Isle of Wight-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Rawls, Lafayette, 1947 

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Lafayette Rawls Dies in County 

  Lafayette Rawls, 78, prominent farmer of Nansemond County, near Holland, 
died early this morning at a local hospital after a short illness. 

  He is survived by his widow. Mrs. Annie Ashburn Rawls; three sons, Emmit L. 
Rawls, of Holland, and James A. and Peter E. Rawls, of Richmond; five 
grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Mason Jones, of Nansemond County, and several 
nieces and nenhews. 

  Rawls was a member of the Board of Trustees and a Senior Deacon in the 
Beaver Dam Baptist Church and vice-president of the Bank of Holland. 

  The body was taken to the Hill Funeral Home and at 1:30 o'clock tomorrow 
will be carried to the Beaver Dam Church to lie in state until 3 o'clock, at 
which time services will be held.  Rev. M.C. Clifton will officiate and burial 
will be in the church cemetery. 

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Rites Held For Lafayette Rawls 

  Last rites for Lafayette Rawls, of Holland, who died early Saturday morning 
after a short illness, were held at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the 
Beaver Dam Baptist Church, with Rev. M.C. Clifton and Rev. H.L. Foster 
officiating. 

  The church choir, accompanied by Miss Mary Eley, sang, "Abide With Me." 
Mrs. Vernon Holland rendered a solo, "Sunrise."  The casket was covered with 
a pall of lillies, white carnations and iris. 

  Pallbearers were Felton C. Rawls, W.W. Darden, Lawrence Jones, W.M. Jones, 
W.B. Ashburn, Jr., Thomas Ashburn, J.P. Dalton and J.D. Rawls.  Honorary 
pallbearers were the directors of the Farmer's Bank of Holland and members of 
the Men's Bible Class of Beaver Dam Church.  Burial was in the church 
cemetery. 


Lafayette RAWLS, Nansemond Co. farmer, 
b. 22 Mar 1868, Nansemond Co., d. 4 Jan 1947, Suffolk, 
interred in Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery*, near Carrsville, 5 Jan 1947, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 24, No. 239, Sat., Jan. 4, 1947, p. 3, 
   clipping posted with Find a Grave Memorial #174130526, 
   by Martha Fontaine Byrum; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 24, No. 240, Mon., Jan. 6, 1947, p. 3 

*Additional information: 

Beaver Dam list (BD-65), an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/bvrdam.txt 

His parents, Elisha & Sara Jane (FREEMAN) RAWLS, are also buried there. 
   (BD-63)  

A photo of his gravestone - added by Natalie Padgett - is also posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #174130526. 

D.Cert. 956 (Suffolk #4) 

His widow's obit ("Tidewater News," Feb. 13, 1948, p. 8) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/r420a2ob.txt 

His father (1817 - 1899) was a Confederate veteran, having served as 
   a private in Co. K, 41st VA Infantry. 


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