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

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RODGER [sic; ROGER] B. ROUNTREE 

  FRANKLIN - Rodger 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 will be 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. 

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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, 
b. 16 Dec 1887, Southampton Co., d. 3 May 1966, at home, Nansemond Co., 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 2, Plot 23*), Franklin, 
   5 May 1966, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 44, No. 106, Wed., May 4, 1966, p. 3; 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Thurs., May 5, 1966, p. 6 

*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 also posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #198669427. 

His parents are also buried there, apparently unmarked. 

WW-I draft card gives Rodger Bessel. 

WW-II draft card gives Roger Basil. 

D.Cert. 66-015148 gives Rodger; never married. 

His father's (donated, 1937) obit is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/r536j2ob.txt 


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

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