Southampton-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Rawls, Robert, 1920 

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ROBERT RAWLS

   Mr. Robert Rawls died at his home in Clay Street early Wednesday morning 
of this week in his seventy-eight year.  He has recently sustained a severe 
attack of double pneumonia and although critically ill for several weeks, 
he had successfully weathered the crisis with wonderful vitality for a man 
of his advanced years, and friends were hopeful for his recovery until only 
a few days ago.

   He was a native of Nansemond County where he had spent practically all of 
his life, moving to Franklin several months ago to spend his declining years 
with his children in this town.  He was one of his county’s most honorable 
and highly esteemed citizens, a consistent and useful member of South Quay 
Baptist Church for many years.  As a gallant follower of the "Stars and Bars" 
he leaves to his children the priceless heritage of the patriot, a man whose 
comrades testify of him that none-showed more bravery in action or the 
confederacy than he throughout the entire four years of the great civil 
struggle from 1861 to 1865 as member of Company "I" 41st Virginia Regiment, 
Mahone’s brigade.  He was one of the charter members of Franklin Lodge No. 51, 
Knights of Pythias, the members of that order participating in the burial 
services.

   His first wife who was Miss Diana Cutchins, a sister of Mr. C.A. Cutchins 
of this town, preceded him to the grave a number of years ago and was the 
mother of the six sons and four daughters who now survive him.  He is survived 
by his widow, who was Miss Bettie Daughtrey, of Nansemond County, six sons, 
Dr. J.C. Rawls, Sol. W. Rawls, and R.P. Rawls of Franklin, John A. Rawls and 
C. Randolph Rawls of the South Quay community and J.T. Rawls of Dunnellon, 
Florida; four daughter, Mrs. J. Paul Jones, Misses Christine and Mabel Rawls 
of Franklin and Mrs. J.R.L. Johnson of East Radford, Va., three brothers, 
R.E. Rawls of Franklin, B.B. Rawls of Clearwater, Florida, and D.P. Rawls of 
Portsmouth: three sisters, Mrs. Allen Daughtrey and Mrs. Josie Brooks of 
Franklin and Mrs. B.F. Bell of Petersburg.  He also leaves in this section a 
wide circle of relatives and numerous friends who admired him for sterling 
qualities of Christian citizenship.

   The funeral services were conducted from his late residence yesterday 
afternoon at 2:30 o’clock by Rev. M.A. MacLean of the Franklin Baptist Church, 
assisted by Dr. C.H. Rowland of the Christian church and Dr. J.L. Lawless, and 
interment followed in Poplar Spring Cemetery where a large company of friends 
had gathered to pay their last tribute to his memory.

   The active pallbearers were Jasper Daughtrey, P.E. Vaughan, Dr. C.J. 
Bradshaw of Carrsville, P.A. Jones, R.E.L. Holland of Holland, Everett J. 
Howell, J.A. Williams, Jon. T. Freeman of Suffolk; honorary, J.P. Gay, C.C. 
Vaughan, Sr., J.E. Lawrence, I.E. Howell, A.H. Baker of Suffolk, Geo. W. 
Scott, H.J. Lawrence, Harry Steinhardt, W.T. Pace, P.D. Camp, Jesse V. 
Johnson, W.H. Jenkins, L.R. Jones and I.A. Luke, Julius T. Rawls, B.W. 
Councill, B.D. Jones, W.L. Holland, Dr. Job G. Holland, and W.Q. Peele of 
Holland.


Robert RAWLS, formerly of Nansemond Co., Confederate veteran, 
Nansemond Co. native, d. 15 Dec 1920, at home, Franklin, age 77, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 1, Plot 28B*), Franklin, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Dec. 17, 1920 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project,
   Poplar Spring list:
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar1.txt 

The obituary for his first wife, Dianna (CUTCHINS) RAWLS (1848-1907) 
   is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/r420d2ob.txt 


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