Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Hancock, Lula Whitehead, 1957 

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LULA WHITEHEAD HANCOCK 

MRS. LULA W. HANCOCK 

  Mrs. Lula Whitehead Hancock, 81, well known and beloved resident of the 
Sedley community, died early Wednesday morning, September 11, in Raiford 
Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. 

  She was the widow of Benjamin Franklin Hancock, and the daughter of the 
late William A. and Martha Hundley Whitehead of Southampton County.  She was 
a member of Johnson's Grove Christian Church. 

  Surviving are five sons, H.P. Hancock, Benjamin F. Hancock, Jr., Ellis 
Hancock, and W.B. Hancock, all of Sedley, and Rommie Hancock of Courtland; 
four daughters, Mrs. J.R. Vaughan of Lasker, N.C.; Mrs. L.L. Mountcastle of 
St. Petersburg, Fla.; Mrs. G.L. Cooke [sic; L.G. Cook] of Portsmouth and Mrs. 
J.L. Spivey of Whittier, Calif; 16 grandchildren and three great-
grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. J.E. Butler of Franklin; two brothers, Levi 
Wellons, of Sedley and Pressley Wellons of Franklin; and a number of nieces 
and nephews. 

  Funeral services will be held tomorrow (Friday) at 3 p.m. in the chapel 
of the W.J.M. Holland and Sons Funeral Home by Rev. William A. Grisson of 
Windsor, former pastor of Johnson Grove Christian Church, and Rev. Mel 
Johnson, pastor of Sedley Methodist Church.  Burial will be in Rosemont 
Cemetery, Sedley. 


Lula (WHITEHEAD; Mrs. Benjamin F.) HANCOCK, 
b. 8 Jul 1876, Southampton Co., d. 11 Sep 1957, Franklin, 
interred in Rosemont Cemetery, Sedley, 13 Sep 1957, 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 52, No. 48, Thurs., Sep. 12, 1957, p. 5, 
   text posted with Find a Grave Memorial #62469462 

*Additional information: 

Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Rosemont list (S-33): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/rosemont.txt 

A photo of her gravestone - added by Budjr - is also posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #62469462. 

Her widowed mother (1849 - 1918) 2m. John WELLONS, a Confederate veteran; 
   they are also buried in Rosemont (S-69). 

D.Cert. 23185 (Franklin #136) 

Her husband's obit ("Tidewater News," Nov. 5, 1953, p. 11) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/h522b3ob.txt 


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and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. 

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