Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Boyette, James R., 1951 

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JAMES REDDICK BOYETTE

   James Reddick Boyette, 77, a native of Southampton County and a longtime 
resident of Franklin, died at his home on Walnut Street on Sunday afternoon, 
September 2. He had been in failing health for more than a year. 

   The son of Timothy and Rebecca Vaughan Boyette, he was the proprietor of a 
blacksmith and repair shop in Franklin for many years. 

   He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Anne Carr Boyette; two foster sons, Robert 
E. Coggsdale and Wallace Harrison, both of Franklin; two sisters, Mrs. Fannie 
Jones of Washington, D.C. and Mrs. Blanche Thomas of New York City; and two 
brothers, Charlie Boyette of Windsor and Willie Boyette of Suffolk. 

   Funeral services for Mr. Boyette were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 3 
o'clock at the grave in Poplar Spring Cemetery by Rev. R.D. Stephenson, a 
former pastor of the deceased, and Rev. E.C. Thornton, pastor of Beaver Dam 
Baptist Church.

   Active pallbearers were John Beale, Sr., W.E. Beale, J.C. Butler, Carlton 
Cutchin, Fred Edwards, Soloman W. Gardner, Hugh Gibson, Thomas Vincent and R.L. 
Wellons. 


[James Reddick BOYETTE, d. 2 Sep 1951, age 77, 
 "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), 7 Sep 1951] 

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