Isle of Wight-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Felts, Julian A., 2010 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ Julian A. Felts IVOR - Julian A. Felts, 90, a lifelong resident of Southampton County, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Born Nov 29, 1919, near Ivor, he was the son of the late William Thomas Felts and Lillie Joyner Felts. Mr. Felts was an avid golfer and had a life-long interest in genealogy. He served in many capacities as a member of Ivor United Methodist Church, including trustee, chairman of the stewardship committee and a teacher of the men's Bible class for many years. He was charter member of the Ivor Volunteer Fire Department, a member of the B&B and community hunt clubs and the Urquhart- Gillette Camp #1471 Sons of Confederate Veterans and the Ivor Ruritan Club. Mr. Felts was a member and past master of the Ivor Masonic Lodge # 291, A.F.&A.M. He had served as district deputy grand master and was a 32nd degree mason. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Margaret Tomlin Felts; a daughter, Janette F. Lowe of Ivor; two sons, Julian A. (Jay) Felts Jr. and David Russell Felts, both of Sedley; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; two great- great-grandchildren; five sisters, Nannie Felts Council, Dorothy Felts Wade, Louise Felts Pittman, Frances Felts Lassiter and Betty Jo Felts Abernathy; and a brother, Bobby A. Felts. He was predeceased by a sister, Elsie Felts White, and two brothers, James Martin Felts and Clifton Joyner Felts. A funeral service with Mason rites was held at Antioch Church Cemetery near Windsor on Jan. 28 by the Rev. Edward Owen and the Rev. Cliff Fritzinger. Memorial donations may be made to the Ivor United Methodist Church. Condolences may be posted at www.jtmorriss.com. Julian Arthur FELTS, Sr., retired farmer, b. 29 Nov 1919, near Ivor, d. 26 Jan 2010, interred in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery*, near Windsor, 28 Jan 2010, "Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 91, No. 5, Wed., Feb. 3, 2010, p. 6 *Additional information: Antioch list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/antioch.txt A photo of his gravestone is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #104764604. Died after cemetery visited (4 Feb - 3 Mar 2004): Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #20: http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html His father (1866 - 1950) is buried in a FELTS family cemetery on Broadwater Rd. SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (MV-I-50): http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol1.txt His mother (1900 - 2001) is buried in Holly Lawn Cemetery, Suffolk. Holly Lawn list, another extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/hollyln.txt Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by File Manager Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com). file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/f432j4ob.txt