Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Davis, Jesse B., 1949 

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JESSE BENJAMIN DAVIS

   Jesse Benjamin Davis, 76, well-known resident and retired merchant of 
Courtland, died at his home Saturday morning, July 23, of a heart attack.

   The deceased was the husband of Mrs. Bessie Gillette Davis of Courtland 
and son of the late Leonidas W. and Josephine Newton Davis of this county. 
He was a member of the Courtland Methodist Church.

   In addition to his wife he is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Ethel 
Davis Marks and Mrs. Bessie Davis Rodgers of Courtland, and Mrs. Jessie Davis 
Marks of Sebrell; one sons, Lewis W. Davis of Courtland; nine grandchildren 
and four great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Annie D. Whitfield and Mrs. 
Ida D. Williams, both of Courtland; two brothers, Franklin L. and Paul B. 
Davis of Courtland; and several nephews and nieces.

   Funeral rites for Mr. Davis were held at the residence Sunday afternoon at 
3:30 o'clock with interment in Riverside Cemetery.  The pallbearers were J.E. 
Whitfield, S.T. Whitfield, Fred Barker, Wallace Cole, T.P. Gilbert, Herbert 
Yates, T.H. Birdsong, Jr. and E.P. Westbrook, Jr.


Jesse Benjamin DAVIS, retired merchant, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 23 Jul 1949, at home, near Courtland, age 76, 
interred in Riverside Cemetery (Episcopal Section, Plot 26*), Courtland, 
   24 Jul 1949, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), July 29, 1949, p. 5 

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

His widow's obit ("Tidewater News," Sep. 23, 1949, p. 9) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/d120b1ob.txt 


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