Southampton-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Rountree, Roger B., 1966 

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ROGER BESSEL ROUNTREE

   FRANKLIN - Roger B. Rountree, 78, died in his home in Nansemond County 
Tuesday morning after a brief illness.

   A native of Southampton County, he was a retired farmer.  He lived here 
15 years.

   He was a son of John R. and Mrs. Martha Cobb Rountree.

   Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Bessie R. Cobb of Nansemond County and 
Mrs. Minnie R. Turner of Franklin; and four nieces, Mrs. Mills P. Daughtrey 
of Franklin; Mrs. Floyd W. Harrison of Alexandria, Mrs. Bernard L. Hollowell 
of Richmond and Mrs. G.M. Kite Jr. of Gainesville, Fla.

   A funeral service was conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. in Poplar Spring 
Cemetery by the Rev. St. Elmo Nauman of Franklin Congregational Christian 
Church.  W.J.M. Holland & Sons Funeral Home, Franklin, has charge.


Roger Bessel ROUNTREE, retired farmer, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 3 May 1966, at home, Nansemond Co., age 78, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 2, Plot 23*), Franklin, 
   1 May 1966, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), May 5, 1966, p. 6 

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


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