Sussex-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Revelle, James A., 1961 

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JAMES ALLEN REVELLE 

"PETE" REVELLE DIES SOON AFTER TRAFFIC ACCIDENT 

  James Allen Revelle, 53, manager of Texaco’s Waverly distributing plant, 
died apparently of natural causes 15 minutes after he was in a traffic 
accident near Windsor, Tuesday afternoon.  He was driving a company oil 
truck that collided with a car.

  He collapsed while walking about the scene of the collision a mile east of 
Windsor.  His truck had struck the back of a Parker Peanut company auto driven 
by C.J. Holcombe, Jr., of Suffolk.

  Revelle apparently died of a heart ailment, Dr. B.F. Johnson, of Smithfield, 
Isle of Wight County medical examiner said. He said death was at 3:30 p.m., 
about 15 minutes after the accident.  Holcombe and Revelle were both 
southbound on U.S. 460 and Holcombe was turning into a residential driveway 
when the back of the car was hit by the truck, State Trooper S.V. Everheart of 
Ivor reported.

  The Nansemond-Suffolk Rescue Squad was called to the scene and tried 
unsuccessfully to revive Revelle.  The body was taken to Obici Hospital and 
later to the Purviance Funeral Home.  Neither driver was injured in the actual 
crash, the trooper said.

  A lifelong resident of Wakefield, Revelle had worked for Texas Oil Company 
the last 25 years.  His parents were James R. and Mrs. Tokea Freeman Revelle. 
He was a member of the Wakefield Methodist Church.

  Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Kathleen Bailey Revelle of Wakefield; two 
daughters, Mrs. Erle Miles, Jr., of Decatur, Ga., and Miss Sandra James 
Revelle of Wakefield; one sister, Mrs. Sanford Woodlief of Greenville, S.C.; 
his stepmother, Mrs. J.T. Faircloth, Sr., of Ivor, and one granddaughter.

  A funeral service was held in Purviance Funeral Chapel, Wakefield, Thursday 
at 4 p.m. by the Rev. L.P. Bland of Wakefield Methodist Church and Rev. D.M. 
Cotter of Wakefield Baptist Church.  Burial was in Wakefield Cemetery.

  Pallbearers were E.L. Harris, C.A. Anderson, Sr., L.J. Monahan, Jr., C.A. 
Anderson, Jr., Edgar Faison, Jack Bailey, S.A. Brantley and L.R. Bracey.

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J. A. Revelle, 53, Died After Truck-Car Accident 

  James Allen Revelle, 53, manager of The Texaco Waverly Distributing Plant 
died, apparently of natural causes, fifteen minutes after the oil truck he was 
driving collided with a car near Windsor Tuesday afternoon, August 29. 

  His truck had struck the back of a Parker Peanut Co. auto driver by C.J. 
Holcombe Jr., 33, of 400 North Main Street Suffolk, Va. 

  Dr. B.F. Jamison of Smithfield, Isle of Wight County medical examiner said 
he apparently died of a heart ailment at 3:30 P.M., fifteen minutes after the 
accident. 

  Mr. Revelle was walking about after the accident when he collapsed. 

  Neither driver received injuries in the actual crash the trooper stated. 

  State Trooper S.V. Earhart of Ivor reported that both Holcombe and Revelle 
were southbound on U.S. 460, and Holcombe was turning into a residential 
driveway when the back of the car was hit by the truck. 

  The Nansemond-Suffolk Rescue Squad tried unsuccessfully to revive Revelle. 
The body was taken to the Obici Hospital and then to Purviance Funeral Home 
where a funeral service was held Thursday, August 31 at 4 P.M. by the Rev. 
L.P. Bland of the Wakefield Methodist Church and the Rev. D.M. Cotter of the 
Wakefield Baptist Church.  Burial was in the Wakefield Cemetery. 

  He was a lifelong resident of Wakefield and had worked for the Texas Oil 
Company for twenty-five years.  His parents were James R. and Mrs. Tokea 
Freeman Revelle.  He was a member of the Wakefield Methodist Church. 

  Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Kathleen Bailey Revelle of Wakefield; two 
daughters, Mrs. Erle W. Miles Jr. of Decatur, Ga. and Miss Sandra James 
Revelle of Wakefield; one sister, Mrs. Sanford Woodlief of Greenville S.C.; 
his stepmother, Mrs. J.T. Faircloth Sr. of Ivor; and one granddaughter. 


James Allen "Pete" REVELLE, Texaco distributing plant manager, 
b. 2 Sep 1909, Southampton Co., d. 29 Aug 1961, Isle of Wight Co., 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 1 May 2007, 
Purviance Funeral Home obit; 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 42, No. 36, Sep. 7, 1961, p. 1, col. 5 

*Additional information: 

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

A photo of his gravestone - added by Ron Stewart - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #127475634. 

D.Cert. 21326 (Windsor #47) 

His father (1887 - 1940) & step-mother are also buried there. 

His widow's obit ("Sussex-Surry Dispatch," Jan. 5, 2005, p. 3) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/r140k1ob.txt 

His mother (1884-1920) was buried in Southampton Co.; 
   site not known (Jan 2021) to the SCHS Cemetery Project. 

His step-mother (1899-1984) and his maternal uncle Clifton Allen FREEMAN 
   (1883-1952) are buried in Ivor Cemetery.  SCHS Cemetery Project, Ivor list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/ivor.txt 


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