All three adults (Thomas and both his wives) and three sons (the two oldest children by Miss Sarah Barbour Browne and the youngest child by Miss Mollie Williamson Ware) had been buried on the land attached to their home, "The Russells", in Williamsburg. Mary Ware Stevens Greene had them moved to Bruton Parish Churchyard (in sight of The College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA) because it was so hard to maintain the cemetery, since she lived 150 miles away. There is a raised "bench" marker with a "Bloxton Family" plaque on top in a cemetery addition on the church grounds. Ms. GodSon sent me scanned photos from the church of this marker:
"THE BLOXTON FAMILY - RE-INTERRED FROM A PRIVATE CEMETERY - DEC. 5, 1990"
Oldest son of William Ashby Bloxton, Jr. and Lucy Clift Bloxton, THOMAS LAURENCE BLOXTON (b. 1836 in Stafford County, VA) (age 35 on 1870 census) ("not a young man" when he fought in Civil War as a "Carrier"; he took his slave with him, who called him "Mars Tom". Thomas died in 1908).
Mr. Thomas Bloxton, aged 73 years, one of the oldest and most highly respected citizens of upper York County, died "last night", January 17, 1908, at his home, after a short illness. Mr. Bloxton came here from Stafford County about 50 years ago (circa 1859) and has resided here since. He was a splendid citizen, a devoted father and friend. His wife preceded him to the grave "several years ago", and he was survived by three daughters -- Misses Lucy, Coly and Letitia Bloxton, and one brother, Mr. Alfred Bloxton, of Stafford. The funeral took place the afternoon of January 19, 1908, from the residence in upper Bruton district, at 3 o'clock, and the interment was in the family burying ground on the old homestead. The services were conducted by Rev. W. A. R. Goodwin. The following were pallbearers: Messrs. John L. Mercer, J. T. Christian, H. D. Cole, B. D. Peachy, G. P. Coleman, W. E. Roach, R. A. Alexander, Dr. G. A. Hankins, and B. B. Wolfe.
-- Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg, Virginia) - 18 Jan 1908, Sat - Page 5
THOMAS LAURENCE/LAWRENCE (b. 1836 in VA; d. 1908)
Fought in Civil War
"Principal Williamsburg Farmer" (Chataigne's Virginia Gazetteer and Classified Business Directory 1888-1889), under York County.
+ m. 1st Miss SARAH BARBOUR BROWNE BLOXTON of Williamsburg, VA. They had two sons:
a. PEYTON BARBOUR BLOXTON
b. FLOYD NELSON BLOXTON
+ m. 2nd MARY (MOLLIE) WILLIAMSON WARE (1844 - 1900) of Williamsburg on 12 NOV 1872, in Williamsburg, VA, d/o John Hockaday Ware & Betty Pierce, s/o Robert Spencer Ware & Hannah Clark Hockaday, d/o Col. John J. Hockaday.
She died after the Civil War, after her husband, so after 1908.
Thomas & Mary had one boy and three girls:
c. ELIZABETH CLIFT "LUCY" BLOXTON, born 1874, (m. Walter Pittman "W. P." COX.) They lived and died in Asheville, NC. They had no children.
d. THOMAS WARE BLOXTON (b. 1876 - d. 1877)
e. MARY COLEMAN "COLIE" BLOXTON, born 1882, (m. CHESTER LEUELLEN McGHEE), died November 1, 1948. She is buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond. They lived in Richmond, VA. They had no children.
f. LETITIA WARE "TISH" BLOXTON (b. Apr. 11, 1884 d. Nov. 16, 1958) (m. MATTHEW GLENWOOD STEVENS - b. Jul. 11, 1886 - d. Mar. 4, 1950)
They lived in the Shenandoah Valley near Harrisonburg, VA.
They had three children:
i. JOHN FLETCHER STEVENS (b. Elkton, VA) (d. age 50) (m.
MARGUERITE CRIDER) Lived in Baltimore, MD. Had 5 children there:
A. SUZANNE
B. PAMELA
C. JOHN
D. JERRY
E. RICHARD
ii.THOMAS BLOXTON (b. 27 JUL 1918, Elkton, VA) (d. 23 SEP
2000, age 82) (m. ELIZABETH CAMPION, b. 31 AUG 1924,
Chicago, IL). They had three children, living most
of their life in Mountain Lakes, NJ, later in Staatsburg, NY.
