Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Drake, Rosa A. Drake, 1956 

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ROSA ALICE DRAKE 

   Mrs. Rosa Alice Drake, 70, a lifelong resident of Southampton County, 
died at her residence near Newsoms on Sunday, February 19, at 9:10 a.m. 
after a long illness.

   She was the widow of William Norman Drake and the daughter of the late 
William H. and Mrs. Fannie Vick Drake.  She was a member of the Barnes 
Methodist Church.

   Mrs. Drake is survived by one son, W.T. Drake of Newsoms; six daughters, 
Mrs. Lena Worrell of Severn, N.C.; Miss Virginia M. Drake and Mrs. Cosey 
Gray of Newsoms, Mrs. Willa Story and Mrs. Lonie Williams of Boykins and 
Mrs. Lucy Tyler of Richmond; one brother, W.B. Drake of Hampton; 11 
grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.

   Funeral services were conducted at Barnes Methodist Church Tuesday 
afternoon at 2:30 o’clock by Rev. O.L. Gochenour, pastor of the church, 
assisted by Rev. Ben Ussery, pastor of Boykins Baptist Church.  Burial 
was in Newsoms Cemetery.

   Active pallbearers were Marshall T. Vick, James Q. Worrell, Sylvester 
Drake, H.A. Barrett, Sr., Dr. J.M. Bland, L.J. Sanford, J.T. Parker and 
V.D. Thorne.  Friends of the family served as honorary pallbearers.


Rosa Alice (DRAKE; Mrs. William N.) DRAKE, 
lifelong resident of Southampton Co., 
d. 19 Feb 1956, at home, near Newsoms, age 70, 
interred in Hollywood Cemetery*, Newsoms, 21 Feb 1956, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Feb. 23, 1956, Sect. II, p. 1 

*Her parents are also buried there. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Hollywood list (N-19): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/hollywd.txt 

Her husband's remains wwere apparently moved there from the home place. 
   His obit ("Tidewater News," Jan. 30, 1931, p. 4) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/d620w1ob.txt 


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