Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Davis, Franklin L. Jr. , 1951 

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FRANKLIN LON DAVIS, JR.

   Franklin L. Davis, Jr. 37, postmaster at Courtland, died in the McGuire 
Veterans Hospital, Richmond, on Friday June 1, after an illness of several 
months. 

   A Navy veteran of World War II. Mr. Davis was the husband of Mrs. Adelle 
Barkley Davis and son of Frank L. and Mrs. Maude Barber Davis, all of 
Courtland. 

   Mr. Davis was well-known and popular throughout the county. He was a 
lifelong member of the Courtland Methodist Church and a member and past 
president of its Men's Bible Class. After graduating from Courtland High 
School he attended the Virginia Polytechnic Institute. He was a member of the 
American Legion and of the Courtland Junior Chamber of Commerce and was Past 
Master of Courtland Lodge No. 85, A.F.& A.M. 

   Besides his wife and parents he is survived by two children, Veronica Louise 
and Frank L. Davis, 3rd; and four sisters, Mrs. Paul J. Bankes and Mrs. W.D. 
Williams, Jr. of Richmond, Mrs. W.F. Kollinger of Easton, Md., and Mrs. J.D. 
Woodard Jr. of Courtland. 

   Funeral services for Mr. Davis were conducted  at the residence of his 
parents on Saturday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock by Rev. Otis L. Gilliam, pastor 
of the Courtland Methodist Church, assisted by Rev. C.G. Barkley of Yorktown, 
a cousin of the widow, and Rev. L.M. Kanipe, pastor of the Courtland Baptist 
Church. Masonic rites were  held at the graveside in Courtland Cemetery. 

   Active pallbearers were L.A. Clements, Beamon Davis, E.W. Davis, H.H. 
Edwards, R.W. McLemore, Irving Nixon, E.P. Westbrook, Jr., and B.A. Williams, 
Jr.  Friends of the family acted as honorary pallbearers. 


[Franklin Lon DAVIS, Jr., d. 1 Jun 1951, Richmond, age 37, 
 bd. Courtland Cemetery, 2 Jun 1951, 
 "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), 8 Jun 1951] 

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