Southampton-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Rice, Walter D., 1899 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ WALTER D. RICE DEATH OF A FORMER SUFFOLKIAN Mr. Walter Rice, aged about twenty-two years, died at his home, in Arrington, Southampton County, Va., on Friday, December 8, 1899. He leaves a young wife (having been married last spring), a mother, two brothers and a sister, besides many friends, to mourn his death. He lived in Suffolk several years ago, and was highly respected and popular. The remains were brought here on Saturday afternoon and interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery, the burial services being conducted by Revs. J.F. Love and J.H. Kabler. The following young gentlemen acted as pallbearers; Messrs. Milton Riddick, Alley Copeland, Oscar Daniel, Frank Gurley, Wesley Godwin and James Copeland. [Walter D. RICE, d. 8 Dec 1899, Arrington, Southampton Co., age 22, interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, 9 Dec 1899, donated obit, newspaper unknown] [file transcribed by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager.]