Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Thigpen, Mary R. Rawls, 1957 

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MARY REBECCA RAWLS THIGPEN

FRANKLIN LOSES OLDEST CITIZENS IN DEATH JAN. 11

   On Friday*, January 11, one week before her 91st birthday Mrs. Mary Rawls 
Thigpen died at her home in Franklin at 501 S. High Street. Eight years ago she 
had suffered a severe coronary attack and was hospitalized for some time, but 
she recovered sufficiently to make visits to many places, some far away.

   The immediate cause of her death was a fall she had on January 2, in which 
she broke her hip and from which she never recovered.

   She was the widow of the late Frank L. Thigpen and the daughter of the late 
William E. and Martha Jane Rawls of Southampton County. Surviving her are one 
daughter, Mrs. Ida Thigpen Eley of Suffolk, 14 grandchildren, several great-
grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.

   "Miss Mamie", as she was known to her friends, had lived here all her life 
with the exception of eight years when she lived near Tarboro, N.C., after her 
marriage and until the death of her husband.

   Even after she returned to Virginia, she never missed an opportunity to 
attend the Primitive Baptist Associations and the regular church services when 
she was able to get to them. In her active life she was always ready and 
willing to help anybody in time of need, and when she was inactive, she never 
complained, but still wanted to give help to others. Nothing gave her more 
pleasure than the company of friends, and especially of young people.

   Funeral services for Mrs. Thigpen were held from her home on S. High Street 
Saturday, January 13 at 3 p.m., conducted by the Rev. John Stephenson, pastor 
of the Franklin Presbyterian Church and interment followed in Poplar Springs 
Cemetery. Pallbearers were Russell Eley, Jr., Hassell Thigpen, Sidney Barrett, 
Jr., Jim Rawls, W.R. Atkinson, Jr., and Dr. T.A. Morgan.


[Mary Rebecca (RAWLS; Mrs. Frank L.) THIGPEN, d. 11 Jan 1957, age 90, 
 interred in Poplar Springs Cemetery (Sect. 2, Plot 76A), Franklin, 13 Jan 1957,
 "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), obit Jan. 26, 1957] 

[*11 Jan 1957 was a Thursday. 
 Cemetery listings (SCHS FS2-56) gives b. 1-18-1866, d. 1-11-1957.] 

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