Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Councill, William E., 1929 

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WILLIAM EDWARD COUNCILL

   William Edward Councill of the Franklin community died at Lakeview Hospital 
where he died Sunday.

   Mr. Councill was born, reared and had spent practically all of his life on 
the farm where he lived at the time of his death.  He was the son of the late 
Benjamin and Susan Gardner Councill, and had been a successful farmer, a good 
citizen and a man of many commendable traits of character.  He had been for 
many years a member of Joyner’s Christian Church of this community.

   He is survived by his widow, who was Miss Rosa Belle Cobb, and by their six 
children: Tommie, Herbert G. and Robert C. Councill of Franklin; Mrs. D.F. 
Morris of Norfolk, Mrs. H.T. Sheffield of Waverly and Mrs. A.D. Sheffield of 
Suffolk, and by 16 grandchildren.  He is also survived by a brother, Joshua 
Councill of Sedley, and a sister, Mrs. Henry Eley of the Sycamore community, 
besides a large family connection and many friends.

   Funeral services were conducted from his late residence Tuesday afternoon 
at 2:30 o’clock by the Rev. Jos. W. Fix, pastor of the Franklin Christian 
Church, assisted by Dr. W.W. Staley and Rev. H.S. Hardcastle of Suffolk and 
Dr. Geo. H. Spooner of the Methodist Church here.  There were special musical 
numbers by the  choir of the Christian Church, and interment was made in 
Poplar Spring Cemetery.  The body bearers were: J.C. Councill, D.C. Gillette, 
Robert Gardner, R.J. Rountree, Herman Howell, John Eley, Presley Eley and J.W. 
Beale.  There was an unusually large attendance of friends and the floral 
tributes were profuse and beautiful.  A number of leading business men and 
citizens of the town and community acted as honorary bearers.


William Edward COUNCILL, of Franklin, farmer, 
b. Southampton Co., d. 9 Jun 1929, Suffolk, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 2, Plot 80*), Franklin, 
   22 Mar 1929, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), June 14, 1929, p. 10 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
    Poplar Spring list: 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar2.txt 

His widow's obit ("Tidewater News," July 18, 1930) is posted at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/c524r2ob.txt 

Additional information: 

William E. Councill, 25, single, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
   s/o Benjamin and Susan Councill, Farmer 
Rosa B. Cobb, 18, single, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
   d/o William and Julia Cobb 
m.lic. 01-23-1875 by Dep. clerk  James R. Tyler 
m. 01-27-1875 at residence of bride's mother, Southampton Co., by Jno.N. Jones 
(Southampton Co. MB2:384) 


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