Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Francis, Nathan, 1980 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ NATHAN FRANCIS Capron - A funeral service for Nathan Francis, 76, was held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in McDowell Funeral Home, Boykins, by the Revs. Howard L. Vinson and Ira D. Hudgins. Burial was in Beechwood Cemetery. He died Wednesday evening in his home. A native of Northampton County, N.C., he was the husband of Mrs. Ruby Banty Francis. He was a member of Hunterdale Baptist Church. He was a retired farmer and merchant. Other survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Lucille F. Taylor of Murfreesboro, N.C., Mrs. Helen F. Gillette of Capron and Mrs. Lizzie F. Spivey of Franklin; a son, Nathan Francis Jr. of Conway; a sister, Mrs. Lottie S. Vick of Boykins; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. [Nathan FRANCIS, retired farmer & merchant, Northampton Co., NC native, d. 16 Apr 1980, age 76, interred in Beechwood Cemetery, Boykins, 19 Apr 1980, "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Apr. 21, 1980, p. 12] [file transcribed by Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net); and re-formatted by File Manager.] file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/f652n1ob.txt