Obituary of EDNA PERROW HARRELL The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) - Saturday, March 4, 1995 Edna Perrow Harrell, 90, a retired school teacher and widow of Henry Thomas Harrell, died Friday, March 3, 1995, in Lafayette Villa Health Care Center, Norfolk. She was born in Bedford, Va., and was the daughter of the late Walter Raymond and Fannie Steptoe Perrow. She was a member of First Christian Church, Norfolk, and was a graduate of Longwood College. She was a resident of Boykins in the 1930s. Her 34-year teaching career included employment in Southampton County, Norfolk and Virginia Beach school districts. After her retirement in 1965, she served as dormitory mother at Randolph-Macon Woman's College and later at Norfolk General School of Nursing. She is survived by her son, James Henry Harrell of Virginia Beach; three grandchildren, Henry Thomas Harrell II, Maranatha Joy Harrell, Jennifer Lynn Harrell and two great-grandchildren, Joanna Xene Harrell and Charlotte Wraye Harrell. A funeral service will be conducted in Kempsville Baptist Church, Virginia Beach, at 1 p.m. Monday by Dr. Kelly Burris and Dr. Donald O'Dey. Friends and family will assemble at 4 p.m. Monday in Beechwood Cemetery, Boykins, for the burial. The family will receive friends at Kempsville Baptist Church from noon to 1 p.m. on Monday, the day of the service. Purviance Funeral Home, Boykins Chapel, is handling arrangements. Edition: FINAL Page: B4 Copyright (c) 1995 The Virginian-Pilot ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ––– Narrative Summary of the Obituary ––– Edna Perrow Harrell, born in Bedford, Virginia, was a Longwood College graduate and career teacher who died on 3 Mar 1995 at age 90, leaving a son, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. A funeral service was held at Kempsville Baptist Church, Virginia Beach, on 6 Mar 1995, with burial at Beechwood Cemetery in Boykins and services led by Dr. Kelly Burris and Dr. Donald O'Dey. ––– Transcript ––– EDNA PERROW HARRELL The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) - Saturday, March 4, 1995 Edna Perrow Harrell, 90, a retired school teacher and widow of Henry Thomas Harrell, died Friday, March 3, 1995, in Lafayette Villa Health Care Center, Norfolk. She was born in Bedford, Va., and was the daughter of the late Walter Raymond and Fannie Steptoe Perrow. She was a member of First Christian Church, Norfolk, and was a graduate of Longwood College. She was a resident of Boykins in the 1930s. Her 34-year teaching career included employment in Southampton County, Norfolk and Virginia Beach school districts. After her retirement in 1965, she served as dormitory mother at Randolph-Macon Woman's College and later at Norfolk General School of Nursing. She is survived by her son, James Henry Harrell of Virginia Beach; three grandchildren, Henry Thomas Harrell II, Maranatha Joy Harrell, Jennifer Lynn Harrell and two great-grandchildren, Joanna Xene Harrell and Charlotte Wraye Harrell. A funeral service will be conducted in Kempsville Baptist Church, Virginia Beach, at 1 p.m. Monday by Dr. Kelly Burris and Dr. Donald O'Dey. Friends and family will assemble at 4 p.m. Monday in Beechwood Cemetery, Boykins, for the burial. The family will receive friends at Kempsville Baptist Church from noon to 1 p.m. on Monday, the day of the service. Purviance Funeral Home, Boykins Chapel, is handling arrangements. ––– Vital Statistics ––– |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Name | Value | |-------|-------------------------------------------------------------------| | Name | Edna Perrow Harrell | | Age | 90 years | | Birth | 1904 (estimated); Bedford, Virginia | | Death | 3 Mar 1995; Lafayette Villa Health Care Center, Norfolk, Virginia | |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ––– Table of Relationships ––– |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Name | Relationship | Residence | |-------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------| | Edna Perrow Harrell | Decedent | Norfolk, Virginia (place of death) | | Henry Thomas Harrell | Husband (predeceased) | Not stated | | Walter Raymond Perrow | Father (predeceased) | Not stated | | Fannie Steptoe Perrow | Mother (predeceased) | Not stated | | James Henry Harrell | Son | Virginia Beach, Virginia | | Henry Thomas Harrell II | Grandson | Not stated | | Maranatha Joy Harrell | Granddaughter | Not stated | | Jennifer Lynn Harrell | Granddaughter | Not stated | | Joanna Xene Harrell | Great-grandchild | Not stated | | Charlotte Wraye Harrell | Great-grandchild | Not stated | | Dr. Kelly Burris | Funeral officiant | Not stated (served at Kempsville Baptist Church, | |-- | - | Virginia Beach) | | Dr. Donald O'Dey | Funeral officiant | Not stated (served at Kempsville Baptist Church, | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | Virginia Beach) |––– Publication Details ––– |---------------------------------| | Field | Value | |----------|----------------------| | Location | Norfolk, Virginia | | Name | The Virginian-Pilot | | Date | 4 March 1995 | | Edition | FINAL | | Page | B4 | |---------------------------------| [Contributed by Bruce Saunders, bs4403@verizon.net] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may have contributed to the creation of this text. 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