Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Pope, Charlie B. Sr., 1972 

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CHARLIE BURROUGHS POPE, SR.

Charlie Burroughs Pope, Sr., age 71, of Capron died Friday morning in 
Southampton Memorial Hospital after a long illness.  A native of Southampton 
County he was the son of Samuel and Mrs. Frances Vick Pope and the husband of 
Mrs. Mary Worrell Pope.  He was associated with L.J. Bain and Son in Capron 
for over 40 years.  He was a member of Capron United Methodist Church, a 
Sunday School teacher, member of the Board of Stewarts, a fifty-year member 
of the Woodman of the World Lodge and a former member of the Town Council. 
Besides his wife he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Bert Pulley of Courtland; 
a son, Charlie B. Pope, Jr. of Richmond; a sister, Mrs. J.H. Stephenson of 
Capron, and 6 grandchildren.  A funeral service will be held Sunday at 2:30 
p.m. in the W.J.M. Holland and Sons Funeral Home, Franklin by the Rev. William 
F. McMahan.  Burial will be in the Capron Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers the 
family has requested that contributions mat be made to the Cardiac Care Unit 
of Southampton Memorial Hospital, Franklin.

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CHARLIE BURROUGHS POPE SR. 

   CAPRON - A funeral service for Charlie Burroughs Pope Sr. was held 
February 20 in Franklin by the Rev. William F. McMahan.

   Burial was in Capron Cemetery.

   Pallbearers were Southgate Lee Sr., R.H. Worrell, Jr., W.H. Tunstall Jr., 
William B. Gillette, Charles B. Settle and Linwood T. Ricks.

   Pope, 71, died February 18 in Southampton Memorial Hospital after a long 
illness.

   A native of Southampton County, he was the son of Samuel and Mrs. Frances 
Vick Pope and the husband of Mrs. Mary Worrell Pope.

   He was associated with L.J. Bain & Son in Capron for over 40 years.

   He was a member of Capron United Methodist Church, a Sunday school teacher, 
a member of the board of stewards’ member of Capron Woodmen of the World Lodge 
for over 50 years, and a former member of the Capron Town Council.

   Besides his wife he is survived by a daughter Mrs. Bert Pulley of 
Courtland; a son, Charlie B. Pope Jr. of Richmond; a sister, Mrs. J.H. 
Stephenson of Capron and six grandchildren.

   In lieu of flowers they family expressed that contributions may be made to 
the cardiac care unit of Southampton Memorial Hospital.


Charlie Burroughs POPE, Sr., former Capron town councilman, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 18 Feb 1972, Franklin, age 71, 
interred in Capron Cemetery*, 20 Feb 1972, 
"The Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch," Sat., Feb. 19, 1972, p. 36; 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Mar. 2, 1972, Sect. A, p. 6 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Capron list (C-32): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/capron.txt 

His parents are buried (unmarked) in Beechwood Cemetery, Boykins. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Beechwood list (BE-AX1I-12): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/beechwd.txt 


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