Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Pope, Bettie T. Harris, 1931 

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BETTIE THOMAS HARRIS POPE

   The death of Mrs. B.T. Pope of Newsoms on January 3, 1931, removed from the 
county one of its most widely known and prominent citizens.

   Death came after an illness of many months in the home of her daughter, 
Mrs. R. Howard.  The funeral services, held in this home, were conducted by 
her Pastor, Rev. L.E. Dailey of the Newsoms Baptist Church.  The hymn, "Abide 
with Me," was read by G.C. Picot of Como. Burial was in the Newsoms Cemetery. 
There was a large attendance and many beautiful floral offerings, the casket 
being covered with a cluster of white lilies.  The body bearers, her own 
selection, were: Howard Fox, Claude Beaton, R.N. Darden, V.R. Lee, Dr. B.A. 
Pope, J.B. Everett, J.T. Story and R.B. Story.

   Mrs. Bettie T. Pope, daughter of Newit and Mary Jane* Harris, was born in 
Southampton County on January 25, 1852, being at her death more than three 
score years and ten, almost 79.  In her youth she was left an orphan and was 
for a number of years an inmate of the home of her aunt, her mother’s sister, 
Mrs. Thomas Fox.  From this home she was married to R.P. Pope of Newsoms. 
Early in her married life she was left a widow with four surviving children, 
Virginia, Harrison, Newit and Daisy.  Bravely she threw herself into the 
breach, made by the death of husband and father, and most faithfully and 
heroically did she give herself to the rearing of her children and the 
managing of the vast estate left to her care.  Being of such a gentle and 
retiring nature, many have marveled at the ability with which she managed her 
finances.  Most successfully did she bring her children to manhood and 
womanhood, but the passing years took from her Newit, in young manhood, Daisy, 
(Mrs. Algie Cabell) in young motherhood and a little over a year ago Harrison, 
the companion of his mother for so many years, was taken.  The mother, having 
been so closely associated with this son, found it hard to give him up and it 
is certain his going hastened her death.

   She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Virginia Howard, four grandchildren, 
Virginia, George, Sheridan and Newit Cabell, one great-grandson, G.C. Cabell, 
Jr., and her sister, Mrs. M.J. Darden, of Petersburg.

   Mrs. Pope was a loyal member of the Newsoms Baptist Church, having joined 
this church immediately after its organization.  To it she gave the best years 
and service of her life, being a teacher in its Sunday school until she felt 
that others should succeed her.  She was a regular supporter of the church’s 
program and was a regular attendant upon all of its services until failing 
strength and added years brought on their inertia.

   In her community life she carried out to the letter the Scriptural 
injunction, "Take heed that ye do not your alms before men to be seen of 
them," but her sympathetic heart led her in her quiet way to perform many 
deeds of kindness known only to those in the inner circle of her friends. 
A Friend.


[Bettie Thomas (HARRIS; Mrs. R.P.) POPE, of Newsoms, 
 b. 25 Jan 1852, Southampton Co., d. 3 Jan 1931, 
 interred in Hollywood Cemetery**, Newsoms, 
 "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Jan. 9, 1931] 

[*Her marriage record (11-26-1873) gives her mother's name as Elizabeth, 
 seemingly in error. 
 Southampton Co. MB2:201, q.v.: 
 http://www.brantleyassociation.com/southampton_project/gallery/mar_bk_2/index3.html 
 Her father m. 6 Feb 1851 Mary Jane, dt/o Nathan N. THOMAS 
 Southampton Co. M.Reg. 1750-1853:597, q.v.: 
 http://www.brantleyassociation.com/southampton_project/gallery/mr_1750_1853/index6.html] 

[**Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
     Hollywood list (N-52): 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/hollywd.txt] 

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