Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Yount, John B. Sr., 1978 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ JOHN BANES YOUNT, SR John Banes Yount, Sr., age 58*, an employee of the Virginia State Highway Department, died April 22, 1978. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Virginia Harris Yount of Drewryville; two daughters, Mrs. Kay Freshner of Indianapolis, Ind. and Mrs. Linda Hoyt of Solsberry, Ind; one son, John Yount, Jr. of Lexena, Kan.; one grandchild. Graveside services will be held Monday at 11 A.M. in Drewryville Cemetery. Remains rest at the Echols Funeral Home, Emporia. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the Capron Rescue Squad. John Banes YOUNT, Sr., of Drewryville, Va. State Highway Dept. employee, former Army major - veteran of WW-II & Korea, Ohio native, d. 22 Apr 1978, age ca. 59*, interred in Thomas Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery*, Drewryville, 24 Apr 1978, "The Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch," Apr. 24, 1978, p. 12 *Cemetery list gives b. 24 Dec 1918, Stark Co., OH; if so, he was 59. Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, Drewryville list (D-28): http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/drewryvl.txt Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/y530j1ob.txt