Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries......Councill, James E., 1919 

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JAMES ELBERT COUNCILL

   James E. Councill of Isle of Wight County died very suddenly at Carrsville, 
Va., of heart trouble on the 17th of February, 1919, aged 65 years and 5 
months.  The funeral services were held at Beaver Dam Church on Friday at 3:30 
o’clock, Rev. C.H.  Rowland of Franklin conducting the services.

   Mr. Councill is survived by his second wife, who was Miss Estelle Whitley 
of Hampton, Va., two sisters, Miss Margaret Councill and Mrs. Robert Saunders, 
and one brother, Julius Councill of Carrsville; two nephews, Willard and 
Godwin Councill, of Richmond.

   The following friends acted as pallbearers, J.L. Councill, Claud Councill, 
A.R. Butler, S.V. Butler, J.P. Butler, Eddie Whitley, S.T. Saunders, John 
Powell.  The honorary pallbearers were, J.T. Bradshaw, W.L. Bryant, G.W. Scott 
and R.B. White.

   The floral designs were many and beautiful.


James Elbert COUNCILL, d. 17 Feb 1919, Carrsville, age 65, 
interred in Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery*, near Franklin, 21 Mar 1919, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Mar. 7, 1919, p. 1 

*His parents, Benjamin D. & Elizabeth (GARDNER) COUNCIL, 
   are also buried there. 
   Beaver Dam list (BD-23 & -22), an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/bvrdam.txt 


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