Southampton-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Pulley, Mills R., 1945 

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Mills R. Pulley, 72, 
of Franklin-Smfld. 
Buried Thursday 

  Franklin - Mills Robert Pulley, 72, of Smithfield, formerly of Franklin, 
died at the home of his son Tuesday night after an illness of two weeks.  He 
was the son of the late B.W. and Roberta Gray Pulley, of Southampton County.

   He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sallie Ruth Worrell Pulley, of Smithfield; 
three sons, M.R. Pulley, Jr., of Smithfield; L.W. Pulley, of Franklin, and 
Roland* Pulley, of Stuarts Draft; six daughters, Mrs. Alfred Luttrell, of 
Charlottesville; Mrs. Lee Norfleet, Mrs. James Thacker and Miss Sally Pulley, 
of Smithfield; Mrs. Dewitt Taylor, of Baltimore, and Mrs. Richard Nelms, of 
Suffolk; eight grandchildren and one brother, James Pulley, of Boykins.

   Funeral services were conducted Thursday at 2 P.M. from the Franklin 
Congregational Christian Church.  Burial was in Poplar Branch** Cemetery.

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MILLS ROBERT PULLEY

   Mills Robert Pulley, 72, of Smithfield, formerly of Franklin, died at the 
home of his son Tuesday night, June 12, after an illness of two weeks.  He was 
the son of the late B.W. and Roberta Gray Pulley, of Southampton County.

   He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sallie Ruth Worrell Pulley of Smithfield; 
three sons, M.R. Pulley, Jr., of Smithfield; L.W. Pulley, of Franklin, and 
Roland* Pulley, of Stuarts Draft; six daughters, Mrs. Alfred Luttrell, of 
Charlottesville; Mrs. Lee Norfleet, Mrs. James Thacker and Miss Sally Pulley, 
of Smithfield; Mrs. Dewitt Taylor, of Baltimore, and Mrs. Richard Nelms, of 
Suffolk; eight grandchildren and one brother, James Pulley, of Boykins.

   Funeral services were conducted last Thursday at 2 p.m. from the Franklin 
Congregational Christian Church with burial in Poplar Spring Cemetery.


Mills Robert PULLEY (Sr.), of Smithfield, formerly of Franklin, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 12 Jun 1945, at son's home, age 72, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 33**), Franklin, 
   14 Jun 1945, 
"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 28, No. 12, June 20, 1945, p. 1, col. 6; 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), June 22, 1945, p. 5 

**Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project,
   Poplar Spring list:
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx2.txt

Additional information: 

Mills Robert Pulley, 26, s, So.Co., So.Co., 
   s/o Benjamin Wadson and Roberta "Berta" Chasey Gray Pulley, Farmer 
m. 01-31-1900 Bride’s parent’s residence by Rev. C.H. McGhee 
Sallie Ruth Worrell, 17, s, So.Co., So.Co., 
   d/o Robert B. and Nancy R. Johnson Worrell 
(Southampton Co. MB10:127; transcribed & annotated by Bruce Saunders: 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/vitals/mb10pt.txt) 

*apparently should read "Rowland"  His son Lloyd Rowland "Jack" PULLEY's obit 
   ("Tidewater News," Nov. 28, 1963, Sect. 2, p. 2) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/p400l1ob.txt 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. 

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