Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Banty, Richard L., 1963 

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RICHARD LEE BANTY 

   Richard Lee Banty, 57, stockman and farmer in the Capron area, died Friday 
night at Petersburg General Hospital.

   Banty was a lifelong resident of Southampton County, a member of the 
Clarksbury Methodist Church and superintendent of the Sunday school.

   He is survived by his wife Mary Pope Banty; one daughter, Mrs. L.W. Tuglisi 
of Hampton; one son, David T. Banty of Capron; one brother, Maynard Banty of 
Boykins; half-brother, Vernon Banty of Emporia; half-sisters, Mrs. Ossie Smith 
of Hampton and Mrs. Minnie Carter of Williamsburg; and six grandchildren.

   Services were held Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at the Echols Funeral Home, Emporia. 
Burial was in the Capron cemetery.

   Pallbearers were R.E. Ricks, Sr., Willie Ivey, Livis Williams, Clifton 
Williams, Paul Kirkland, Ira Barham, Joe Brinkley and Irvin Baker.


Richard Lee BANTY, Capron-area stockman & farmer, 
lifelong resident of Southampton Co., d. 8 Nov 1963, Petersburg, age 57, 
interred in Capron Cemetery*, 10 Nov 1963, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Nov. 11, 1963, Sect. I, p. 2 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Capron list (C-2): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/capron.txt 

His parents are buried in Beechwood Cemetery, Boykins. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Beechwood list (BE-AX2-107): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/beechwd.txt 

His widow's obits ("Richmond Times-Dispatch," & "Tidewater News," Mar. 1973) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b530m2ob.txt 


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