Southampton-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Rawls, Uriah, 1938 

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DEATH OF URIAH RAWLS 

   Uriah Rawls, well-known and highly-esteemed Franklin citizen, died Sunday 
night at his home in South Street after an illness of several months.  Mr. 
Rawls, who was 72 years of age, was born in Isle of Wight County, the son of 
the late Elisha and Mrs. Mary Cobb Rawls, and had spent the greater part of 
his life in Franklin, marrying Miss Nannie Elizabeth Cotton of this community 
December 10, 1890 [sic; 1891]. 

   Mr. Rawls was one of the town's best citizens, energetic, industrious and 
honorable.  He was a man of an unusually keen mind and was four square in all 
of his relations with his fellowmen.  For nearly 20 years he was general 
superintendent of the Camp Manufacturing Co., being engaged in the lumber 
business himself for the last 32 years.  He was an active and useful member 
of the Franklin Baptist Church and of the Bruner Bible Class of its Sunday 
school. 

   He is survived by his wife and nine children; Spurgeon Rawls of Port 
Arthur, Texas, Dr. E. Cotton Rawls of Stamford, Conn., and Uriah Rawls, Jr., 
of this town; by six daughters, Mrs. J.B. Barnes and Miss Kate Rawls of 
Franklin, Mrs. Leslie E. Bush of Richmond, Mrs. Chaffe A. Scarborough of 
Miami, Fla., Mrs. J. Winston Camp of Ivor and Mrs. W.T. LaNeave of Manteo, 
N.C.  Mrs. D.C. Cotton of this town, a niece of Mrs. Rawls, was also reared 
as a daughter in the Rawls home.  He leaves one brother, John T. Rawls of 
Capron, a sister, Mrs. J.T. Lowe of Hopewell, and 14 grandchildren. 

   Funeral services were conducted from the home Tuesday afternoon at 3 
o'clock by his Pastor, Rev. R.D. Stephenson, assisted by the Rev. Dr. I.W. 
Johnson of Suffolk.  Burial was made in Poplar Spring Cemetery, active 
pallbearers being: Dr. R.L. Raiford, L.B. Holland, J.L. Rountree, Roger I. 
Beale, G.E. Pillow, Joe Johnson, C.F. Whitfield and John E. Beale.  A number 
of friends of the family served as honorary bearers. 


Uriah RAWLS (Sr.), lumber businessman, 
b. 19 Jul 1865, Isle of Wight Co., d. 20 Feb 1938, at home, near Franklin, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 2, Plot 61*), Franklin, 
   22 Feb 1938, 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 33, No. 20, Fri., Feb. 25, 1938, p. 1; 
   includes photo, headed "Passed Sunday" 

*Additional information: 

Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar2.txt 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Natalie Padgett - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #125500237. 

D.Cert. 4989 (Franklin #15) 

His widow's obit ("Tidewater News," Dec. 24, 1962, p. 8), 
   with their marriage record appended, is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/r420n1ob.txt 

Note that his father (1819 - 1900) is not identical with the Elisha RAWLS 
   (1817 - 1899) buried in Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery, although 
   several of his paternal aunts & uncles are buried there. 


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

file at: 
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