Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Councill, Herbert G., 1980 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ HERBERT GEORGE COUNCILL Franklin - A funeral service for Herbert George Councill, 93, will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in Poplar Spring Cemetery by the Rev. William Everhart. He died Tuesday in Riverside Hospital, Newport News. A native of Southampton County, he was the husband of the late Mrs. Mary Davidson Councill. He was a retired farmer and a member of Franklin Congregational Christian Church. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Virginia Buxton of Newport News and Mrs. Marilyn Colclough of Alexandria; two sons, the Rev. H.G. Councill, Jr. of Warsaw, N.Y. and Warren Councill of Franklin; a sister, Mrs. Rosa Sheffield of Suffolk; a brother, R.C. Councill of Franklin; 13 grandchildren; and 12 great- grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of choice. [Herbert George COUNCILL, retired farmer, Southampton Co. native, d. 25 Mar 1980, Newport News, age 93, interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery, Franklin, 27 Mar 1980, "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Mar. 27, 1980, p. 9A] [file transcribed by Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net); and re-formatted by File Manager.] file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/c524h2ob.txt