Nansemond County-Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Howell, Roscius B., 1923 

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Suffolk Obituary

R. B. Howell

Suffolk, Va. July 21. - R. B. Howell, a former resident of Suffolk, died last 
night at ten o'clock at the residence of his son, J. C. Howell, 735 Olney Road, 
Norfolk, Va. after a lingering illness for nearly four years.  He was 73 years 
old.  He is survived by his widow and eight children, Mrs. Horace Nelms, Miss 
Pearl Howell, J. C. and R. L. Howell of Norfolk; Mrs. Annie L. Turner, Mrs. 
J. P. Duke, H. H. and J. D. Howell of Suffolk, two brothers, J. E. Howell of 
Suffolk and Euclid Howell of Concord, N. C. Twenty two grandchildren and two 
great grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. He was a member of the 
Suffolk Baptist Church.

His body will be brought to Suffolk this afternoon to the home of his son, 
J. D. Howell, 313 Jackson Street.  Funeral arrangements have not been 
completed.  Internment will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery.

[Note:  The newspaper failed to mention the name of his wife, Virginia Gillette 
 Bradshaw Howell. This was obviously an oversight of the newspaper.] 


Norfolk Obituary

R. B. Howell

   R. B. Howell, 73 years old, died at the residence of his son, J. C. Howell, 
735 Olney Road, at 8:10 o’clock. after a lingering illness. He is survived by a 
widow who was Miss Jennie Bradshaw of Southampton County, four daughters, Mrs. 
Annie Cones, Suffolk, Mrs. Matthew Dukes, Nansemond County; Mrs. May Nelms, and 
Miss Pearl Howell of this city; four sons J. D. and H. H. Howell of Suffolk, 
J. D. and R. L. Howell of Norfolk, two brothers E. W. Howell of Como, N. C. and 
J. E. Howell of Norfolk. He is also survived by several grandchildren and great 
grandchildren. 

   Funeral services will be held at the home of his son, J. D. Howell, 313 
Jackson Street, Suffolk tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. Rev. W. W. Staley, 
pastor of the Christian church of Suffolk will officiate. Internment will be in 
Cedar Hill Cemetery.

[Note: The newspaper erred on some of the survivors names: Annie Cones should 
 have been Annie Turner, Matthew Dukes should be Martha Duke, May Nelms should 
 have been Mae, J. D. and R. L. of Norfolk should have been J. C. and R. L. of 
 Norfolk, and E. W. Howell should have been E. N. Howell.] 


[Roscius Bolden HOWELL, d. 20 Jul 1923, Norfolk, 
 interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, 22 Jul 1923, 
 © The Virginian-Pilot and Norfolk Landmark, obits dated Saturday July 21, 1923] 

[Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Keith Howell (m0aje@yahoo.com), 
 and Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager.] 

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