Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Overman, Ruth Barnes, 1949 

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RUTH BARNES OVERMAN

   Mrs. Ruth Barnes Overman, 58, a native of Southampton County and a resident 
of Franklin for the past several years, died on Friday night, May 23, after a 
lingering illness.

   She was the daughter of the late Angus Benjamin Barnes and Susan Temperance 
(Bryant) Barnes, of this county, and was a member of the High Street Methodist 
Church.

   Surviving her are her husband, G.D. Overman of Norfolk; two stepsons, G.D. 
Overman, Jr., of Norfolk and Aubrey Yates Overman of Cleveland, Ohio; three 
stepdaughters, Mrs. Fred Moore of Fountain, S.C., Miss Virginia Mae Overman of 
Suffolk, and Mrs. N.T. Duck of Franklin; one step-granddaughter, Miss Carolyn 
Moore of Fountain, N.C.;  two sisters, Mrs. E.F. Babb and Mrs. Thomas Vaughan 
of Courtland; and three brothers, Willie Barnes of Dolphin and Carrol W. and 
Robert T. Barnes of Courtland.

   Funeral services for Mrs. Overman were conducted from High Street Methodist 
Church on Sunday afternoon at two o’clock by the pastor, Rev. Elmer N. Hassell, 
assisted by Rev. E.R. Collie, pastor of the Courtland Methodist Church. Burial 
was in Beechwood Cemetery, Boykins, the active pallbearers being Harwood Babb, 
William Babb, Bernard King, H.G. Barnes, Norfleet Barnes, Julian Dickens, 
Gordan Barnes, Sam Johnson and Ben Babb.


Ruth (BARNES WILLIAMS; Mrs. Gideon D. Sr.) OVERMAN, of Franklin, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 23 May 1949, age 58, 
interred in Beechwood Cemetery (Annex 1, Section A, Plot 9*), Boykins, 
   25 May 1949, 
donated obit, newspaper unknown 

*Buried with her first husband, Roderick Leroy WILLIAMS. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS}, Cemetery Project, 
   Beechwood list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/beechwd.txt 

His obit ("Tidewater News," Oct. 1, 1920, p. 3) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/w452r1ob.txt 

Her widower is buried with his first wife in Riverside Cemetery, Courtland - 
   Episcopal Section, Plot 2.  SCHS Cemetery Project, Riverside list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/riverside.txt 

His obit ("Tidewater News," Oct. 24, 1957, Sect. I, p. 5) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/o165g1ob.txt 


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