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Obituary of Minnie Louise Council

MINNIE LOUISE BATEMAN COUNCIL
DONATED OBIT

SUFFOLK - Minnie Louise Council, 92, died June 14, 1999.

   Born Nov. 11, 1906, in Columbia, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Bertie Norman Bateman and the widow of Woodrow Smith "Pete" Council. Mrs. Council was a member of First Baptist Church and the Dorcas Sunday School Class. She retired from Planter's Peanuts in 1969, having worked on the Nabs line.
   Survivors include her daughter, Eva L. Parker of Virginia Beach; sons, William E. Loverman of Greenville, S.C., and Ray Loverman of Chesapeake; eight grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
   A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home by the Rev. Pete Lopresti with burial in Holly Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. today. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. 902 Pennsylvania Ave., Suffolk, Va. 23434.


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Minnie Louise Council, 92, of Suffolk, died 14 Jun 1999. She was born 11 Nov 1906 in Columbia, North Carolina, to Andrew and Bertie Norman Bateman.

Funeral held 17 Jun 1999 at R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home, Suffolk, officiated by Rev. Pete Lopresti, with burial in Holly Lawn Cemetery.

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MINNIE LOUISE BATEMAN COUNCIL  
DONATED OBIT  

SUFFOLK - Minnie Louise Council, 92, died June 14, 1999.  

Born Nov. 11, 1906, in Columbia, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Bertie Norman Bateman and the widow of Woodrow Smith "Pete" Council. Mrs. Council was a member of First Baptist Church and the Dorcas Sunday School Class. She retired from Planter's Peanuts in 1969, having worked on the Nabs line.  

Survivors include her daughter, Eva L. Parker of Virginia Beach; sons, William E. Loverman of Greenville, S.C., and Ray Loverman of Chesapeake; eight grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.  

A funeral was held at 11 a.m. Thursday [17 Jun 1999] in R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home by the Rev. Pete Lopresti with burial in Holly Lawn Cemetery. The family received friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. [16 Jun 1999]. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 902 Pennsylvania Ave., Suffolk, Va. 23434.  

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| Field | Value                                 |
| Name  | Minnie Louise Council                 |
| Age   | 92                                    |
| Birth | 11 Nov 1906; Columbia, North Carolina |
| Death | 14 Jun 1999; Suffolk, Virginia        |
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| Name                          | Relationship        | Residence                  |
| Minnie Louise Council         | Decedent            | Suffolk, Virginia          |
| Andrew Bateman                | Father              | [Deceased]                 |
| Bertie Norman Bateman         | Mother              | [Deceased]                 |
| Woodrow Smith "Pete" Council  | Husband             | [Deceased]                 |
| Eva L. Parker                 | Daughter            | Virginia Beach, Virginia   |
| William E. Loverman           | Son                 | Greenville, South Carolina |
| Ray Loverman                  | Son                 | Chesapeake, Virginia       |
| [Eight grandchildren]         | Grandchildren       | [Unspecified]              |
| [Several great-grandchildren] | Great-grandchildren | [Unspecified]              |
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––– Publication Details –––

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| Field    | Value                   |
| Location | Suffolk, Virginia       |
| Name     | [Unspecified newspaper] |
| Date     | 17 Jun 1999             |
| Edition  | [Unspecified]           |
| Section  | [Unspecified]           |
| Page     | [Unspecified]           |
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––– Other Relevant Information –––

• Member of First Baptist Church.  
• Member of the Dorcas Sunday School Class.  
• Retired from Planter's Peanuts in 1969 after working on the Nabs line.  
• Also known as "Pete" referenced as nickname of husband, Woodrow Smith Council.  
• Birth name was Minnie Louise Bateman.

[Contributed by Bruce Saunders, bs4403@verizon.net]

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