Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Williams, Roderick L., 1920 

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RODERICK LEROY WILLIAMS

   Mr. Roderick Leroy Williams died at his home in Boykins, Va., last 
Wednesday, September 22, after a very brief illness of typhoid fever.  Mr. 
Williams was confined to his home with malaria for about a week previous to 
this attack of typhoid but had so far recovered from this former indisposition 
as to have been at his accustomed place of business for several days, when he 
was taken violently ill with this attack which terminated fatally within less 
than a week’s time, notwithstanding the best possible medical attention of two 
doctors and a nurse.

   Mr. Williams was one of the most highly esteemed citizens of this town and 
his demise is a great loss to his many friends.  His aged mother and faithful 
wife were in constant attendance with every loving tender ministry to the 
dread end.  He was thirty-nine years old, born in North Carolina, near Severn, 
[and had] resided in Virginia for the past twenty-seven years, endeavoring 
himself to everyone as a true, noble Christian gentleman.

    His widow was Miss Ruth M. Barnes of this county to whom he was happily 
married some five summers ago. His mother and three brothers, Aubrey M., L.P. 
and B.N. Williams, two sisters, Mrs. Robert Ferguson, all the above residing 
in this county, and Mrs. Jas. Griffin of Petersburg, survive him. 

Roderick Leroy WILLIAMS, 
b. near Severn, NC, d. 22 Sep 1920, at home, Boykins, age 39, 
interred in Beechwood Cemetery (Annex 1, Section A, Plot 9*), Boykins, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Oct. 1, 1920, p. 3 

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

His mother's ("Tidewater News," July 8, 1921, p. 11) obit is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/w452s2ob.txt 

His widow remarried, to G.D. OVERMAN.  Her (donated 1949) obit is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/o165r1ob.txt 


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