Bessie Mae Doby

Bessie Mae Doby[1]

Female 1922 - 2007  (84 years)

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  • Name Bessie Mae Doby  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Birth 08 Nov 1922  Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1930  Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
    Residence 1935  Rural, Pittsylvania, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 01 Apr 1940  Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
    Residence 1950  Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Residence 1989  Danville, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Residence 1994  Danville, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Residence 1996  Danville, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Residence 2007  Axton, Henry, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    • 1430 Daniel Road
    Obituary Bessie Mae Hammock, 84, formerly of 1430 Daniel Road, died Sunday, May 13, 2007 at Blue Ridge Nursing Home in Martinsville. She had been in declining health for the past two years, and in the nursing home for the past nine months. Born Nov. 8, 1922, in Dobson, N.C. (in Surry County), she was the daughter of the late John Edgar Doby and the late Della Coe Doby. She lived her life in Danville as well as Axton. She was a homemaker, and of the Baptist faith. She was married to Lewis Hammock on Nov. 21 1936; he died June 6, 1996. She is survived by three daughters, Effie May Walker, of Danville, Stella Elizabeth Markham and Brenda Gayle Davis, both of Axton; nine grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, six great-great-grandchildren, and three step-great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by a daughter, Scarlett Patricia Hammock; and one grandchild. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, May 16 at Danville Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Ricky Markham officiating. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15 at Wrenn-Yeatts Westover Chapel; at other times they will be at the residence of Brenda and Dean Davis, 1408 Daniel Rd. Wrenn-Yeatts Westover Chapel is in charge of arrangements. 
    d'Aboville # 1.01.02.01.02.08.02.01.03.01 
    Death 13 May 2007  Martinsville, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7, 8
    Burial 16 May 2007  Danville Memorial Gardens, Danville, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I232339732927  Doby
    Last Modified 2 Nov 2024 

    Father John Edgar Doby,   b. 10 May 1902, Surry County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jul 1947, Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years) 
    Mother Della Savannah Coe,   b. 30 Jul 1902, Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jul 1972, Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 08 Dec 1921  Rockford, Surry County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12
    Family ID F188  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lewis Hammack,   b. 21 Dec 1919, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 06 Jun 1996, Halifax County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 21 Nov 1936  Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
    +1. Effie Mae Hammock,   b. 25 Nov 1937, Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Feb 2015, Danville (Independent City), Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    +2. Stella Elizabeth Hammock,   b. 27 May 1944, Danville, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Feb 2023, Axton, Henry, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     3. Scarlett Patricia Hammock,   b. 29 Mar 1955, Danville, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 05 Jul 1985, Danville, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years)
     4. Brenda Gayle Hammock
    Family ID F161  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2024 

  • Photos
    Robert Lee Doby and family
    Robert Lee Doby and family
    LEFT TO RIGHT:
    Nancy Carol Sentelle
    Charles Robert Doby
    James Elmer Doby
    Mabel Ruth (Doby) Horne
    Carl Lee Doby
    Jesse Raymond Doby
    Robert Lee Doby
    Lela Mary (Doby) Edmonds
    Nancy Regina (Holyfield) Doby
    Macie Etta (Doby) Sentelle
    William Pinkney Doby
    Vera Catherline (Doby) Pope
    Stella Elizabeth (Hammack) Markham
    Bessie Mae (Doby)…
    Robert Lee Doby and family
    Robert Lee Doby and family
    LEFT TO RIGHT:
    James Elmer Doby
    Robert Lee Doby
    Nancy Regina Holyfield
    Bessie Mae Doby
    Stella Elizabeth Hammack (child)

    Part of the Nancy Carol Sentelle collection.

  • Sources 
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    2. [S717051294] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1930; Census Place: Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia; Roll: 2455; Page: 28B; Enumeration District: 0031; Image: 310.0; FHL microfilm: 2342189.

    3. [S717051293] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1940; Census Place: Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia; Roll: T627_4284; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 72-48.

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