Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Pope, Willie H., 1957 
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WILLIE HALEY POPE

   Willie Haley Pope, 71, husband of Mrs. Rena Taylor Pope, died Wednesday 
morning, November 13, at his home in Boykins after a long illness.

   A lifelong resident of Southampton County, he was the son of the late 
Samuel Henry and Mrs. Fanny Vick Pope. He was a retired farmer and a member 
of the Boykins Methodist Church.

   Besides his wife, he is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Doris Nelms of 
Suffolk, Mrs. Creathie Taylor  Of Roanoke Rapids, N.C. and Mrs. Inez Barnes 
and Mrs. Louise Felts, both of Boykins; two brothers, Charlie Pope of Capron 
and Johnnie Pope of Carrsville; one sister, Mrs. Addie Stephenson of Capron; 
five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

   Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 3 p.m. at the Purviance 
Funeral Home by Rev. William Ferguson, pastor of the Boykins Methodist Church, 
and Rev. Ben Ussery, Pastor of the Boykins Baptist Church.  Burial will be in 
Beechwood Cemetery, Boykins.


Willie Haley POPE, lifelong resident of Southampton Co., 
d. 13 Nov 1957, at home, Boykins, age 71, 
interred in Beechwood Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 32*), Boykins, 15 Nov 1957, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Nov. 14, 1957 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
    Beechwood list: 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/beechwd.txt 


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