Southampton-Orange County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Dovell, Clarence W., 1993 

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Clarence W. Dovell 

  BOYKINS - Clarence W. Dovell, age 90, a resident of Boykins for the past 20 
years, died Wednesday, April 28, 1993, at Courtland Health Care Center. 

  He was a native of Gordonsville and son of the late Thomas J. and Ida Akers 
Dovell.  He was a retired employee of Aster Nut Company of Boykins.  He served 
in the U.S. Marines and was a Baptist. 

  He is survived by a sister, Alene D. Akers of Roanoke, and a nephew, 
Lawrence W. Akers of Raleigh, N.C. 

  A graveside funeral service was held on Saturday, May 1, in Beechwood 
Cemetery, Boykins, at noon by the Rev. Kenneth Williams.  The family suggests 
memorials be sent to a favorite charity. 

  Purviance Funeral Home, Boykins, handled arrangements. 


Clarence William DOVELL, retired Aster Nut employee, Marines Corps veteran, 
b. 19 Aug 1902, Gordonsville, Orange Co., d. 28 Apr 1993, Courtland, 
interred in Beechwood Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 253*), Boykins, 1 May 1993, 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 74, No. 18, Wed., May 5, 1993, p. 6 

An obit also appeared in the "Virginian-Pilot," Fri., Apr. 30, 1993, p. D-2. 

*Additional information: 

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

Find a Grave Memorial #68526083 [no photo] 

D.Cert. 93-017377 gives never married. 

His father Thomas Jefferson DOVELL (1865 - 1943) & step-mother are buried in 
   Cedar Lawn Memorial Park, Roanoke. 

His mother Laura Belle (HEPNER) DOVELL (1868 - 1912) is buried in 
   Maplewood Cemetery, Gordonsville. 


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