Nansemond-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Roberts, Lizzie L. Pope, 1960 

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Mrs. Roberts, 67, Dies in Florida 

  SUFFOLK - Mrs. Lizzie Pope Roberts, 67, of Holland Road, died Sunday at 9:40 
a.m. at Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Fla., after short illness. 

  She was visiting with a daughter, Mrs. H.P. Bailey, in Miami.  A daughter of 
John Thomas and Sarah Butler Pope of Isle of Wight County, she was a member of 
Antioch Christian Church. 

  Surviving are also another daughter, Mrs. J.M. Abbott, and two sons, 
Franklin Pope Roberts and W.T. Roberts, of Nansemond County; two brothers, 
C.C. Pope of Nansemond County and Eugene Pope of Suffolk; two sisters, Mrs. 
George Johnson of Newport News and Mrs. B.E. Johnson of Norfolk and 18 
grandchildren. 

  Arrangements will be announced from Baker Funeral Home here. 

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Mrs. Roberts Is Buried Wednesday 

  Funeral services for Mrs. Lizzie Pope Roberts were conducted Wednesday at 
the Baker Funeral Home by the Rev. R.E. Brittle, pastor of Bethlehem Christian 
Church and the Rev. Harold C. Leake.  Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery. 

  Miss Mildred Johnson and Mrs. Mary Solomon sang three numbers, "Beyond the 
Sunset," "The Old Rugged Cross" and "I Won't Have to Cross Jordan Alone." 
They were accompanied at the organ by Mrs. W.F. Whitley. 

  The casket was covered with a pall of red roses. 

  Pallbearers were Ernest Johnson, J.T. Pope, Edward Pope, Morrison Pope, 
Johnny Johnson and E.R. Rogers. 


"Lizzie" Elizabeth Lee (POPE; Mrs. William Wyatt) ROBERTS, of Holland Rd., 
b. 29 Jun 1892, Isle of Wight Co., d. 21 Feb 1960, Miami, Dade Co., FL, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block V, Lot 16*), Suffolk, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 38, No. 44, Mon., Feb. 22, 1960, p. 3; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 38, No. 47, Thurs., Feb. 25, 1960, p. 2 

*Additional information: 

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

A photo of her gravestone - added by Steve Poole - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #92363871. 

D.Cert. 1554 (Suffolk #3) 

Her parents, John Thomas & Sarah Ann (BUTLER) POPE, are buried in 
   Shiloh Cemetery, Shiloh Dr., near Windsor. 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #4: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 


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