Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Doughtie, Joseph L., 1953 

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JOSEPH LEE DOUGHTIE

   Joseph Lee Doughtie, age 78, well known farmer and merchant of the Black 
Creek community, died early Wednesday morning December 23, at the home of his 
daughter, Mrs. Hoen Edwards of Black Creek after an illness of [...*] months. 
He was the son of Jesse J. and Mary E. Wiggins Doughtie of Hertford County, 
N.C.

   He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillian Modlin Doughtie of Franklin, one 
daughter, Mrs. Hoen Edwards of Zuni, one grandson, Hoen Edwards, Jr., also of 
Zuni, one half-sister, Mrs. Emma Barnes of Virginia Beach, and a number of 
nieces and nephews.

   Funeral services were conducted from the Holland Funeral Home chapel on 
Saturday, December 26, at 2:30 p.m.  The Rev. A.W. Coates and Rev. R.D. 
Stephenson officiated.  Interment was in Poplar Spring Cemetery.

   Pallbearers were [...*] Eley, C.C. Vaughan, III, J. Edward Moyler, W.T. 
Pace, Jr., L.H. Babb, Dr. E.M. Babb, Crawley C. Edwards and Leland Beale. 
Honorary pallbearers were the Men’s bible Class of Black Creek Baptist Church 
and Charlie Scott.

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   In the death of Joseph Lee Doughtie, a retired farmer and merchant, at the 
home of his daughter in the Black Creek community on Wednesday, December 23, 
his family is bereaved of a loving and indulgent husband and father; his 
church, of a faithful and loyal member, his friends, of aperson who had spent 
a long and useful life.  His death came after an illness of many months.

   Mr. Doughtie was a native of Hertford County, N.C., and was born on June 
16, 1875, spending his boyhood days near Harrellsville, N.C.  On December 31, 
1901, he married Miss Lillie Nora Modlin of Hertford County, the two spending 
fifty-two years of happy wedded life together.

   [...*] of the well-known Pruden plantation in Hertford County, N.C., which 
position he held until he moved to Southampton County in 1913.  At this time 
he moved to the well-known Bowers plantation.  Early upon arrival, he joined 
Black Creek Baptist Church and was active member of the Men’s Bible Class.  He 
was affiliated with the W.O.W. and at one time served his district well as a 
member of the Board of Supervisors.

   On December 31, 1952, Mr. and Mrs. Doughtie celeberated their Golden 
Wedding anniversary at the old Bowers plantation and received around 200 of 
their friends and relatives.

   Besides his widow, he is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Hoen Edwards, a 
grandson, Hoen M. Edwards, Jr., and a half-sister, Mrs. Raleigh Barnes, of 
Virginia Beach.

   Funeral services for Mr. Doughtie were conducted in the chapel of W.J.M. 
Holland Sons Funeral Home at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, December 26th.  Interment was 
in Poplar Spring Cemetery.


Joseph Lee DOUGHTIE, retired farmer and merchant, 
b. 16 Jun 1875, Hertford Co., NC, 
d. 23 Dec 1953, at daughter's home, Black Creek, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 2, Plot 60A**), Franklin, 
   26 Dec 1953, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Dec. 31, 1953, p. 8; 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Jan. 7, 1954 

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

*"The Tidewater News" was storied in the attic of the TN building for years 
before the LVA copied them.  There is a line running through the print at 
the top and middle of many of the papers and it effected many of the obits. 
I've put elipses for the part that's missing. If it's obvious what's said, 
I've tried to fill it in. (bs) 

His widow's obit ("Tidewater News," Dec. 13, 1956) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/d230l1ob.txt 

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

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