Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Felts, James F., 1949 

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JAMES FRANKLIN FELTS 

   James Franklin Felts, 71, a retired farmer of the Ivor community, died 
early Tuesday morning, July 5, at his home after an illness of many months.

   He was the son of the late James Meret* and Everline Cook Felts of this 
county.  He was one of the oldest members of the Tucker Swamp Baptist 
Church, and had served as a deacon of the church for many years.

   Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Hattie Armstrong Felts of Ivor; one 
sister, Mrs. Robert L. Whitehead of Norfolk; and several nephews and nieces.

   Funeral services were conducted at the Tucker Swamp Baptist Church on 
Thursday afternoon at three o’clock by the pastor, Rev. L.E. Holzbach, 
assisted by Rev. P. Rowland Wagner of Norfolk, Rev. T.N. Tombes, Rev. George 
Kissinger, and Rev. Mr. Blankenship.  Burial was in the church cemetery, the 
active pallbearers being Homer Cook, Sam Cook, George C. Powell, Sr., Kerford 
Marchant of Norfolk, and Edgar, Henry Allen and Ben Felts.


James Franklin FELTS, retired farmer, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 5 Jul 1949, at home, Ivor, age 71, 
interred in Tucker Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery*, 7 Jul 1949, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), July 8, 1949, p. 9 

*His parents are also buried there, though his father is unmarked. 
   His father also appears as James Murdock FELTS, rather than Jas. Merit. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Tucker Swamp list (TS-17): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/tckrswp.txt 


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