OAK LAWN CEMETERY (est. 1885)

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Tag: WWII

May 25, 2020June 8, 2020 Nadia K. Orton

Memorial Day at Oak Lawn, 2020

May 27, 2019June 9, 2020 Nadia K. Orton

Memorial Day, 2019

June 11, 2014June 11, 2020 Nadia K. Orton

Meeting descendant Margaret Wynn

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Oak Lawn Cemetery
Suffolk, VA 23434
(804) 617-6981
Monday-Friday: 10am-5pm
Saturday: 11-3pm
oaklawncemeterysuffolk@gmail.com

Recent Posts

  • Stories of Old Nansemond: Musician Zachariah Taylor Hunter, Holy Neck June 29, 2020
  • Stories of Old Nansemond: The Story of Thomas Riddick June 20, 2020
  • In Remembrance of Juneteenth… June 17, 2020
  • The 2nd U. S. Colored Cavalry at Suffolk, March 9, 1864 June 17, 2020
  • Stories of Old Nansemond: The Tragedy at Scott’s Creek (1901) June 11, 2020

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  • Nadia K. Orton
    • Stories of Old Nansemond: Musician Zachariah Taylor Hunter, Holy Neck
    • Stories of Old Nansemond: The Story of Thomas Riddick
    • In Remembrance of Juneteenth…
    • The 2nd U. S. Colored Cavalry at Suffolk, March 9, 1864
    • Stories of Old Nansemond: The Tragedy at Scott’s Creek (1901)

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