Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Railey, John R., 1987 

************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm
************************************************

JOHN RICHARD RAILEY

   SEVERN, N.C. - John Richard Railey, 79, retired from Severn Peanut Co., 
died Oct. 4.

   Mr. Railey, a native of Southampton County, was a member of Severn United 
Methodist Church, where he taught Sunday school.  He was a member of Newsoms 
Masonic Lodge 128, former president of Carolina-Virginia Peanut association, 
and served as district deputy grand master and treasurer of Grand Lodge of 
Virginia in 1970.  He also served on the town of Severn board of commissioners 
for 26 years and was on the board of trustees of the Northampton County Museum.

   Survivors include his wife, Carrie Worrell Railey; two daughters, Jane R. 
Chitty of New Bern, N.C., and Rosalyn R. Johnson of Conway, N.C.; a brother 
Russell B. Railey of Newsoms; and seven grandchildren.

   A graveside service was conducted Tuesday in Hollywood Cemetery, Newsoms, 
by the Rev. H.W. Burnside.

   McDowell Funeral Home, Boykins, handled arrangements.


[John Richard RAILEY, retired from Severn Peanut Co., 
 civic leader & former Severn, NC town commissioner, 
 Southampton Co. native, d. 4 Oct 1987, age 79, 
 interred in Hollywood Cemetery, Newsoms, 6 Oct 1987, 
 "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Oct. 8, 1987, p. 7A] 

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

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/r400j1ob.txt