A. THOMAS CAMPION "TOM" STEVENS (b. 1954)
B. CHRISTOPHER WARE "CHRIS" (b. 10 DEC 1955) of Palo Alto, California
C. LISA WARREN STEVENS (b. 1957) (m. JEFF GIROUX) (has Family Bible) of Summit, NJ Their three children's ages as of 1/2013:
1) KEVIN STEVENS (22)
2) CAROLINE WANTY STEVENS (20)
3) KATHRYN ELISE STEVENS (15)
iii. MARY WARE STEVENS (b. 2 MAY 1920, Elkton, VA – d. Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006, at Oak Lea Nursing Home in Harrisonburg, VA)
Mary Ware Stevens Greene was the daughter of the late Matthew Glenwood and Letitia Bloxton Stevens.
She received her bachelor's degree from Madison Teachers College, now James Madison University, and lived and taught public school at Grove Hill Elementary School in Elkton, VA, for 35 years before retiring.
Mrs. Greene was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and St. Paul's Episcopal Church in the Steam Hollow area of Page County. She enjoyed reading to the residents at Oak Lea and calling Bingo.
Her husband, Franklin Abbott Greene, preceded her in death.
Her only survivors are a number of nieces, nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews.
The Rev. Anne Scupholme and Bob Mares conducted the funeral 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church near Shenandoah. Burial followed at Elk Run Cemetery in Elkton. The family received friends following the burial at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul's Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 332, Shenandoah, VA 22849.
Arrangements were by the Kyger Funeral Home in Elkton.
(m. FRANKLIN ABBOTT GREENE, b. 9 AUG 1921; d. 4 APR 1968?)
They had no children. Mary Ware went in D.A.R. Certificate #712932, December 4, 1987, under Capt. John? Hockaday, who is on the Bloxton side, related to Mary Williamson Ware Bloxton, not the Stevens side.
===========================================================
"RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT -
Passed by the Ladies' Social Club. Whereas, Almighty God has seen fit to take from his children Mr. Thomas Bloxton, a well-known and respected citizen and father of our members, L. C. and L. W. Bloxton, therefore be it resolved: 1st. That we bow in humble submission to the will of God, and we hope that their loss is His gain. 2nd. That we, as a club, extend to the children our deepest sympathy in their sad bereavement. 3rd. That a copy of these resolutions be placed on the records of the club, a copy sent to the family and published in The Virginia Gazette.
Mrs. O. Litney,
Mrs. J. N. St. John,
Mrs. Taft,
Committee."
[Virginia Gazette, Pg 5, Vol 15, No 37, 8 February 1908]
"THE BLOXTON FAMILY - RE-INTERRED FROM A PRIVATE CEMETERY - DEC. 5, 1990"
Oldest son of William Ashby Bloxton, Jr. and Lucy Clift Bloxton, THOMAS LAURENCE BLOXTON (b. 1836 in Stafford County, VA) (age 35 on 1870 census) ("not a young man" when he fought in Civil War as a "Carrier"; he took his slave with him, who called him "Mars Tom". Thomas died in 1908).
Mr. Thomas Bloxton, aged 73 years, one of the oldest and most highly respected citizens of upper York County, died "last night", January 17, 1908, at his home, after a short illness. Mr. Bloxton came here from Stafford County about 50 years ago (circa 1859) and has resided here since. He was a splendid citizen, a devoted father and friend. His wife preceded him to the grave "several years ago", and he was survived by three daughters -- Misses Lucy, Coly and Letitia Bloxton, and one brother, Mr. Alfred Bloxton, of Stafford. The funeral took place the afternoon of January 19, 1908, from the residence in upper Bruton district, at 3 o'clock, and the interment was in the family burying ground on the old homestead. The services were conducted by Rev. W. A. R. Goodwin. The following were pallbearers: Messrs. John L. Mercer, J. T. Christian, H. D. Cole, B. D. Peachy, G. P. Coleman, W. E. Roach, R. A. Alexander, Dr. G. A. Hankins, and B. B. Wolfe.
-- Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg, Virginia) - 18 Jan 1908, Sat - Page 5
THOMAS LAURENCE/LAWRENCE (b. 1836 in VA; d. 1908)
Fought in Civil War
"Principal Williamsburg Farmer" (Chataigne's Virginia Gazetteer and Classified Business Directory 1888-1889), under York County.
