Nansemond-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Rhodes, James E., 1936 

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JAMES E. RHODES DIES IN COUNTY 

Funeral for Prominent Farmer and Nansemond Citizen Tomorrow 

  James E. Rhodes, 77, a prominent farmer and citizen of Nansemond county 
since birth, died at his home hear Myrtle, Va. yesterday afternoon at 5:15 
o'clock after a long illness. 

  He is survived by seven children, five daughters. Misses Anne, Margaret, 
Elizabeth and Sarah Rhodes, all of Nansemond county, Miss Bertha Rhodes, 
of Norfolk; two sons, J.E. Rhodes, Jr., of Norfolk, and E.C. Rhodes, of 
Carrsville, Va.; one sister, Mrs. Stella V. Holland, of Holland; three 
brothers, J.L. Rhodes of Chuckatuck; R.H. Rhodes of Portsmouth; J.H. Rhodes, 
of Edenton, N.C.; two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. 

  Funeral services will be held at Mt. Carmel Christian Church Thursday 
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock conducted by the Rev. J. Sydney Cobb.  Burial 
will be in the church cemetery. 

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Rhodes Funeral Rites Are Held Yesterday 

  WALTERS, Oct. 10 - (Special) - Funeral services for James E. Rhodes, of 
Nansemond county, were conducted at Mount Carmel Christian church Thursday at 
2:30 p.m. by the Rev. J. Sidney Cobb, of Richmond, former pastor of Colosse 
Baptist church, and the Rev. Elisha Bradshaw.  Burial was made in the church 
cemetery. 

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            J. E. Rhodes 

   Suffolk, Oct. 6 - J.E. Rhodes, 77, died this afternoon at 5:15 o'clock at 
his home near Myrtle.  Mr. Rhodes had been ill for some time.  He was a 
representative citizen of Nansemond County where he had resided all his life.

   Survivors include five daughters, Misses Anne, Margaret, Elizabeth and 
Sarah Rhodes of Nansemond County and Miss Bertha Rhodes, of Norfolk; two sons, 
J.E. Rhodes, Jr., of Norfolk, and E.C. Rhodes, of Carrsville; one sister, Mrs. 
Stella Holland of Holland; three brothers, J.L. Rhodes, of Chuckatuck; R.N. 
Rhodes, of Portsmouth, and J.H. Rhodes, of Edenton; three grandchildren and 
several nieces and nephews.

   Funeral services will be conducted Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at 
Mt. Carmel Baptist [sic; Christian*] Church by the Rev. J. Sidney Cobb.

   Burial will follow in the church cemetery.


James Eugene RHODES, farmer, 
b. 23 Oct 1859, Nansemond Co., d. 6 Oct 1936, at home, near Myrtle, 
interred in Mt. Carmel Christian Church*, Walters, 8 Oct 1936, 
"Suffolk News-Herald," Vol. 14, No. 167, Oct. 7, 1936, p. 6; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 14, No. 170, Sat., Oct. 10, 1936, p. 6; 
donated obit, newspaper unknown, dateline Oct. 6, 1936, 
   clipping posted with Find a Grave Memorial #102136410, 
   by Martha Fontaine Byrum 

*Additional information: 

Mount Carmel list - an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/mtcarmel.txt 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #61: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/cemetery-reports.html 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Ron Stewart - is also posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #102136410. 

D.Cert. 25598 (Chuckatuck #13) 

His father Richard R. RHODES may be identical with the Richard RHODES who 
   served as a private in Co. I, 24th VA Cav., CSA. 


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