Death

Date 11 January 1923
Place Central, SC
Description Death of Velma Reeves

Narrative

Although the grave marker for Velma says that she died 12 Jan 1924, the death certificate states that her
date of death was 11 Jan 1923. I believe this is because Lela Reeves Baily, years after their deaths, purchased
grave markers for many of her family members and was going off of her memory and simply had a small failure
of memory, as many of us do from time to time.

Death certificate states that Velma died of "Double Labor Pneumonia". Velma also had rather severe
epilepsy, though this is not stated on her death certificate.

Source References

  1. Grave Marker
      • Page: Velma Essie Reeves
      • Confidence: Very High
  2. Death Certificate, South Carolina
      • Date: 6 March 1923
      • Page: File No. 3102
      • Confidence: High
      • General:

        Velma's death certificate has her name as "Selmer", this kind of thing can happen from time to time
        as people were, and still are, prone to write unfamiliar names phonetically, and with differing
        dialects name spellings become a moot point.

References

  1. Reeves, Velma Essie