Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Rawles, Sarah C. Jones, 1937 

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RAWLES FUNERAL SUNDAY MORNING 

Last Rites For Aged Nansemond Resident At Holland 

  Mrs. Sarah Cornelia Rawles, 85, prominent in the county, and widely 
connected throughout this section, died yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock 
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. B.J. Beale, in Holland, Va. 

  Mrs. Rawles was twice married, her first husband having been William James 
Norfleet, of Sunbury, N.C., and of this marriage, were four daughters and two 
sons, Mrs. Mamie E. Holland of Long Island, N.Y., Mrs. Novella Holland and 
Mrs. B.J. Beale of Holland, Va., Mrs. Charles Daughtrey, of Charlottesville, 
Va., L.J. Norfleet, of Hardeeville, S.C., and W. John Norfleet of Holland. 
Nine grandchildren also survive. 

  Mrs. Rawles was later married to H.K. Rawles, of Holland, who preceded her 
to the grave. 

  Funeral services will be conducted Sunday morning at 10 o'clock at the home 
of Mrs. B.J. Beale, in Holland.  Dr. N.G. Newman and the Rev. Carl Key will 
officiate.  Burial will be in the Holland cemetery. 

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MORTUARY 

MRS. SARAH C. RAWLES 

  Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah C. Rawles were held Sunday morning at 
10 o'clock at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. B.J. Beale, in Holland, 
conducted by Dr. N.G. Newman, the Rev. Carl A. Key and Dr. W.H. Corbitt. 

  A quartette composed of Mrs. Vernon Holland, Mrs. J.O. Davidson, H.V. 
Holland and W.W. Darden, accompanied by Mrs. E.L. Rawles, sang the hymn, 
"The End of The Way."  A poem was read, from "Her Girlhood Hymnal." 

  The casket was covered with a pall of pink rose buds and fern.  There 
were many handsome floral tributes. 

  Active pallbearers were William Holland, J.T. Jones, Ernest Rawles, M.A. 
Cross, Howard Luke, Ayler Holland, Dr. John Norfleet, and J.B. Holland. 
Friends of the family were honorary pallbearers. 

  Interment was made in the Holland cemetery.


"Sadie" Sarah Cornelia (JONES NORFLEET; Mrs. Hugh K.) RAWLES, 
b. 13 Feb 1851, Nansemond Co., d. 17 Sep 1937, at daughter's home, Holland, 
interred in Holland Cemetery*, 19 Sep 1937, 
"Suffolk News-Herald," Vol. 15, No. 153, Sat., Sep. 18, 1937, p. 3; 
"Suffolk News-Herald," Vol. 15, No. 154, Mon., Sep. 20, 1937, p. 5 

*Additional information: 

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

She seems to be identical with the Sarah JONES NORFLEET RAWLES 
   listed in Holly Lawn Cemetery, Suffolk - Block E, Lot 1; 
   however, we have her as b. 1865. 
   Holly Lawn list, another extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/hollyln.txt 

No Find a Grave Memorial for either. 

D.Cert. 22648 (Holy Neck #20) 

She was daughter of Dempsey & Mary E. (O'BERRY) JONES. 

She 1m. William J. NORFLEET (1847 - 1885); he was buried in Sunbury, 
   Gates Co., NC. 

She 2m. Hugh Kelly RAWLES (1848 - 1914); he was buried at home, Holy Neck 
   Dist., Nansemond Co. - site not known (Nov 2022) to the SCHS Cemetery 
   Project. 


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