Southampton-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Thorne, Roland L., 1947 

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ROLAND LEE THORNE

   Roland Lee Thorne, 83 a resident of Franklin and formerly a farmer of the 
Colosse neighborhood in Isle of Wight County, died at midnight on Monday, 
July 7, at the home of his son, S. Henry Thorne, 603 South High Street, after 
an illness of several months.

   Mr. Thorne was the son of the late Henry and Mary Ann Thorne, and was born 
near Windsor in Isle of Wight County.  He was a member of the Colosse Baptist 
Church.

   Endowed with the gift of attracting children and winning their esteem, Mr. 
Thorne was addressed by old and young by the affectionate name of "Scrap."

   The deceased is survived by his widow, Mrs. Lulie Hines Thorne, who lives 
with a daughter, Mrs. Annie T. Vaughan of Portsmouth; one son, Henry Thorne of 
Franklin; a brother, M.L. Thorne of Zuni; two grandchildren, Ann and Beverly 
Vaughan of Portsmouth, and several nieces and nephews.  A twin brother, Ryland 
S. Thorne, died in 1940.

   The body was taken to the Franklin Baptist Church Wednesday afternoon at 
three o’clock.  Funeral services were conducted at four o’clock by Rev. Jack 
V. Boyles, pastor of the Colosse Baptist Church, assisted by Rev. Randolph L. 
Gregory and Rev. R.D. Stephenson.

   Burial was in Poplar Spring Cemetery, the active pallbearers being: J.G. 
Collier of Portsmouth, John Stephenson and Homan Powell of Walter, and Dr. T. 
Addison Morgan, George O. Watkins, R.H. Powell, Jr., R.S. McClenny, and Floyd 
Briggs of Franklin.

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R. E. [sic; L.] Thorne, 83, Retired Farmer Buried July 9th. 

  Roland Lee Thorne, 83, a resident of Franklin and formerly a farmer of the 
Colosse community died at the home of his son, Henry Thorne, after an illness 
of several months, July 7th. 

  Thorne was the son of the late Henry and Mary Ann Thorne, of Isle of Wight 
County, and was a member of Collosse [sic; Colosse] Baptist Church. 

  Besides his son he is survived by his widow, Mrs. Lulie Hines Thorne; a 
daughter, Mrs Annie T. Vaughan, of Portsmouth; a brother, M.L. Thorne, of 
Zuni; two grandchildren, Ann and Beverly Vaughan, both of Portsmouth, and 
several nieces and nephews. 

  The body was taken to the Franklin Baptist Church at 3 p.m. Wednesday, where 
funeral services were held at 4 p.m., conducted by the Rev Jack V. Boyles, 
assisted by the Rev Randolph Gregory. 

  Burial was in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Franklin. 


Roland Lee "Scrap" THORNE, of Franklin, former Collosse farmer,  
b. Isle of Wight Co., d. 7 Jul 1947, at son's home, Franklin, age 83, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 84*), Franklin, 
   9 Jul 1947, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), July 11, 1947, p. 1 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 30, No. 6, July 16, 1947, p. 1, col. 7 

*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," July 22, 1954) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/t650n1ob.txt 


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