Southampton-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Rawls, J. Daniel, 1958 

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JOHN DANIEL RAWLS 

Rites Tomorrow For John Rawls 

  FRANKLIN - John Daniel Rawls, 76, died at his home on Barrett Ave., Friday 
night. 

  He was the husband of Lillie Howell Rawls and the son of the late John E. 
and India E. Rawls of Franklin. 

  He was a life-long resident of Franklin, a member of the Franklin Baptist 
church and a member of the Pythian Lodge 51 for over fifty years. 

  Surviving him besides his wife are one son, Edgar E. Rawls of Norfolk, and 
four daughters, Mrs. Herbert H. Saunders of Franklin, Mrs. J.E. Tatem of 
Norfolk, Mrs. Bryon W. Todd of Delray Beach, Fla., and Mrs. P.H. Kelly of 
Pleasant Ridge, Va., five grandchildren. 

  Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m. at the W.J.M. Holland 
Funeral Home the Rev. R.D. [sic; Ira D.] Hudgins, pastor of the Franklin 
Baptist Church.  Burial will be in Poplar Spring cemetery. 

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DAN RAWLS, 76, DIES AT HOME 

   John Daniel Rawls, 76, well-known resident of Franklin, died at his home 
early Friday, Dec. 19.

   He was the husband of Lillie Howell Rawls and the son of the late John E. 
Rawls and India V. Rawls of Nansemond County.  He was a member of the Franklin 
Baptist Church and the Franklin Baptist Church and the Franklin Pythian Lodge 
No. 51.

   He was a retired purchasing agent of the Aeronautical Division of the 
Langley Air Force Base.

   He is survived by one son, Edgar E. Rawls of Norfolk; four daughters, Mrs. 
J.E. Tatem of Norfolk, Mrs. Herbert H. Saunders of Franklin, Mrs. P.H. Kelly 
of Peasant Ridge, Va., Mrs. Byron W. Todd of Delray Beach, Fla., and five 
grandchildren.

   Funeral services were conducted Monday at 2 p.m. by the Rev. Ira D. 
Hudgins, pastor of the Franklin Baptist Church.  Burial was in Poplar Spring 
Cemetery.

   Pallbearers were Otto Harcum, Richmond Peters, Lawrence Johnson, Dr. Henry 
Gardner, Jr., Dr. Kurt Hirsch and Willie Barrows.


John Daniel "Dan" RAWLS, 
retired Langley AFB (Aeronautical Div.) purchasing agent, 
b. 2 Dec 1882, Nansemond Co., d. 19 Dec 1958, at home, Franklin, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 1, Plot 70A*), Franklin, 
   22 Dec 1958, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 36, No. 300, Sun., Dec. 21, 1958, p. 11; 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 54, No. 9, Thurs., Dec. 25, 1958, 
   Sect. II, p. 4 

*Additional information: 

His parents & in-laws are buried in the same plot. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar1.txt 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Cyndi Harrison - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #230270123. 

D.Cert. 32320 (Franklin #76) 

His widow's obits ("Suffolk News-Herald" & "Tidewater News," Sep. 1972) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/r420l4ob.txt 


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Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. 

file at: 
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