Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Boyette, James R., 1951 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ JAMES REDDICK BOYETTE James Reddick Boyette, 77, a native of Southampton County and a longtime resident of Franklin, died at his home on Walnut Street on Sunday afternoon, September 2. He had been in failing health for more than a year. The son of Timothy and Rebecca Vaughan Boyette, he was the proprietor of a blacksmith and repair shop in Franklin for many years. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Anne Carr Boyette; two foster sons, Robert E. Coggsdale* and Wallace Harrison, both of Franklin; two sisters, Mrs. Fannie Jones* of Washington, D.C. and Mrs. Blanche Thomas of New York City; and two brothers, Charlie Boyette of Windsor and Willie Boyette of Suffolk. Funeral services for Mr. Boyette were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the grave in Poplar Spring Cemetery by Rev. R.D. Stephenson, a former pastor of the deceased, and Rev. E.C. Thornton, pastor of Beaver Dam Baptist Church. Active pallbearers were John Beale, Sr., W.E. Beale, J.C. Butler, Carlton Cutchin, Fred Edwards, Soloman W. Gardner, Hugh Gibson, Thomas Vincent and R.L. Wellons. James Reddick BOYETTE, proprietor of blacksmith & repair shop, Southampton Co. native, d. 2 Sep 1951, at home, Franklin, age 77, interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 243*), Franklin, 4 Sep 1951, "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Sep. 7, 1951 *Additional information: Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, Poplar Spring list: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx2.txt His parents are buried in the BOYETTE family cemetery, near Franklin. SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 9 (IX-29): http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol9.txt His widow's obit ("Tidewater News," Jan. 16, 1958, I-8) is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b300a2ob.txt Robert E. COGGSDALE was a nephew - son of Fannie's first marriage. Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b300a2ob.txt