Southampton County-Richmond City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Allport, Robert B. Sr., 1961 

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ROBERT BRAXTON ALLPORT

R.B. ALLPORT, SR. DIES WEDNESDAY

   Robert Braxton Allport, Sr., 79, died in a Franklin hospital early 
Wednesday after a brief illness.

   He was a son of Henry Marion and Mrs. Edna Ellen Shuman Allport of 
Richmond.

   Mr. Allport was native of Richmond, where for years he was connected 
with Allport Construction Co., builder of roads and bridges.  Since 
retirement in 1952 from M.A. Hanna Co., of Philadelphia, he had lived 
in Franklin.

   He was a member of Franklin Baptist Church, where he served a term as 
chairman of the board of deacons and was assistant teacher of the Bruner 
Bible class.

   During his residence in Richmond, he was teacher many years of the 
Agoga Bible Class of Grace Baptist Church.  He was a Mason and Shriner 
of the Richmond lodge and was active in Richmond chapter of V.M.I. Alumni 
Association.

   At the time of his death, he was a member of Franklin Rotary Club.

   He formerly was married to Mary Lee Durrette of Standardsville, Va., 
who died in 1939.

   Survivors of this marriage are a son, Robert B. Allport, Jr., of 
Franklin; a daughter, Mrs. L.J. Foley, Jr. of Warrenton; and five 
grandchildren.

   In 1947 he married Virginia Parker Johnson of Franklin, who also 
survives.

   A funeral service was conducted Thursday at 1 p.m. in Franklin Baptist 
Church by his pastor, the Rev. Ira D. Hudgins.  Burial was in Hollywood 
Cemetery, Richmond, at 4:30 p.m.  The family requested that flowers be 
omitted.

   Pallbearers were William H. Cutchin, Earl McGowen, Marion Whitfield, 
Herbert Edwards, Floyd Briggs, Felton Johnson, Robert C. Redd, and John M. 
Camp, Sr.


Robert Braxton ALLPORT, Sr., of Franklin, retired road & bridge contractor, 
Richmond native, d. 16 Aug 1961, Franklin, age 79, 
interred in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, 17 Aug 1961, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Aug. 21, 1961, p. 3 

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