Sussex-Prince George County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Rawlings, Charlie C., 2012 

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CHARLIE CLARENCE "C.C." RAWLINGS, JR. 

  Charlie Clarence "C.C." Rawlings, Jr. died peacefully at his home in Prince 
George County on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, surrounded by his family.

  He was born on Oct. 31, 1922, in Waverly, Va., the son of the late Charlie 
C. Rawlings Sr. and Doris Gilliam Rawlings.  He graduated from Waverly High 
School in 1940 and Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1947, with a bachelor of 
science in chemistry.  While at Tech. Mr. Rawlings was a member of the Corps 
of Cadets and the Corps’ Regimental Bank, the Highty-Tighties.  He interrupted 
his college education to serve his country with two tours in the Army during 
World War II, between 1943 and 1946.  In 1948, after graduating from Virginia 
Tech. he started his employment with Merck & Co. in Elkton, Va.  Mr. Rawlings 
worked for Merck, A.H. Robins, and Physician Product Co. as a chemist and 
foreign chemical engineer.  While with Merck he designed and managed plants 
in Brazil, Lebanon, Holland and France.  He retired from Merck in 1963 after 
working for the two companies for a combined 35 years.

  He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Mary Laine Rawlings; his children, 
Cyndi R. Cline and her husband, Dr. Hugh W. Cline, Jr. of Chester, Va., 
Charles E. Rawlings and his wife, Frannie Rawlings, of Prince George County, 
Va., and Raymond G. Rawlings of San Diego, as well as seven grandchildren; 
and seven great-grandchildren.  He is also survived by his sister, Doris Ann 
Beale and her husband, Jack, of Waverly, Va.; and numerous nieces and nephews. 
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Joan Elizabeth Rawlings, and two 
brothers, Kenneth L. Rawlings and Wallace G. Rawlings.

  A memorial service will be held at the Petersburg Chapel of J.T. Morris & 
Son Funeral Home at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 29.  The family will receive 
friends after the service at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Rawlings, 
431 Sandhurst Drive, Petersburg, VA 23805.  In lieu of flowers donations can 
be made to the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets-Class of 1947 Scholarship Fund, 
Virginia Tech Foundation at Virginia Tech University Development 0336, 
Blacksburg, VA 24061, Attention VTCC. 


Charlie Clarence "C.C." RAWLINGS, Jr., retired chemist & chemical engineer, 
Army veteran of WW-II, 
b. 31 Oct 1922, Waverly, d. 24 Jan 2012, at home, Prince George Co., 
memorial service, 29 Jan 2012, 
"The Progress-Index" (Petersburg, VA), Jan. 26, 2012 

His parents, C.C. Sr. & Doris (GILLIAM) RAWLINGS, are buried in 
   Waverly Cemetery.  (Find a Grave Mem. #128047895 &c.) 


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