Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Bain, Harry L. Sr., 1976 

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HARRY LEE BAIN, SR. 

Harry Lee Bain, Sr., age 84, of Capron Va.  Died October 30, 1976 in 
Southampton Memorial Hospital.  Mr. Bain, a lifelong resident of Capron 
was a businessman, banker, and partner of L.J. Bain & Son.  He attended 
Randolph-Macon Academy and was graduated from Randolph-Macon College. 
He was a member of the Capron Ruritan Club, a veteran of World War I, 
and a past member of Capron Town Council.  He served as president of the 
Bank of Capron, president and chairman of the Board of Directors of Dixie 
Guano Co. of Suffolk, and chairman of the Board of Stewards of Capron of 
Capron Methodist Church.  He is survived by his wife Mrs. Susie Grant Bain 
of Capron; two daughters, Mrs. Robert W. Day and Mrs. Charles F. Heiner, 
both of Richmond; one son, H. Lee Bain, Jr. of Capron; one sister, Mrs. 
Elliott Richardson of Urbanna; one brother, J. Franklin Bain of Albany, 
GA,; ten grandchildren; one great-grandchild.  Funeral services will be 
conducted 11:00 A.M. Monday at the Capron Methodist Church with Rev. Robert 
Murphy officiating.  Interment in Capron Cemetery.  The remains rest at 
Echols Funeral Home, Emporia.  The family suggest that in lieu of flowers, 
donations be made to Capron Methodist Church or Capron Rescue Squad.

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HARRY LEE BAIN 

HARRY L. BAIN SR. OF CAPRON DIES 

   CAPRON - Harry Lee Bain Sr. a banker and businessman, died Saturday in a 
Southampton hospital.  He was 84 years old.

   Mr. Bain operated a mercantile store here for more than 50 years, was 
president of the Bank of Capron for 15 years before its merger into the 
Virginia National Bank, and was president and chairman of the board of Dixie 
Guano Co. , a fertilizer distributorship in Suffolk, until his retirement in 
1973.

   A native of Capron, Mr. Bain attended Randolph-Macon Academy and was 
graduated from Randolph-Macon Academy in Ashland in 1912.  He taught school 
for several years before serving overseas during World War I.

   After the war, he joined his father, L.J. Bain, in operating a store in 
Capron.  After his father’s death in 1935, Mr. Bain continued managing the 
store until his death.

   He served as a member of Capron’s town council in the 1930s and was former 
chairman of the board of stewards of Capron Methodist Club.

   He was also a member of the Ruritan Club.

   Mr. Bain is survived by his wife, Mrs. Susie Grant Bain, and a son, H. Lee 
Bain Jr., both  of Capron; two daughters, Mrs. Robert W. Day and Mrs. Charles 
F. Heiner, both of Richmond; a sister, Mrs. Elliott Richards of Urbanna, and a 
brother, J. Franklin Bain of Albany, Ga.

   A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Capron Methodist Church 
with burial in Capron Church Cemetery.

   The family suggests that, in lieu of flowers, contributions be made either 
to Capron Methodist Church or to the Capron Rescue Squad.


Harry Lee BAIN, Sr., merchant & banker, WW-I veteran, former town councilman, 
lifelong resident of Capron, d. 30 Oct 1976, Franklin, age 81, 
interred in Capron Cemetery*, 1 Nov 1976, 
"The Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch," Sun., Oct. 31, 1976, p. 44; 
"The Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch," Mon., Nov. 1, 1976, p. 14 

*His parents are also buried there. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Capron list (C-1 & -2): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/capron.txt 

His widow's obit ("Richmond Times-Dispatch," Dec. 7, 1984) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b500s1ob.txt 

His father's obit ("Tidewater News," May 3, 1935) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b500l2ob.txt 

His mother's obit ("Tidewater News," Sep. 3, 1948, p. 4) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b500a3ob.txt 


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