Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Rodgers, William E., 1923 

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WILLIAM E. ROGERS

   SUFFOLK,  Feb. 4 - W.E. Rogers, a prominent citizen of Nansemond County, died 
last night at 9 o’clock at his home near Bethlehem Church, after a lingering 
illness of several months.

   He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ava V. Rogers; two sisters, Mrs. M. E. 
Steinhardt, of Holland, Va.; and Miss Emma Rogers, of Portsmouth; and two 
brothers, Ben Rogers, of Whaleyville, Va., and G.W. Rogers, of Holland, Va.

   The funeral services will be held Monday at Liberty Spring Church at 2 p.m. 
and will be conducted by Rev. H.H. Butler, assisted Dr. I.W. Johnson and Dr. 
W.W. Staley.

   The following friends have been asked to act as pallbearers; Active, Walter 
Rogers, Bennie Rogers, W.J. Rawles, V.E. Rawles, Randall Gardner, Sr., and A.T. 
Sheffield; honorary, Dr. C.W. Doughtie, Charles Duke, John P. Lee, Dr. D.L. 
Harrell, O.L. Baker, L. J. Daughtrey, E. C. Holladay, Eddie Rawles, J.L. Hare?, 
J.E. Pruden, C.B. Duke, Newman Piland, J.H. Copelalnd, Roy Hodges, F.C. King, 
J.L. Pierce, L.C. Bird, I.T. Bird, A.H. Savage, C.E. Bird, Joel Harrell, Chamie 
Harrell, C.C. Copeland, R.E. Rodgers, Shirley Rawles, C.C Skinner, L.D. Britt, 
Isaac Piland, William Wright, J.E. Britthingham, J.J. Pulley, Lyman Piece, J.A. 
Williams, and S.H. Simons.


[William E. RODGERS, d. 3 Feb 1923, near Bethlehem Church, 
 interred in Liberty Spring Christian Church Cemetery, 5 Feb 1923, 
 donated obit, newspaper unknown, dateline Feb. 4, 1923] 

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