Obituary of Mary J. Roark, 1940 - Pittsylvania Co. VA MRS. MARY J. ROARK (25 February 1873 - 1 February 1940) Mrs. Mary Jacobs Roark, 66-year-old wife of J. B. Roark (James Braxton Roark), died from heart trouble at her home at Hurt, Thursday morning at 9:40 o'clock after an illness of four weeks. Born February 25, 1873, she was a native of Pittsylvania County. She was a member of New Prospect Baptist Church. Mrs. Roark is survived by her husband, three daughters, Miss Berta Roark, of Hurt; Mrs. E. W. Dalton, of Hurt; and Mrs. C. A. Farmer, of Ohley, W. Va.; and a son, James E. Roark, of Nitro, W. Va. Two sisters, Mrs. F. G. Miller, of Zanda, Kansas, and Mrs. G. B. Johnson, of Columbus, Ohio; and five brothers, J. L. Jacobs, of Hurt; C. A. Jacobs, of Durham, N. C.; W. E. Jacobs, of Richmond; S. T. Jacobs, of Hurt; and G. T. Jacobs, of West Virginia, also survive. Funeral services were conducted by Dr. Walter Lickliter, pastor of New Prospect Baptist Church, assisted by Rev. R. L. Camden, pastor of the Central Baptist Church, and Rev. J. S. Garrenton, pastor of the First Baptist Church, from New Prospect Baptist Church near Hurt Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Interment was in the church cemetery. Active pallbearers were James Roark, Jr., Rudolph, Warren, Elliott and Camillus Farmer, Chester Trail and Claude Hamby. Honorary pallbearers were Dr. W. O. Smith, Dr. J. P. Kent, J. H. Allen, R. W. Mattox, J. L. Hurt, Jr., J. S. Yeatts, C. A. Arthur, Amos Hudson, W. R. Martin, R. I. Farmer, V. H. Allen, L. A. Simpson, G. W. Dalton, J. A. Green, J. E. Ramsey, Joe David, G. C. Holt, R. L. Wells, W. K. Vaughan, S. W. Orrell, E. T. Howell, J. P. Farmer and Albert Arthur. Flower bearers were Helen Trail, Juanita Hamby, Aurellia and Iris Farmer, Nancy Dalton, Gloria and Gladys Farmer, Vivian Jacobs, Inez Dalton, Naomi Stanley, Henrietta Jacobs, Janice McDaniel, Margaret Jacobs, Everee East, Ruby Arthur, Laura and Ruth Roark, Sally Dalton, Gladys Short, Elizabeth and Ge? Beach, Lou and Lee Adams, ? Arthur and George West. Submitted by Cindy Taylor **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************