Surry-Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Epps, Cecil R., 2010 

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CECIL RAINES EPPS 

  Cecil Raines Epps, 79, of Wakefield, passed away Friday, April 9, 2010 
at McGuire Veterans Hospital in Richmond.  Born September 6, 1930 in Surry 
County, he was the son of the late William E. and Buelah Britt Epps.  Cecil 
served his country during the Korean conflict as a PFC in the U.S. Army. 
He was self-employed as a farm equipment mechanic for 40 years and also 
worked at Georgia Pacific and Spencer Brothers. 

  Mr. Epps is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Bailey Epps; his son, Kenneth 
Cecil Epps and his wife, Helen; a sister, Helen Gwaltney; and his grandson, 
Kenneth Matthews Epps.  He was predeceased by his brothers, Rev. William B. 
Epps and Roland E. Epps; and a sister, Doris E. Bailey. 

  A memorial service was held Sunday, April 11, 2010, at 3:00 p.m. at 
Purviance Chapel, J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home, Wakefield, with Rev. 
James Kerr officiating.  Burial will be private.  In lieu of flowers, the 
family request that memorial donations be made to Crater Community Hospice, 
Inc., 3916 S. Crater Rd., Petersburg, VA 23804. 


Cecil Raines EPPS, of Wakefield, retired farm equipment mechanic, 
   Army veteran of Korean War, 
b. 6 Sep 1930, Surry Co., d. 9 Apr 2010, Richmond, 
interred in Rocky Hock Methodist Church Cemetery (Plot 16*), Surry Co., 
   22 Jul 2011, 
"Surry-Sussex Dispatch" (Wakefield, VA), Apr. 14, 2010 

*Rocky Hock list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/cemeteries/rockyhk.txt 

His in-laws are buried in the same plot. 

A photo of his gravestone is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #136963982. 

His parents, William Edward & Beulah Ray (BRITT) EPPS, 
   are buried in Mill Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery. 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} #55: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 


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and re-formatted by File Manager. 

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