THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1997, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, January 22, 1997 TAG: 9701220343
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B4 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH LENGTH: 23 lines
Evelyn P. Rountree, 72, died Jan. 21, 1997, in Norfolk.
Ms. Rountree retired from Sears and worked at Calvary Baptist Day Care. She was a native of Gatesville, N.C., and was a beloved Christian member of Calvary Baptist Church. She was a member of the AARP Virginia Beach chapter.
Survivors include two daughters, Alma R. Toxey and her husband, Artie, of Virginia Beach, Elaine R. Benjamin, and her husband, Dennis, of Virginia Beach; son, Alvin T. Rountree, and his wife, Paula, of Winchester; sister, Hazel Jones, and her husband, O.B., of Dobson, N.C.; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and two nieces.
A graveside funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in Rosewood Memorial Park by Pastor Ernest G. Roebuck. The family will be at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Kempsville Chapel, from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Memorial donations may be made in her memory to the special fund at Calvary Baptist Church, Haygood Road, Virginia Beach.
KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY