Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries......Rawls, Charles F., 1951 

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Charles Rawls Buried At Cypress 

  Funeral services for Charles F. Rawls, who died at his home in Nansemond 
County Thursday after a short illness, were conducted yesterday at 2:30 p.m. 
at the I.O. Hill Funeral Home by the Rev. R.E. Brittle and the Rev. Earl T. 
Farrell. 

  A quartet composed of Mrs. Grady Brown, Miss Nancy Brinkley, Paul Parker and 
Mr. Brittle, accompanied by Mrs. Webb Pinner, sang "Jesus Lover of My Soul," 
and "Rock of Ages."  Mr. Brittle read "The House by the Side of the Road," and 
"Crossing the Bar." 

  The pall was of red roses, white chrysanthemums and white carnations. 
Pallbearers were J.P. Parker, L.C. Babb, Herbert Babb, Presley Duke, L.L. 
Babb, H.O. Byrd, J.W. Horton and Henry Brinkley. 

  Burial was in Cypress Chapel Church Cemetery. 


Charles Frank RAWLS, farmer, 
b. 9 Dec 1869, Nansemond Co., d. 29 Nov 1951, at home, Nansemond Co., 
interred in Cypress Chapel Christian Church*, 2 Dec 1951, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 29, No. 285, Mon., Dec. 3, 1951, p. 8, 

*Additional information: 

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

Photos of his gravestone - added by Jake Dog - are posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #50254269. 

D.Cert. 25795 (Whaleyville #20) 

His parents, "Frank" Francis W. & Sarah C. (BABB) RAWLES, are buried in the 
   BABB-RAWLES family cemetery, Rt. 664. 
   Nansemond Co. Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (NV-I-6), 
   another extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/nanvol1.txt 

His father (1846 - 1901) was a Confederate veteran, having served as a private 
   in Co. A, 14th VA Infantry. 

His father-in-law, Dr. Daniel Gregory STERLING (1819 - 1907), was a Union 
   veteran, having served as a surgeon in Co. G, 148th NY Infantry.  After 
   the war he was a Norfolk druggist.  He is buried in Hampton National 
   Cemetery. 


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