Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries......Harrell, Rufus, 1929 

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RUFUS HARRELL 

       SUFFOLK DEATHS 

        JOSEPH R. HARRELL 

  Suffolk, Oct. 26. - Joseph R. Harrell, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rufus 
Harrell, of the county, died Saturday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at a local 
hospital.  Besides his parents, he is survived by five sisters, Mrs. J.L. 
Byrd, of Suffolk; Mrs. S.E. Copeland, of Waverly, and Misses Elizabeth, 
Margaret and Elsie Harrell; three brothers, Arthur, Fred and Louis Harrell, 
of Suffolk, and his grandfather, J.E. Harrell, of the county. 

  Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Liberty 
Spring Christian Church by the Rev. Dr. I.W. Johnson.  Burial will be in the 
church cemetery. 

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     SUFFOLK FUNERALS 

     WILLIAM R. HARRELL, JR. 

  Suffolk, Oct. 29. - Funeral services for William R. Harrell, Jr., were held 
Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Liberty Spring Church by Dr. I.W. Johnson, 
assisted by the Rev. R.E. Brittle.  The hymns, "Tell Mother I'll Be There," 
"Abide With Me," and "Safe In The Arms of Jesus," were sung by the church 
choir.  Miss Ursula Eason sang, "No Night There," accompanied by Mrs. I.W. 
Johnson.  The casket was covered with a pall of white chrysanthemums. 

  Active pallbearers were schoolmates, Willie Eason, Harrell Byrd, James 
Powell, B.O. Griffin, Thomas Rawles, Bruce Baker, Emmett Arline and Woodrow 
Gray.  The flower girls were Claudine Norfleet, Margaret Copeland, Myra Duke, 
Catherine Harrell, Margie Holland, Maude Griffin, Josephine Griffin, Margaret 
Baker, Evelyn Smith, Edith Copeland, Tillie Copeland, Nannie Sue Gardner and 
Mamie Smith. 

  Burial was in the Liberty Spring Church Cemetery. 

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Nansemond Boy Dies In Local Hospital 

  Joseph Rufus Harrell, Jr., aged 15 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Harrell, 
of Nansemond county, died Saturday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in a local 
hospital. 

  Besides his parents he is survived by six sisters, and three brothers, Mrs. 
J.L. Byrd, of Suffolk, Mrs. S.E. Copeland, of Waverly, Miss Josephine, 
Elizabeth, Margaret and Elsie Harrell, all of Nansemond county, Arthur, Fred 
and Lewis Harrell, all of Suffolk, also his grandfather, J.E. Harrell, of 
Nansemond county. 

  Funeral services were held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Liberty Spring 
Church conducted by Dr. I.W. Johnson.  Interment was made in the church 
cemetery. 

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Funeral Rites For William R. Harrell 

  The funeral services for William R. Harrell, Jr., were held Monday afternoon 
at 3 o'clock at the Liberty Spring Church, conducted by Dr. I.W. Johnson, 
assisted by the Rev. R.E. Brittle.  The hymns, "Tell, Mother I'll Be There," 
"Abide With Me," and "Safe In The Arms of Jesus," were rendered by the church 
choir.  Miss Ursula Eason sang, "No Night There," accompanied by Mrs. I.W. 
Johnson. 

  There was a large attendance and many floral offerings, the casket being 
covered with a pall of white chrysanthemums. 

  Active pallbearers were school mates Willie Eason, Harrell Byrd, James 
Powell, B.O. Griffin, Thomas Rawles, Bruce Baker, Emmett Arline, Woodrow Gray. 
The flower girls were Margaret Copeland, Claudine Norfleet, Myra Duke, 
Catherine Harrell, Margie Holland, Maude Griffin, Josephine Griffin, Margaret 
Baker, Evelyn Smith, Edith Copeland, Tillie Copeland, Nannie Sue Gardner, 
Mamie Smith.  Interment was made in the Liberty Spring Church cemetery. 


Rufus HARRELL, son of William Rufus & "Maggie" Margaret May (UMPHLET) HARRELL, 
b. 14 Jun 1914, Nansemond Co., d. 26 Oct 1929, Suffolk, 
interred in Liberty Spring Christian Church Cemetery*, 28 Oct 1929, 
"Virginian-Pilot and Norfolk Landmark," Vol. 115, No. 27, Sun., Oct. 27 1929, 
   pt. 6, p. 10 {image 72}, 
   text posted with Find a Grave Memorial #275879345; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 7, No. 203, Mon,, Oct. 28, 1929, p. 4 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 7, No. 204, Tues., Oct. 29, 1929, p. 8 
"Virginian-Pilot and Norfolk Landmark," Vol. 115, No. 30, Wed., Oct. 30, 1929, 
   p. 13, 
   text mistakenly posted with Find a Grave Memorial #275872557* 

*Additional information: 

Liberty Spring list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/liberty.txt 

It shows J. Rufus HARRELL, "1913 - 1929."

D.Cert. 24783 (Suffolk #370) gives Rufus HARRELL; middle initial R erased. 

Find a Grave Memorial #275879345 gives Joseph Rufus HARRELL, d. 26 Nov 1929. 
   [no grave photo] 

Find a Grave Memorial #275872557 mistakenly gives his father as d. Oct 1929, 
   assuming the last obit his.  Rather, he died between 1930 & 1940. 

His mother's maiden name is spelled variously UMPHLET, UMPHLETT & UMPHLETTE. 

Her obits ("Richmond News Leader" & "Suffolk News-Herald," June 18, 1948) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/h640m5ob.txt 

The family appears in the 1920 Census in Holy Neck Dist., Nansemond Co.; 
   it gives Rufus Jr., age 6. 


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