania Co., VA

      Sandra June Reynolds is married to Wesley Holmes Reynolds

    2. [S150] Photograph, Facebook-Sandra June Reynolds.
      Those of you who know me, know that I had more than one mom. It took a large family to raise me. There was mother Annie, who was my heart but this is the mom who gave birth to me, Bernice.

    3. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92041938/bernice-e_-turlington.
      Bernice E. Reynolds Turlington
      Birth 20 Nov 1919
      Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
      Death 29 Feb 1992 (aged 72)
      Hampton City, Virginia
      Burial: Peninsula Memorial Park
      Newport News, Newport News City, Virginia

    4. [S46] Marriage Record/Certificate.
      Name: Henry A Wright
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Age: 35
      Birth Year: abt 1914
      Marriage Date: 8 Nov 1949
      Marriage Place: Wake, North Carolina
      Father: William T Wright
      Mother: Emma J Wright
      Spouse: Bernice E Reynolds
      Spouse Gender: Female
      Spouse Race: White
      Spouse Age: 29
      Spouse Father: T W Reynolds
      Spouse Mother: Annaliza C Reynolds
      Event Type: Marriage