+ m. 1st Miss SARAH BARBOUR BROWNE BLOXTON of Williamsburg, VA. They had two sons:
a. PEYTON BARBOUR BLOXTON
b. FLOYD NELSON BLOXTON
+ m. 2nd MARY (MOLLIE) WILLIAMSON WARE (1844 - 1900) of Williamsburg on 12 NOV 1872, in Williamsburg, VA, d/o John Hockaday Ware & Betty Pierce, s/o Robert Spencer Ware & Hannah Clark Hockaday, d/o Col. John J. Hockaday.
She died after the Civil War, after her husband, so after 1908.
Thomas & Mary had one boy and three girls:
c. ELIZABETH CLIFT "LUCY" BLOXTON, born 1874, (m. Walter Pittman "W. P." COX.) They lived and died in Asheville, NC. They had no children.
d. THOMAS WARE BLOXTON (b. 1876 - d. 1877)
e. MARY COLEMAN "COLIE" BLOXTON, born 1882, (m. CHESTER LEUELLEN McGHEE), died November 1, 1948. She is buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond. They lived in Richmond, VA. They had no children.
f. LETITIA WARE "TISH" BLOXTON (b. Apr. 11, 1884 d. Nov. 16, 1958) (m. MATTHEW GLENWOOD STEVENS - b. Jul. 11, 1886 - d. Mar. 4, 1950)
They lived in the Shenandoah Valley near Harrisonburg, VA.
They had three children:
i. JOHN FLETCHER STEVENS (b. Elkton, VA) (d. age 50) (m.
MARGUERITE CRIDER) Lived in Baltimore, MD. Had 5 children there:
A. SUZANNE
B. PAMELA
C. JOHN
D. JERRY
E. RICHARD
ii.THOMAS BLOXTON (b. 27 JUL 1918, Elkton, VA) (d. 23 SEP
2000, age 82) (m. ELIZABETH CAMPION, b. 31 AUG 1924,
Chicago, IL). They had three children, living most
of their life in Mountain Lakes, NJ, later in Staatsburg, NY.
A. THOMAS CAMPION "TOM" STEVENS (b. 1954)
B. CHRISTOPHER WARE "CHRIS" (b. 10 DEC 1955) of Palo Alto, California
C. LISA WARREN STEVENS (b. 1957) (m. JEFF GIROUX) (has Family Bible) of Summit, NJ Their three children's ages as of 1/2013:
1) KEVIN STEVENS (22)
2) CAROLINE WANTY STEVENS (20)
3) KATHRYN ELISE STEVENS (15)
iii. MARY WARE STEVENS (b. 2 MAY 1920, Elkton, VA – d. Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006, at Oak Lea Nursing Home in Harrisonburg, VA)
Mary Ware Stevens Greene was the daughter of the late Matthew Glenwood and Letitia Bloxton Stevens.
She received her bachelor's degree from Madison Teachers College, now James Madison University, and lived and taught public school at Grove Hill Elementary School in Elkton, VA, for 35 years before retiring.
Mrs. Greene was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and St. Paul's Episcopal Church in the Steam Hollow area of Page County. She enjoyed reading to the residents at Oak Lea and calling Bingo.
Her husband, Franklin Abbott Greene, preceded her in death.
Her only survivors are a number of nieces, nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews.
The Rev. Anne Scupholme and Bob Mares conducted the funeral 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church near Shenandoah. Burial followed at Elk Run Cemetery in Elkton. The family received friends following the burial at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul's Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 332, Shenandoah, VA 22849.
Arrangements were by the Kyger Funeral Home in Elkton.
(m. FRANKLIN ABBOTT GREENE, b. 9 AUG 1921; d. 4 APR 1968?)
They had no children. Mary Ware went in D.A.R. Certificate #712932, December 4, 1987, under Capt. John? Hockaday, who is on the Bloxton side, related to Mary Williamson Ware Bloxton, not the Stevens side.
===========================================================
"RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT -
Passed by the Ladies' Social Club. Whereas, Almighty God has seen fit to take from his children Mr. Thomas Bloxton, a well-known and respected citizen and father of our members, L. C. and L. W. Bloxton, therefore be it resolved: 1st. That we bow in humble submission to the will of God, and we hope that their loss is His gain. 2nd. That we, as a club, extend to the children our deepest sympathy in their sad bereavement. 3rd. That a copy of these resolutions be placed on the records of the club, a copy sent to the family and published in The Virginia Gazette.
Mrs. O. Litney,
Mrs. J. N. St. John,
Mrs. Taft,
Committee."
