Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Duke, Robert L., 1965 

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ROBERT LEE DUKE

   NEWSOMS - Robert Lee Duke, 66, retired farmer of Newsoms, died early Sunday 
in his home.

   He was the husband of Mrs. Bernice Ricks Duke and a son of Henry Littleton 
and Mrs. Maggie Porter Duke.  He was a member of Newsoms Methodist Church and 
was an Army veteran of World War I.

   Surviving, besides his widow, are a son, Robert Lee Duke, Jr. of Newsoms, 
and a foster sister, Mrs. Fannie Vick Burner of Portsmouth.

   A funeral service was conducted Monday at 11 a.m. in W.J.M. Holland and 
Sons Funeral Home, Franklin, by the Rev. Allen Lawrence of Newsoms Baptist 
Church.  Burial was in Newsoms Cemetery.

   Pallbearers were Gilbert Francis, Fred Worrell, Guy Pope Rountree, Howard 
Ellis, Julian Carter, James C. Vick, George Cook, David Tom Drake, L.L. Thorp 
and John Q. Worrell.


Robert Lee DUKE (Sr.), retired farmer, WW-I Army veteran, 
d. 7 Mar 1965, at home, Newsoms, age 66, 
interred in Hollywood Cemetery*, Newsoms, 8 Mar 1965, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Mar. 11, 1965, p. 3 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Hollywood list (N-30): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/hollywd.txt 

His 1st marriage- 

ROBERT LEE DUKE, 21, S, SO.CO., NEWSOMS, SO.CO., VA., 
   S/O HENRY LITTLETON AND MAGGIE LEE PORTER DUKE, FARMER 
M. 01-20-1924 FRANKLIN CHRISTIAN CHURCH, FRANKLIN, SO.CO., VA. 
   BY REV. C.H. ROWLAND 
ROSA MARIE BRADSHAW, 22, S, SO.CO., NEWSOMS, SO.CO., VA., 
   D/O GEORGE WASHINGTON AND AMORETTE VICTORIA FERGUSON BRADSHAW 
(Southampton Co. MB19:438; transcribed & annotated by Bruce Saunders) 

027. m. 01/20/1924, So.ampton Co., Va., by C.H. Rowland (lic. 01/20/1924) 
Robt. L. Duke, 21, single, b. Southampton Co., res. Newsoms, Va., 
   sn/o H.L. & Maggie L. Duke, Farmer 
Rosa M. Bradshaw, 22, single, b. Southampton Co., res. Newsoms, Va., 
   dt/o G.W. & Amorette Bradshaw 
(Southampton Co. M.Reg. {BVS copy}; file at: 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/vitals/mb19pt.txt) 

His father's obit ("Tidewater News," July 14, 1950, p. 8) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/d200h1ob.txt 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/d200r1ob.txt