Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Wellons, William B., 1944 

************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm
************************************************

WILLIAM BENJAMIN WELLONS

   William Wellons, age 92, well known farmer and resident of Sedley community, 
died Monday afternoon, May 15, at his home after an illness of a few weeks.  He 
was the husband of the late Susan Frances Wellons and son of the late Matthew 
and Elizabeth Pope Wellons, all of Southampton County.  He was born June 15, 
1851, in Southampton and has made his home in the Sedley community his entire 
life.

   Surviving are four daughters, Miss Minnie N. Wellons and Miss Mattie Wellons 
of Sedley; Mrs. R.A. McCauley of Davis, W. Va., Mrs. Margaret Fitzgerald of 
Washington; four sons, J.D. Wellons of Roanoke, W.B, C.L. and P.T. Wellons of 
Sedley; 19 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.

   Funeral services were held at the grave in Rosemont Cemetery, Sedley, 
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock with the Rev. James R. Stein officiating.

   The pallbearers were: J.D. Wellons, W.B. Wellons, C.L. Wellons, P.T. 
Wellons, Harry Wellons, and La Verna Wellons.


[William Benjamin WELLONS {Sr.}, farmer, 
 b. 15 Jun 1851, Southampton Co., d. 15 May 1944, at home, Sedley, 
 interred in Rosemont Cemetery, Sedley, 17 May 1944, 
 "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), May 19, 1944] 

[*Southampton County Historical Society, Cemetery Project, 
     Rosemont list (S-71): 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/rosemont.txt] 

Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
William J. DelMonte (JazzyBill@aol.com) and 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/w452w3ob.txt