Nansemond-Surry County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Pretlow, Robert H., 1955 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ DR. ROBERT HENLEY PRETLOW DR. R.H. PRETLOW DIES AT SUFFOLK SUFFOLK, March 12 -(AP) - Dr. Robert H. Pretlow, 83, who practiced medicine since 1898, died here Saturday after suffering a stroke. A Surry County native, Dr. Pretlow studied at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and was graduated from the New York School of Medicine. He practiced medicine several years in New York City before coming to Suffolk in 1903. He only recently retired from active practice. He was a member of the American and Tidewater Medical Associations, Suffolk Lodge 30, A.F. & A.M., and St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Katherine Holladay Pretlow; a son, Francis Pretlow, of Suffolk, and a sister, Miss Pattie Pretlow, of Richmond. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at St. Paul’s Church, with burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, with burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Dr. Robert Henley PRETLOW, retired physician, formerly of New York, Surry Co. native, d. 12 Mar 1955, Suffolk, age 80, interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block B, Lot 31*), Suffolk, 14 Mar 1955, "The Virginian-Pilot" & "Ledger Star" (Norfolk, VA), Mar. 14, 1955 *Cedar Hill list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_p.txt His widow's obit ("Ledger Star," Oct. 1967) is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/p634k1ob.txt Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/p634r3ob.txt