Sussex-Surry County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Rollings, J. Melvin, 1993 

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JOHN MELVIN ROLLINGS 

  J. Melvin Rollings, 76, retired owner of Elberon Supply Co. and a resident 
of Elberon, died Wednesday, Nov. 10

  Mr. Rollings was a member of Dendron United Methodist Church, where he was 
a former superintendent and adult Sunday school class teacher.

  Survived by his wife, Clarice Epps Rollings; a daughter, Otelia R. Seward 
of Surry; a son, John C. Rollings of Quinton; a sister, Orlean R. Hargrave of 
Dendron; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

  Visitation from 7 to 8:30 tonight at Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield. 
Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday at Dendron United Methodist Church by the Rev. 
Raymond Rowland and Gene Tatum.  Burial in Wakefield Cemetery.

  Memorials to Dendron United Methodist Church.

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JOHN MELVIN ROLLINGS 

  ELBERON - J. Melvin Rollings, 76, a resident of Elberon, died Wednesday, 
Nov. 10, in his home.

  Rollings was a native of Surry County, the son of the late Mills Leslie and 
Ida Collier Rollings.  Rollings was a member of the Dendron United Methodist 
Church where he served as a former Superintendent and Adult Sunday School 
Class Teacher.  He was a member of the Neighborhood Hunt Club in Elberon and 
was the retired owner of Elberon Supply Co.

  He is survived by his wife, Clarice Epps Rollings; a daughter, Otelia R. 
Seward of Surry; a son, John C. Rollings of Quinton; a sister, Orlean R. 
Hargrave of Dendron; two grandchildren, Lisa S. Owen of Wakefield and J. Mark 
Seward of Elberon; two great-grandchildren, Ashley Owen and Erin Owen of 
Wakefield.

  A funeral service was held in Dendron United Methodist Church on Saturday, 
Nov. 13, by the Rev. Raymond Rowland and the Rev. Gene Tatum.  Burial was in 
Wakefield Cemetery.

  Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield, handled arrangements. 

  Memorial donations may be made to the Dendron United Methodist Church. 


John Melvin ROLLINGS, of Elberon, retired owner of Elberon Supply, 
b. 23 Jul 1917, Surry Co., d. 10 Nov 1993, Surry Co., 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 13 Nov 1993, 
Purviance Funeral Home obit 

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

His widow's obit ("Daily Press," July 10, 2013) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/r452c4ob.txt 

His mother's obit (Purviance Funeral Home, 1978) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/r452i2ob.txt 


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