Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries......Rountree, Alice M. Benton, 1935 

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MRS. ALICE B. ROUNTREE 

  Mrs. Alice B. Rountree, widow of W.J. Rountree, died at 1:45 a.m. today at 
the home of her daughter Mrs. Clinton C. Worrell, at Holland.  She had been 
ill for several months. 

  Surviving Mrs. Rountree are a daughter, Mrs. Worrell, a foster son, Carson 
Rountree, Whaleyville; two sisters, Mrs. A.M. Benton and Mrs. Julia Benton, 
Suffolk; and several nieces and nephews. 

  Mrs. Rountree was a member of Whaleyville M.E. church and a charter member 
of its ladies aid society. 

  The body was brought to Suffolk to await funeral rites Saturday.  The 
funeral procession will leave I.O. Hill and Co., mortuary chapel at 3 p.m. for 
Whaleyville.  Rites will be conducted by the Rev. J.S. Maxey, assisted by the 
Rev. W.H. Corbitt, at the Methodist church.  Burial will be in the church 
cemetery. 

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MRS. ALICE B. ROUNTREE 

  Funeral services for Mrs. Alice B. Rountree were held Saturday afternoon at 
3:30 o'clock at the Whaleyville Methodist church, conducted by Rev. J.S. 
Maxey, and the Rev. W.H. Corbitt.  Members of the church choir, accompanied 
by Mrs. Owen Parker, rendered the selections "Home of The Soul," "Beautiful 
Valley of Eden," and "In The Sweet Bye and Bye." 

  There were many floral tributes, the casket was covered with a spray of 
gladiolas and lilies. 

  Active pallbearers were J.G. Glaus, Ralph Harrell, Elmo Worrell, George 
Smith, Tommie Horton, Owen Parker, S.E. Rountree.  Honorary pallbearers were 
friends of the family. 

  Interment was in the church cemetery, in Whaleyville, Va. 


Alice M. (BENTON; Mrs. William Joshua) ROUNTREE, 
b. 28 Nov 1867, Gates Co., NC, d. 11 Jul 1935, at home, Suffolk, 
interred in Whaleyville Methodist Church Cemetery*, 13 Jul 1935, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 13, No. 96, Thurs., July 11, 1935, p. 3; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 13, No. 99, Mon., July 15, 1935, p. 8 

*Additional information: 

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

No Find a Grave Memorial 

D.Cert. 17647 (Holy Neck #14) 

Her sisters Annie Mary & Julia Augusta BENTON married brothers Miles Wright 
   Jr. & Thomas Wright BENTON.  All four are buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, 
   Suffolk.  Cedar Hill list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_a.txt 

Their parents, Richard BENTON & Martha V. ELLIS, m. 6 Feb 1867 in Gates Co., 
   NC.  Their mother (1842 - 1915) is buried in Parker Methodist Church 
   Cemetery, Corapeake, Gates Co., NC. 


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