Sussex-Surry County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Eggleston, Robert E., 1998 

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ROBERT EGGLESTON 

  WAKEFIELD - Robert "Pete" E. Eggleston, 78, died Saturday, April 18, 1998. 
He was a native of Surry County and resided in Wakefield.  He was a member of 
Rocky Hock United Methodist Church in Wakefield.

  Mr. Eggleston retired in 1975 as a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service. 
He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in World War II.  He was also a 
member and past master of Masonic Lodge No. 198, A.F.& A.M. in Wakefield.

  Survivors include his wife, Margaret Pursell Eggleston; three sons, Michael 
T. Eggleston of Wakefield, Robert E. Eggleston of Manteo, N.C., and Andrew 
Eggleston of Nashville, Tenn.; one stepson, Paul Pursell of Wakefield; two 
daughters, Patricia E. Allen of Polson, Mont., and Nancy E. Zych of 
Albuquerque, N.M. ; two stepdaughters, Rosalyn P. Price of Christiansburg and 
Phyllis P. Fers of Wakefield; one sister, Lautin Ledford of Saluda; one 
brother, Joe Eggleston of Wakefield; and five grandchildren.  He was preceded 
in death by his first wife, Muriel O. Eggleston.

  A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 25, at 1 p.m. in Rocky Hock 
United Methodist Church in Wakefield, with the Rev. C. Randolph Duncan 
officiating.

  Memorials may be made to the Waverly Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 318, Waverly, 
Va. 23890; or the Ivor Rescue Squad, Ivor, Va. 23866.

  Arrangements by W.J. Smith & Son Funeral Home.


Robert Ellyson "Pete" EGGLESTON, of Wakefield, retired mail carrier, 
Army veteran, 
b. 16 Feb 1921, Surry Co., d. 18 Apr 1998, 
interred in Rocky Hock Methodist Cemetery*, 
"The Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), Apr. 21, 1998, p. 14 

*Find a Grave Mem. #137014611 

His widow is buried in Wakefield Cemetery.  Wakefield list, an extension of 
   the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/cemeteries/wakefd.txt 

Her obit ("Daily Press," Sep. 9, 2010, p. A-8) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/e242m1ob.txt 


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