Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Stephenson, Robert L., 1958 

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ROBERT LEE STEPHENSON

   CAPRON - Robert Lee (Bill) Stephenson, 29, died Saturday night after a 
heart attack suffered while visiting in South Hill.

   A native of Capron, he was a veteran of the Korean conflict.  He was an 
inspector for the Virginia Department of Highways.

   Surviving are his parents, Jodie H. and Mrs. Addie Pope Stephenson of 
Capron, and a sister, Mrs. J.W. Brinkley of Capron.

   Funeral services were conducted  Tuesday at 3 p.m. at the Purviance Funeral 
Home in Boykins. The Rev. H.G. Thach, pastor of Boykins Methodist Church, 
officiated, assisted by the Rev. W.S. Ferguson of Emporia Methodist Church and 
the Rev. David Willis of Capron Methodist Church.  Burial was in Capron 
Cemetery.

   Active pallbearers were Joe Whitby, R.S. Cobb, Joe Harris, Monty Frances, 
Buck Edwards, Reese Withers, J.P. Newsome, and J. Bruce Flowers, Jr.


Robert Lee "Bill" STEPHENSON, of Capron, state highway dept. inspector, 
Air Force veteran of Korean War, 
Capron native, d. 4 Oct 1958, South Hill, age 29, 
interred in Capron Cemetery*, 10 Oct 1955, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Oct. 9, 1958, Sect. I, p. 5 

*His parents are also buried there. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Capron list (C-39): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/capron.txt 

His father's obit ("Tidewater News," Jan. 22, 1962, p. 6) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/s315j5ob.txt 


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