Nansemond-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Rawls, Annie O. Cofer, 1935 

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MORTUARY 

MRS. ANNIE COFER RAWLS 

  Mrs. Annie Cofer Rawls, widow of the late David N. Rawls, member of a family 
prominent here, died at Lakeview hospital today at 4:15 a.m., after a 
lingering illness. 

  Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 5 o'clock at the Rawls apartment, 
318 North Main street.  The Rev. H.J. Goodwin, assisted by the Rev. E.A. 
Potts, will officiate.  Interment will be in Cedar Hill cemetery. 

  Mrs. Rawls was a member of the First Baptist church.  She was a native of 
Isle of Wight county and was the daughter of the late Junius O. Cofer and Mrs. 
Fannie Goodrich Cofer. 

  Surviving are nine children, Mrs. W.H. Sykes, Smithfield, Va.; Mrs. J.B. 
Taliaferro, Ivor, Va.; Mrs. D.C. Lewis, Norfolk; Mrs. H.E. Sturgeon, Suffolk; 
J.F. Rawls, Nashville, Tenn.; David A. Rawls, Virginia Beach; L.H. Rawls and 
W.C. Rawls, Suffolk; R.G. Rawls, Norfolk; two sisters, Mrs. J.W. Rogers, 
Waverly, Va.; Mrs. J.W. Betts, Isle of Wight; four brothers, A.J. Cofer, W.C. 
Cofer, Richmond; John Cofer, Kansas City, Mo.; B. Cofer Pharr, Texas; and 16 
grandchildren and two great grandchildren. 

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MRS. ANNIE COFER RAWLS 

  Suffolk, July 22. - Mrs. Annie Cofer Rawls, widow of the late David N. 
Rawls, member of a family prominent in this section, died at 4:15 a.m. today 
after a lingering illness at Lakeview Hospital. 

  Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock at the Rawls' 
apartment, 318 North Main street, conducted by the Rev. Dr. H.J. Goodwyn, 
pastor of the First Baptist Church, in which Mrs. Rawls held membership. 
Burial will be in Cedar Hill cemetery. 

  Mrs. Rawls was a native of Isle of Wight County, and was the daughter of 
the late Junius O. Cofer and Mrs. Fannie Goodrich Cofer. 

  She is survived by nine children: Mrs. W.H. Sykes, of Smithfield; Mrs. J.B. 
Taliaferro, of Ivor; Mrs. D.C. Lewis, of Norfolk; Mrs. H.E. Sturgeon, of 
Suffolk; J.F. Rawls, of Nashville, Tenn.; David A. Rawls, of Virginia Beach; 
L.H. Rawls and W.C. Rawls, of Suffolk; R.G. Rawls, of Norfolk; two sisters, 
Mrs. J.W. Rogers, of Waverly; Mrs. J.W. Betts, of Isle of Wight; four 
brothers, A.J. Cofer and W.C. Cofer, of Richmond; John Cofer, of Kansas City, 
Mo.; B. Cofer of Pharr, Texas; and 16 grandchildren and two great 
grandchildren. 

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MRS. ANNIE COFER RAWLS 

  Mrs. Annie Cofer Rawls, widow of David N. Rawls, and member of a family 
long prominent in this section, died at 1:15 o'clock today after a lingering 
illness at Lakeview Hospital in Suffolk. 

  Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the Rawls' 
Apartment, 318 North Main street, conducted by the Rev. Dr. H.J. Goodwyn, 
pastor of the First Baptist Church, in which Mrs Rawls held membership. 
Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery. 

  Mrs. Rawls was a native of Isle of Wight County, and was the daughter of 
the late Junius O. Cofer and Mrs. Fannie Goodrich Cofer. 

  She is survived by nine children: Mrs. W.H. Sykes, of Smithfield; Mrs. 
J.B. Taliaferro, of Ivor; Mrs. D.C. Lewis, of Norfolk; Mrs. H.E. Sturgeon of 
Suffolk; J.F. Rawls, of Nashville, Tenn.; David A. Rawls of Virginia Beach; 
L.H. Rawls and W.C. Rawls, of Suffolk; R.G. Rawls of Norfolk; two sisters, 
Mrs. J.W. Rogers, of Waverly; Mrs. J.W. Betts, of Isle of Wight; four 
brothers, A.J. Cofer and W.C. Cofer of Richmond; John Cofer, of Kansas City, 
Mo.; B. Cofer of Pharr, Texas, and 16 grandchildren and two great 
grandchildren. 


Annie Olivia (COFER; Mrs. David Nathaniel) RAWLS, 
b. 6 Apr 1861*, Isle of Wight Co., d. 22 Jul 1935, Suffolk, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block P, Lot 11*), Suffolk, 23 Jul 1935, 
"Suffolk News-Herald," Vol. 13, No. 105, Mon., July 22, 1935, p. 3; 
donated obit, publication unknown, 
   clipping posted with Find a Grave Memorial #85427463 by Henry May; 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 15, No. 15, Thurs., July 25, 1935, p. 1 

*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 Jake Dog - is also posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #85427463. 

D.Cert. 16722 (Suffolk #247) gives RAWLES; b. May 6, 1861, but d. age 
   74 yrs, 3 mos. & 16 days. 

Her husband was a Confederate veteran, having served in the 24th Battalion 
   VA Heavy Artillery, in Early's Brigade.  His obits ("Suffolk News-Herald," 
   Dec. 3 & 6, 1928, & donated) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/r420d1ob.txt 

Her father (1830 - 1900) was appointed Postmaster of McClelland, IoW.Co., 
   4 Feb 1886.  He is buried in Mill Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery. 
   {IWCHS GSSTF #55} 


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