Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Rawles, Mary D.S. Holland, 1935 

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MARY DIXON SUMNER HOLLAND RAWLES 

EMMETT RAWLES' MOTHER IS DEAD 

Mrs. Mary Dixon Rawles Passes This Afternoon 

  Mrs. Mary Dixon Rawles, wife of J.T. Rawles and mother of Councilman-elect 
E.H. Rawles, died at her home in Holland this afternoon following an illness 
of one month's duration.  Death came at 1 p.m.  Mrs. Rawles was 71 years of 
age. 

  Surviving Mrs. Rawles, besides her husband, are six sons and a daughter: 
Emmett H., Henry and Richard Rawles, of Suffolk; Sumner Rawles, of Holland; 
I.L. Rawles of Portsmouth; and Mrs. J.T. Jones of Holland.  Also 11 
grandchildren. 

  Funeral arrangements have not been announced. 

  Mrs Rawles formerly was Miss Mary Dixon Holland, daughter of the late Dixon 
and Mary Eliza Holland of Nansemond county. 

  Mrs. Rawles was an active member of Holy Neck Christian church during her 
entire life.  She was a leader in the church organizations, particularly the 
woman's auxiliary and mission societies. 

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MORTUARY 

MRS. MARY D. RAWLES 

  Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Dixon Rawles, wife of J.T. Rawles, of 
Holland, and mother of Councilman-elect Emmett H. Rawles, Richard Rawles and 
Harry A. Rawles, of Suffolk, will be held at Holland Christian church Sunday 
at 4 p.m. 

  The rites will be conducted by the Rev. Dr. N.G. Newman, assisted by Dr. 
W.M. Jay and Dr. John G. Truitt.  Burial will be in Cedar Hill cemetery. 

  In addition to her sons here, Mrs. Rawles is survived by four other sons, 
Sumner, Ernest L. and Jules [sic; Julius] D. Rawles, of Holland, I.R. [sic; 
I.L.] Rawles, of Portsmouth, and a daughter, Mrs. J.T. Jones, of Holland. 

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MARY DIXON SUMNER HOLLAND RAWLES 

   SUFFOLK - June 14 - Mrs. Mary Dixon Sumner Rawles, 71 [sic*], wife of 
Julius T. Rawles, of Holland, died this afternoon at 1 o'clock, after an 
illness of four weeks. 

   She was a member of an old Nansemond County family and was the daughter of 
Dixon H. Holland and Mary Eliza Sumner Holland.  Besides her husband, J.T. 
Rawles, she is survived by seven sons, I.L. Rawles, of Portsmouth; Emmett H., 
Henry, and Richard Rawles, of Suffolk; Sumner, Ernest and Julius Rawles, of 
Holland; a daughter, Mrs. J.T. Jones, of Holland; one sister, Mrs. Rosa 
Councill, of Portsmouth, and a brother, Jethro Holland, of Holland; 11 
grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. 

   Mrs. Rawles was until a few weeks ago an active member of Holy Neck 
Christian Church, and took part in all of the church work, and was a member of 
the women’s societies of the church.  Funeral services will be held Sunday 
afternoon at 4 o'clock at Holland Christian Church, conducted by the Rev. Dr. 
N.G. Newman, the Rev. Dr. W.M. Jay, of Holland, and the Rev. Dr. John G. 
Truitt, of Suffolk. 

   The body will be brought to Suffolk for burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery. 


Mary Dixon Sumner (HOLLAND; Mrs. Julius T.) RAWLES, 
b. 6 Apr 1864, Nansemond Co., d. 14 Jun 1935, Holland, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block A, Lot 34*), Suffolk, 
"Suffolk (VA) News Herald," Vol. 13, No. 62, Fri., June 14, 1935, p. 1; 
"Suffolk (VA) News Herald," Vol. 13, No. 63, Sat., June 15, 1935, p. 8; 
donated obit, publication unknown 

An obituary also appeared in "The Christian Sun." 

*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 Steve Poole - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #45002454. 

D.Cert. 15368 (Holy Neck #11) 

Her husband's obits ("Suffolk News Herald" & "Virginian-Pilot," Aug. 1938) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/r420j4ob.txt 

Her father (1825 - 1901) was a Confederate veteran, having served as a 
   private in Co. K, 24th VA Cavalry, detailed at times as a courier. 

Her parents are buried in a HOLLAND family cemetery; site not specified. 
   Nansemond Co. Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol 1 (NV-I-38), 
   another extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/nanvol1.txt 


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Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

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