Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Beale, Doris A. Rawlings, 2017 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ DORIS ANN RAWLINGS BEALE Doris Ann Rawlings Beale passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2017. Born October 23, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Clarence Rawlings, Sr. and Doris Gilliam Rawlings. She was a member of Waverly Congregational Christian Church and was an avid sports fan, especially baseball and football. Mrs. Beale was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was gifted with a sharp mind that she utilized working on the family farm, Owens Grove Farm, keeping the books while raising her family. Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by a son, Blair Gilliam Beale and her brothers, Charlie C. Rawlings, Jr., Kenneth Lee Rawlings, and Wallace "Wally" Rawlings. Left to cherish her memory are her husband of 67 years, Jack Beale; her son, Craig Rawlings Beale and his wife, Kay; her daughter, Paige Beale Baldwin and her husband, Joe; grandchildren, Madison Beale Presson, Allie Mitchell Presson, Tyler Blair Beale, Kendall Brooke Beale, Ashley Elizabeth Beale and Amanda Rawlings Beale as well as numerous nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 pm Sunday, April 30, 2017 at Wakefield Cemetery. The family will receive friends immediately following the service in the fellowship hall of Wakefield United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations be made to Waverly Congregational Christian Church Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 636 Waverly, VA 23890, Waverly Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 583 Waverly, VA 23890, or Wakefield United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 87 Wakefield, VA 23888. The family is being served by R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home, Wakefield Chapel where condolences may be registered at www.rwbakerfh.com. Doris Ann (RAWLINGS; Mrs. Jack) BEALE, of "Owens Grove Farm," b. 23 Oct 1928, Waverly, d. 26 Apr 2017, Waverly, interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 30 Apr 2017, R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home obit, posted with Find a Grave Mem. #183684918 *Wakefield list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/cemeteries/wakefd.txt Her parents are buried in Waverly Cemetery. 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/sussex/obits/b400d4ob.txt