[Virginia Gazette, Pg 5, Vol 15, No 37, 8 February 1908]
All three adults (Thomas and both his wives) and three sons (the two oldest children by Miss Sarah Barbour Browne and the youngest child by Miss Mollie Williamson Ware) had been buried on the land attached to their home, "The Russells", in Williamsburg. Mary Ware Stevens Greene had them moved to Bruton Parish Churchyard (in sight of The College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA) because it was so hard to maintain the cemetery, since she lived 150 miles away. There is a raised "bench" marker with a "Bloxton Family" plaque on top in a cemetery addition on the church grounds. Ms. GodSon sent me scanned photos from the church of this marker:
"THE BLOXTON FAMILY - RE-INTERRED FROM A PRIVATE CEMETERY - DEC. 5, 1990"
Oldest son of William Ashby Bloxton, Jr. and Lucy Clift Bloxton, THOMAS LAURENCE BLOXTON (b. 1836 in Stafford County, VA) (age 35 on 1870 census) ("not a young man" when he fought in Civil War as a "Carrier"; he took his slave with him, who called him "Mars Tom". Thomas died in 1908).
Mr. Thomas Bloxton, aged 73 years, one of the oldest and most highly respected citizens of upper York County, died "last night", January 17, 1908, at his home, after a short illness. Mr. Bloxton came here from Stafford County about 50 years ago (circa 1859) and has resided here since. He was a splendid citizen, a devoted father and friend. His wife preceded him to the grave "several years ago", and he was survived by three daughters -- Misses Lucy, Coly and Letitia Bloxton, and one brother, Mr. Alfred Bloxton, of Stafford. The funeral took place the afternoon of January 19, 1908, from the residence in upper Bruton district, at 3 o'clock, and the interment was in the family burying ground on the old homestead. The services were conducted by Rev. W. A. R. Goodwin. The following were pallbearers: Messrs. John L. Mercer, J. T. Christian, H. D. Cole, B. D. Peachy, G. P. Coleman, W. E. Roach, R. A. Alexander, Dr. G. A. Hankins, and B. B. Wolfe.
-- Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg, Virginia) - 18 Jan 1908, Sat - Page 5
THOMAS LAURENCE/LAWRENCE (b. 1836 in VA; d. 1908)
Fought in Civil War
"Principal Williamsburg Farmer" (Chataigne's Virginia Gazetteer and Classified Business Directory 1888-1889), under York County.
+ m. 1st Miss SARAH BARBOUR BROWNE BLOXTON of Williamsburg, VA. They had two sons:
a. PEYTON BARBOUR BLOXTON
b. FLOYD NELSON BLOXTON
+ m. 2nd MARY (MOLLIE) WILLIAMSON WARE (1844 - 1900) of Williamsburg on 12 NOV 1872, in Williamsburg, VA, d/o John Hockaday Ware & Betty Pierce, s/o Robert Spencer Ware & Hannah Clark Hockaday, d/o Col. John J. Hockaday.
She died after the Civil War, after her husband, so after 1908.
Thomas & Mary had one boy and three girls:
c. ELIZABETH CLIFT "LUCY" BLOXTON, born 1874, (m. Walter Pittman "W. P." COX.) They lived and died in Asheville, NC. They had no children.
d. THOMAS WARE BLOXTON (b. 1876 - d. 1877)
e. MARY COLEMAN "COLIE" BLOXTON, born 1882, (m. CHESTER LEUELLEN McGHEE), died November 1, 1948. She is buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond. They lived in Richmond, VA. They had no children.
f. LETITIA WARE "TISH" BLOXTON (b. Apr. 11, 1884 d. Nov. 16, 1958) (m. MATTHEW GLENWOOD STEVENS - b. Jul. 11, 1886 - d. Mar. 4, 1950)
They lived in the Shenandoah Valley near Harrisonburg, VA.
They had three children:
i. JOHN FLETCHER STEVENS (b. Elkton, VA) (d. age 50) (m.
MARGUERITE CRIDER) Lived in Baltimore, MD. Had 5 children there:
A. SUZANNE
B. PAMELA
C. JOHN
D. JERRY
E. RICHARD
ii.THOMAS BLOXTON (b. 27 JUL 1918, Elkton, VA) (d. 23 SEP
2000, age 82) (m. ELIZABETH CAMPION, b. 31 AUG 1924,
Chicago, IL). They had three children, living most
of their life in Mountain Lakes, NJ, later in Staatsburg, NY.
