Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Drake, Ridley T., 1932 

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RIDLEY THOMAS DRAKE

   Ridley Thomas Drake, who for the past year has been engaged in business in 
Second Avenue in Franklin where he owned and operated a barber shop, died 
early Thursday morning at his home on the Franklin-Courtland Road after a 
brief illness which a few days ago developed into pneumonia.  The funeral will 
be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Courtland Methodist Church with 
Rev. H.F. Turner as the officiating minister.  Interment will be in Courtland 
Cemetery.

   Surviving Mr. Drake are his wife, Mrs. Eunice Beale Drake, four children, 
R.T. Jr., Eunice, Marie and Doris Ann, four brothers, V.L. Drake of Courtland 
and E.W., J.C. and E.B. Drake, all of Handsom, and four sisters, Mrs. L.B. 
Maddrey of Severn, N.C., Mrs. J.L. Porter of Newsoms, and Mrs. S.E. Whitfield 
and Mrs. J.L. Boone of Handsom.

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   The funeral of Ridley Thomas Drake who died February 25th at his home on 
the Franklin-Courtland road, was held Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the 
Courtland Methodist Church with Rev. H.F. Turner, pastor of the deceased, 
officiating, assisted by Rev. Gordon L. Price of the Courtland Baptist Church 
and Rev. A.K. Lambdin of the Newsoms Methodist Church.  Interment was in the 
Courtland cemetery.

   He was in the 42nd year of his life when taken by death and for the last 
ten years had been a well loved citizen of the Courtland community.

   "We Are Going Down the Valley One by One" and "God Will Take Care of You" 
were sung by the choir, with a solo, "Does Jesus Care," by Mrs. C.W. Parker. 
There was a large attendance and may floral offerings.

   Active pallbearers were: C.W. Williams, T.B. Bell, C.W. Parker, Jas. T. 
Gillette, W.B. Ellis, H.A. Gillette, T.H. Birdsong, Jr., and F.L. Davis.


Ridley Thomas DRAKE, owner/operator of Franklin barber shop, 
formerly of Courtland, 
d. 25 Feb 1932, at home, Franklin-Courtland Hwy., age 42, 
interred in Riverside Cemetery (Section I, Plot 2*), Courtland, 
   26 Feb 1932, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Feb. 26, 1932, p. 5; 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Mar. 4, 1932, p. 1 

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

His widow's obit ("Tidewater News," Jan. 11, 1960, p. 5) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b632e7ob.txt 


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