Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Rollison, John W. Sr., 1958 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ JOHN WILLIAM ROLLISON SR. COURTLAND - John William Rollison, Sr., 73, a veteran of World War I, died at his residence here early Wednesday morning, August 20, after a brief illness. The deceased was the husband of Mrs. Eugenia Williams Rollison of Courtland, and the son of the late John Alfred and Annie Terrell Rollison of Charles City County. He was a member of the Courtland Methodist Church. Surviving besides his wife are one son, John William Rollison, Jr. of Courtland; one sister, Mrs. Rebecca Rollison Pittman of Franklin; and nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held this (Thursday) afternoon at 3 o'clock at the grave in Riverside Cemetery, Courtland, with Rev. Clarence W. Gibson, Jr., pastor of the Courtland Methodist Church, officiating. Pallbearers were Gillette Bryant, George Close, Bernard Gillette, Clarence Pittman, Leon R. Pittman, Dr. E.F. Reese, 3rd, Alfred Rollison and Franklin Rollison. John William ROLLISON, Sr., veteran of WW-I, auto mechanic, Charles City Co. native, d. 20 Aug 1958, at home, Courtland, age 73, interred in Riverside Cemetery (Episcopal Section, Plot 29*), Courtland, 21 Aug 1958**, "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Sep. 4, 1958**, Sect. II, p. 4 *Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, Riverside list: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/riverside.txt **From the phrasing, this obit apparently was carried over from the previous week. His widow's obit ("Tidewater News," Feb. 19, 1970) is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/r425e1ob.txt 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/r425j1ob.txt