Southampton-Greensville County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Barnes, Royal M., 1942 

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ROYAL MARVIN BARNES

   Royal Marvin Barnes, age 44, son of Mrs. Sue Bryant Barnes and the late 
Angus B. Barnes, died at his home in Emporia Thursday afternoon of last week 
after several months of ill health.

   Mr. Barnes was a native and former resident of Southampton County.

   Surviving besides his mother are his wife, Mrs. Lelia Kelly Barnes; two sons 
R.M. Barnes, Jr. U.S.N., and Edward Barnes of Emporia; four daughters, Misses 
Marie Barnes of Mary Washington College, Elizabeth, Kitty and Nancy Ruth, of 
Emporia; three sisters, Mrs. G.D. Overman of Franklin, Mrs. E.F. Babb and Mrs. 
Thomas Vaughan of Courtland; three brothers, W.B. Barnes of Dolphin, Carrol W. 
and Robbie Barnes of Courtland, and a number of nieces and nephews.

   Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at the home by his 
pastor, the Rev. Mr. Boyd, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Dugger, with burial in 
Pelham M. E. Church Cemetery, Greensville County.


[Royal Marvin BARNES, 27 Sep 1897, Southampton Co. - 30 Apr 1942, Emporia, 
 interred in Pelham M. E. Church Cemetery, Greensville Co., 
 donated obit, newspaper unknown, circa 1942] 

[dates from Ancestry.com] 

[obit donated by Brad Whitehead, 
 file transcribed by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
 and re-formatted by File Manager.]