Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Story, Robert B., 1944 

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ROBERT BENNETT STORY

R.B. STORY DIES AT HOME LAST FRIDAY AFTER LONG ILLNESS

   Robert Bennett Story of Southampton County, after an illness of many 
months, died in his 74th year, at his home near Courtland on Friday afternoon 
March 24.  His lifelong home was in the community in which he was born.  He 
gave his life to farming in which he found happiness as well as successful 
achievement.

   The late Edwin and Mary Williams Story were his parents.  His wife, Mrs. 
Katie Wranek Story and two daughters, Mrs. J.E. Bryant and Mrs. A.G. Williams, 
both of Franklin, and one son, R.B. Story, Jr., of Courtland, survived him. 
There are six grandchildren, J.E. Bryant, Jr., Martha Lee and Mary Frances 
Williams of Franklin, Elizabeth Ann, Robert Bennett, 3rd and Edwin Harwell 
Story of Courtland, E.F. Story of Ashland, Ky., and W.J. Story of Courtland 
are his brothers.

   Mr. Story married Miss Katie Lee Wranek on January 16*, 1895, making this 
the 50th year of their married life.

   Mr. Story, assisted by his devoted and efficient wife, was zealous in 
promoting social and moral reforms and was aboundingly useful in all community 
enterprises.  His devotion to his church was unfailing.  He joined in his 
early life Whitehead Methodist Church, near Capron.  About thirty years ago 
he moved his church membership to Newsoms Methodist Church.  For twenty-seven 
years he served efficiently and with marked fidelity as superintendent of the 
Newsoms Methodist Church, of which he was also a faithful steward.

   Funeral services were at 4 o’clock on Saturday afternoon in Poplar Spring 
Cemetery in Franklin, and were conducted by the Rev. L.G. Tinnell, the Rev. 
F.G. Baker, the Rev. C.P. Cleveland, the Rev. R.D. Stephenson, the Rev. L.F. 
Paulette, the Rev. Percy D. White and the Rev. R.H. Marks.

   Pallbearers were J.C., L.D., Edward and William Story, B.L. Bunn, Franklin 
Edwards, H.B. McLemore, Jr., and C.G. Ridley.

   The writer, while standing at the funeral hour, amongst the great sorrowing 
throng of choice Southampton citizens and while the beautiful aongs of the 
quartette were still vibrant in the air, heard a prominent man, who had long 
and intimately known Mr. Story, remark "a good man had gone to his reward."  I
concur and say a fine citizen of Southampton has gone to his "long home." 
"Servant of God, well done." - Communicated


Robert Bennett STORY, farmer, 
d. 24 Mar 1944, at home, near Courtland, age 74, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 182**), Franklin, 
   26 Mar 1944, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Mar. 31, 1944, p. 1 

**Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx2.txt 

Additional information: 

*His widow's obit ("Tidewater News," Apr. 14, 1950, p. 1), with their marriage 
   record appended, also gives the same date.  However, the record- which does 
   contain errors- gives the date as Jan. 15th.  Her obit is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/s360c2ob.txt 

His parents' marriage records: 

E.R. Story, 40, single, b. & res. Southampton County, 
   s/o Miles & Elizabeth Story, Merchant 
Mary F. Williams, 20, single, b. & res. Southampton County, 
   d/o William & Martha Williams 
m.lic. 20 Jan 1868 by clerk L.R. Edwards; cert. signed by Edwin R. Story 
m. 30 Jan 1868 Southampton County, by A. Wiles 
(Southampton Co. MB1A:238; M.Reg. p. 23 #15) 

His brother William Joseph STORY (1872-1953) is buried in Riverside Cemetery, 
   Courtland- Section I, Plot 37. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Riverside list (C-56): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/riverside.txt 

A brother and sister of their father are buried in the STORY family cemetery 
   on Cypress Bridge Rd. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 5 (V-22): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol5.txt 


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

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