Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries......Rawls, James E., 1966 

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James E. Rawls, Former Supervisor, Dead at 64 

  James Ellis Rawls, 64, of Holland, a former member of the Nansemond County 
Board of Supervisors, died at 9 a.m. today at Louise Memorial Hospital. 

  The son of the late John Anthony Rawls and Mrs. Caledonia [sic; Caldonia] 
Ellis Rawls of White [Sulphur] Spring, Fla., he is survived by his widow, Mrs. 
James Ellis Rawls of Holland, one daughter, Mrs. Juanita Rawls Watterson of 
Richmond, and one sister, Mrs. N.S. Boykins of Norfolk. 

  A prominent farmer, he was a member of the advisory board of the Holland 
branch of Seaboard Citizens National Bank, a member of the Holland Ruritan 
Club and of South Quay Baptist Church.  He served on the Board of Supervisors 
for 16 years, retiring in Dec. 1959. 

  Funeral services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Thursday at the R.W. Baker 
Funeral Home by the Rev. L.F. Smith, pastor of South Quay Baptist Church, and 
the Rev. Robert B. Marr of the Suffolk Christian Church.  Burial will be in 
Cedar Hill Cemetery. 

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JAMES E. RAWLS 

  A funeral service for James Ellis Rawls, who died Tuesday, were conducted 
at 4 p.m. Thursday at R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home by the Rev. L.F. Smith, 
pastor of South Quay Baptist Church, and the Rev. Robert B. Marr, pastor of 
Suffolk Christian Church.  Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery. 

  Pallbearers were Charles R. Rawls, Delaney Hingerty, Horace R. Thomas, E.L. 
Felton, L.C. Johnston, A.L. Glasscock, Sol W. Rawls Jr. and R. Bruce Johnson. 

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JAMES ELLIS RAWLS 

   HOLLAND - A funeral service for James Ellis Rawls was conducted Thursday, 
Sept. 8 at 4 p.m. Baker Funeral Home, Suffolk, by the Rev. L.F. Smith of South 
Quay Baptist Church and the Rev. Robert B. Marr of Suffolk Christian Church. 
Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk. 

   Pallbearers were Charles R. Rawls, Delany Hingerty, Horace R. Thomas, E.L. 
Felton, L.C. Johnson, A.L. Glasscock, Sol W. Rawls Jr., and R. Bruce Johnson. 

   Rawls, 64, longtime member of the Nansemond County Board of Supervisors, 
died Tuesday at 9 a.m. in Obici Memorial Hospital. 

   Rawls, a farmer of Route 1, Holland, retired from the Board of Supervisors 
in 1959 after 16 years' service.  Later he was appointed official tiebreaker 
for the supervisors but was called on to use his vote only once in electing 
Jarvis L. Howell board chairman over A.L. Glasscock early in 1964. 

   A native of White [Sulphur] Springs, Fla., he was a son of John Anthony and 
Mrs. Caledonia [sic; Caldonia] Ellis Rawls.  He was a member of South Quay 
Baptist Church, Holland Ruritan Club, and the advisory board to Holland branch 
of Seaboard Citizens National Bank. 

   He is survived by his widow; a daughter, Mrs. Juanita R. Waterson of 
Richmond; and a sister, Mrs. N.S. Boykin of Norfolk. 


James Ellis RAWLS, farmer, former Supervisor, 
b. 23 Dec 1901, White Sulphur Springs, FL, d. 6 Sep 1966, Suffolk, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery*, Suffolk, 8 Sep 1966, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 44, No. 213, Tues., Sep. 6, 1966, p. 1; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 44, No. 216, Fri., Sep. 9, 1966, p. 2; 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Thurs., Sep. 15, 1966, p. 5 

*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 

Photos of his gravestone - added by Steve Poole - are posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #92656356. 

D.Cert. 66-026839 

His father (1870 - 1956) & step-mother are buried in Poplar Spring Cemetery, 
   Franklin - Sect. 2, Plot 41A. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar2.txt 

His father's obits ("Virginian-Pilot," "Suffolk News-Herald" & "Tidewater 
   News," Mar. 1956) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/r420j8ob.txt 

His mother (1865 - 1930) is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth. 


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