A. THOMAS CAMPION "TOM" STEVENS (b. 1954)
B. CHRISTOPHER WARE "CHRIS" (b. 10 DEC 1955) of Palo Alto, California
C. LISA WARREN STEVENS (b. 1957) (m. JEFF GIROUX) (has Family Bible) of Summit, NJ Their three children's ages as of 1/2013:
1) KEVIN STEVENS (22)
2) CAROLINE WANTY STEVENS (20)
3) KATHRYN ELISE STEVENS (15)
iii. MARY WARE STEVENS (b. 2 MAY 1920, Elkton, VA – d. Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006, at Oak Lea Nursing Home in Harrisonburg, VA)
Mary Ware Stevens Greene was the daughter of the late Matthew Glenwood and Letitia Bloxton Stevens.
She received her bachelor's degree from Madison Teachers College, now James Madison University, and lived and taught public school at Grove Hill Elementary School in Elkton, VA, for 35 years before retiring.
Mrs. Greene was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and St. Paul's Episcopal Church in the Steam Hollow area of Page County. She enjoyed reading to the residents at Oak Lea and calling Bingo.
Her husband, Franklin Abbott Greene, preceded her in death.
Her only survivors are a number of nieces, nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews.
The Rev. Anne Scupholme and Bob Mares conducted the funeral 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church near Shenandoah. Burial followed at Elk Run Cemetery in Elkton. The family received friends following the burial at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul's Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 332, Shenandoah, VA 22849.
Arrangements were by the Kyger Funeral Home in Elkton.
(m. FRANKLIN ABBOTT GREENE, b. 9 AUG 1921; d. 4 APR 1968?)
They had no children. Mary Ware went in D.A.R. Certificate #712932, December 4, 1987, under Capt. John? Hockaday, who is on the Bloxton side, related to Mary Williamson Ware Bloxton, not the Stevens side.
===========================================================
"RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT -
Passed by the Ladies' Social Club. Whereas, Almighty God has seen fit to take from his children Mr. Thomas Bloxton, a well-known and respected citizen and father of our members, L. C. and L. W. Bloxton, therefore be it resolved: 1st. That we bow in humble submission to the will of God, and we hope that their loss is His gain. 2nd. That we, as a club, extend to the children our deepest sympathy in their sad bereavement. 3rd. That a copy of these resolutions be placed on the records of the club, a copy sent to the family and published in The Virginia Gazette.
Mrs. O. Litney,
Mrs. J. N. St. John,
Mrs. Taft,
Committee."
[Virginia Gazette, Pg 5, Vol 15, No 37, 8 February 1908]
"THE BLOXTON FAMILY - RE-INTERRED FROM A PRIVATE CEMETERY - DEC. 5, 1990"
Oldest son of William Ashby Bloxton, Jr. and Lucy Clift Bloxton, THOMAS LAURENCE BLOXTON (b. 1836 in Stafford County, VA) (age 35 on 1870 census) ("not a young man" when he fought in Civil War as a "Carrier"; he took his slave with him, who called him "Mars Tom". Thomas died in 1908).
Mr. Thomas Bloxton, aged 73 years, one of the oldest and most highly respected citizens of upper York County, died "last night", January 17, 1908, at his home, after a short illness. Mr. Bloxton came here from Stafford County about 50 years ago (circa 1859) and has resided here since. He was a splendid citizen, a devoted father and friend. His wife preceded him to the grave "several years ago", and he was survived by three daughters -- Misses Lucy, Coly and Letitia Bloxton, and one brother, Mr. Alfred Bloxton, of Stafford. The funeral took place the afternoon of January 19, 1908, from the residence in upper Bruton district, at 3 o'clock, and the interment was in the family burying ground on the old homestead. The services were conducted by Rev. W. A. R. Goodwin. The following were pallbearers: Messrs. John L. Mercer, J. T. Christian, H. D. Cole, B. D. Peachy, G. P. Coleman, W. E. Roach, R. A. Alexander, Dr. G. A. Hankins, and B. B. Wolfe.
-- Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg, Virginia) - 18 Jan 1908, Sat - Page 5
THOMAS LAURENCE/LAWRENCE (b. 1836 in VA; d. 1908)
Fought in Civil War
"Principal Williamsburg Farmer" (Chataigne's Virginia Gazetteer and Classified Business Directory 1888-1889), under York County.
