Nansemond-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Rawls, Edgar E., 1969 

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EDGAR ELVERY RAWLS 

  NORFOLK - Edgar Elvery Rawls, 61, died this morning in Petersburg.  He was 
the husband of Mrs. Elizabeth Kelly Rawls and son of Mrs. J.D. Rawls of 
Franklin. 

  He was a member of Franklin Baptist Church and a retired supervisor from 
the Naval Air Station where he was employed for 22 years. 

  His other survivors are four sisters, Mrs. John E. Tatem of Norfolk, Mrs. 
Herbert Saunders of Franklin Mrs. Byrum Todd of Deray Beach, Fla. and Mrs. 
Patrick Kelly of Woodstock. 

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EDGAR ELVERY RAWLS 

   NORFOLK - A graveside funeral service for Edgar Elvery Rawls was conducted 
Friday at 2 p.m. in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk by Dr. Ira D. Hudgins of the 
Franklin Baptist Church.  R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home, Suffolk was in 
charge. 

   Pallbearers were David White, John Tatem, Henry Shea, Pat Kelly Jr., 
Julian Daughtrey and Emory C. Causey. 

   Rawls, 61 of 5388 e. Princess Anne Road, died Wednesday in a Petersburg 
hospital. 

   A native of Franklin, he was the husband of Mrs. Elizabeth Kelly Rawls and 
a son of Mrs. Lillie Howell Rawls of Franklin and the late John D. Rawls. 

   He retired from Norfolk Naval Air Station as a supervisor after 22 years. 

   He was a member of Franklin Baptist Church. 

   Besides his widow and mother, surviving are four sisters, Mrs. John E. 
Tatem of Norfolk, Mrs. Herbert Saunders of Franklin, Mrs. Byron Todd of Delray 
Beach, Fla. and Mrs. Patrick H. Kelly of Woodstock. 


Edgar Elvery RAWLS, retired Norfolk Naval Air Station supervisor, 
b. 22 Jan 1908, Franklin, d. 24 Sep 1969, Petersburg, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block L, Lot 4*), Suffolk, 26 Sep 1969, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 47, No. 229, Wed., Sep. 24, 1969, p. 6; 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Mon., Sep. 29, 1969, p. 7 

*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 his gravestone - added by Steve Poole - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #136603319. 

D.Cert. 69-027431 

His parents are buried in Poplar Spring Cemetery - Section 1, Plot 70A: 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS}, Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar1.txt 

His father's obits ("Suffolk News-Herald" & "Tidewater News," Dec. 1958) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/r420d4ob.txt 

His mother's obits ("Suffolk News-Herald" & "Tidewater News," Sep. 1972) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/r420l4ob.txt 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/r420e8ob.txt