Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Reese, Emmett F., 1934 

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EMMETT FRANCIS REESE

[photo, captioned:] 
He Followed Lee 
E. F. Reese, Sr. 

FUNERAL RITES FOR CONFEDERATE SOLDIER

   Funeral services for Emmett Francis Reese, who died November 1, in his 91st 
year, were conducted from the family plot in the cemetery at Sebrell last 
Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock by his Pastor, Rev. A.W. Roten, assisted by 
Rev. H.F. Turner of Alberta, Rev. Dr. Wall of Emporia, Rev. J.E. Brooks of 
Deep Creek and Rev. J. Sutherland-Watt of Franklin.  In the presence of a 
large assemblage of friends, and with the casket covered by the beloved battle 
flag of Urquhart-Gillette Camp of Confederate Veterans, this good citizen and 
gallant soldier of the Confederacy was laid to rest, dressed in the faded gray 
uniform which had meant so much to him since the brave days of 1861-’65. 
Besides the ministers participating, John N. Sebrell of Norfolk, a kinsman and 
close friend, made appropriate remarks at the graveside.  In accordance with 
his own request the poem, "The Little Bronze Cross," and the hymn "Now We 
Leave Thy Servant Sleeping," were read and taps were sounded by E. Lee 
Petterson of the Franklin Boy Scout troop.

   The active pallbearers were: Dr. E.F Reese, R.R. Reese, G.W. Reese, T.E. 
Reese, Dr. W.A. Reese, W.T. Rowland, L.M. Cobb, Jr. and J.F. Sledge.  The 
honorary pallbearers were selected from a large list of his friends, headed by 
L.L. Manry of Courtland and Geo. W. Barnes of Franklin, two of the three 
surviving members of Urquhart-Gillette Camp Confederate Veterans.

   Mr. Reese was born March 5, 1844, in Southampton County near Old Peet’s 
Church, the son of the late Edwin T. and Mrs. Louisa Rowland Reese of this 
county.  He volunteered in the Confederate Army in 1861 at the age of 17, and 
served throughout the war in Company G, 61st Virginia Regiment, Mahone’s 
Brigade.  In early life he affiliated with the Methodist Church and was a 
faithful and consistent member until death, serving for many years as a 
steward and in other responsible capacities in his church.  He was an 
estimable, honored and upright man, a leader in his church and community, one 
of that sturdy race of men who labored honorably and successfully to rebuild 
the war-worn and stricken South after the surrender at Appomattox.

  On April 17, 1873, he married Miss Virginia Mary Bishop, daughter of Dr. 
John L. and Caroline Sebrell Bishop of Southampton County.  To this union were 
born 12 children.

   He is survived by his wife and the following children: Dr. E.F. Reese and 
G.W. Reese of Courtland, R.R. Reese and L.T. Reese of Sebrell, Mrs. L.M. Cobb, 
Misses Berta, Rena, and Eugenia Reese of Sebrell and Mrs. L.J. Sledge of 
Emporia; 17 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren besides several nieces 
and nephews.


Emmett Francis REESE, Sr., farmer, Confederate veteran, 
b. 5 Mar 1844, Southampton Co., d. 1 Nov 1934, Sebrell, 
interred in SEBRELL-SIMMONS Cemetery (Plot 25*), Sebrell, 2 Nov 1934, 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Nov. 9, 1934, p. 1 

*Additional information: 

Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 4 (IV-11): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol4.txt 

Photos of his grave markers - added by Linda S. Thompson - are posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #14497448. 

D.Cert. 27267 (Jerusalem #2) 

His widow's obits ("Tidewater News," Feb. 12, 1937, & 
   "Richmond Christian Advocate") are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/r200v1ob.txt 


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