+ m. 1st Miss SARAH BARBOUR BROWNE BLOXTON of Williamsburg, VA. They had two sons:
a. PEYTON BARBOUR BLOXTON
b. FLOYD NELSON BLOXTON
+ m. 2nd MARY (MOLLIE) WILLIAMSON WARE (1844 - 1900) of Williamsburg on 12 NOV 1872, in Williamsburg, VA, d/o John Hockaday Ware & Betty Pierce, s/o Robert Spencer Ware & Hannah Clark Hockaday, d/o Col. John J. Hockaday.
She died after the Civil War, after her husband, so after 1908.
Thomas & Mary had one boy and three girls:
c. ELIZABETH CLIFT "LUCY" BLOXTON, born 1874, (m. Walter Pittman "W. P." COX.) They lived and died in Asheville, NC. They had no children.
d. THOMAS WARE BLOXTON (b. 1876 - d. 1877)
e. MARY COLEMAN "COLIE" BLOXTON, born 1882, (m. CHESTER LEUELLEN McGHEE), died November 1, 1948. She is buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond. They lived in Richmond, VA. They had no children.
f. LETITIA WARE "TISH" BLOXTON (b. Apr. 11, 1884 d. Nov. 16, 1958) (m. MATTHEW GLENWOOD STEVENS - b. Jul. 11, 1886 - d. Mar. 4, 1950)
They lived in the Shenandoah Valley near Harrisonburg, VA.
They had three children:
i. JOHN FLETCHER STEVENS (b. Elkton, VA) (d. age 50) (m.
MARGUERITE CRIDER) Lived in Baltimore, MD. Had 5 children there:
A. SUZANNE
B. PAMELA
C. JOHN
D. JERRY
E. RICHARD
ii.THOMAS BLOXTON (b. 27 JUL 1918, Elkton, VA) (d. 23 SEP
2000, age 82) (m. ELIZABETH CAMPION, b. 31 AUG 1924,
Chicago, IL). They had three children, living most
of their life in Mountain Lakes, NJ, later in Staatsburg, NY.
A. THOMAS CAMPION "TOM" STEVENS (b. 1954)
B. CHRISTOPHER WARE "CHRIS" (b. 10 DEC 1955) of Palo Alto, California
C. LISA WARREN STEVENS (b. 1957) (m. JEFF GIROUX) (has Family Bible) of Summit, NJ Their three children's ages as of 1/2013:
1) KEVIN STEVENS (22)
2) CAROLINE WANTY STEVENS (20)
3) KATHRYN ELISE STEVENS (15)
iii. MARY WARE STEVENS (b. 2 MAY 1920, Elkton, VA – d. Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006, at Oak Lea Nursing Home in Harrisonburg, VA)
Mary Ware Stevens Greene was the daughter of the late Matthew Glenwood and Letitia Bloxton Stevens.
She received her bachelor's degree from Madison Teachers College, now James Madison University, and lived and taught public school at Grove Hill Elementary School in Elkton, VA, for 35 years before retiring.
Mrs. Greene was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and St. Paul's Episcopal Church in the Steam Hollow area of Page County. She enjoyed reading to the residents at Oak Lea and calling Bingo.
Her husband, Franklin Abbott Greene, preceded her in death.
Her only survivors are a number of nieces, nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews.
The Rev. Anne Scupholme and Bob Mares conducted the funeral 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church near Shenandoah. Burial followed at Elk Run Cemetery in Elkton. The family received friends following the burial at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul's Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 332, Shenandoah, VA 22849.
Arrangements were by the Kyger Funeral Home in Elkton.
(m. FRANKLIN ABBOTT GREENE, b. 9 AUG 1921; d. 4 APR 1968?)
They had no children. Mary Ware went in D.A.R. Certificate #712932, December 4, 1987, under Capt. John? Hockaday, who is on the Bloxton side, related to Mary Williamson Ware Bloxton, not the Stevens side.
===========================================================
"RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT -
Passed by the Ladies' Social Club. Whereas, Almighty God has seen fit to take from his children Mr. Thomas Bloxton, a well-known and respected citizen and father of our members, L. C. and L. W. Bloxton, therefore be it resolved: 1st. That we bow in humble submission to the will of God, and we hope that their loss is His gain. 2nd. That we, as a club, extend to the children our deepest sympathy in their sad bereavement. 3rd. That a copy of these resolutions be placed on the records of the club, a copy sent to the family and published in The Virginia Gazette.
Mrs. O. Litney,
Mrs. J. N. St. John,
Mrs. Taft,
Committee."
[Virginia Gazette, Pg 5, Vol 15, No 37, 8 February 1908]
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
