Obituary of WILMA BAILEY ROUNTREE

SMITHFIELD  Wilma Bailey Rountree, 77, retired bookkeeper, died May 3, 1992, in a Newport News hospital.

  Mrs. Rountree was born in Wakefield, She had retired from Gwaltney Inc. after 35 years. She formerly taught with the Smithfield Public School System. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and was a former member of Order of the Eastern Star. She attended Madison College, now James Madison College. She was the widow of Raymond L. Rountree Sr.
  Survivors include a daughter, Anne R. Shinn of Charlotte, N.C.; three sons, Ray L. Rountree, Jr. of Suffolk, Willie Rountree II of Carrollton and C. Bailey Rountree of Smithfield; four sisters, Gladys Roach of Waverly and Edith Reynolds and Ethel Spratley both of Richmond and Anne Harvell of Pequot Lakes, Minn.; and five grandchildren.
  The graveside service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, by the Rev. Wilfred M. Mayton. Friends may join the family from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the residence. R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home, Suffolk, is handling arrangements.
  Memorial donations may be made to the Shrine Hospital for Crippled and Burned Children, c/o Khedive Temple, 234 W. Freemason St., Norfolk, 23510.

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Wilma Bailey Rountree of Smithfield, a retired bookkeeper with Gwaltney Inc. and former teacher, died 3 May 1992 in Newport News at the age of 77. 

A graveside service for Wilma Bailey Rountree was held 5 May 1992 at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Suffolk, officiated by the Rev. Wilfred M. Mayton, with arrangements by R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home. 

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WILMA BAILEY ROUNTREE

SMITHFIELD — Wilma Bailey Rountree, 77, retired bookkeeper, died May 3, 1992, in a Newport News hospital. 

Mrs. Rountree was born in Wakefield. She had retired from Gwaltney Inc. after 35 years. She formerly taught with the Smithfield Public School System. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and was a former member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She attended Madison College, now James Madison College. She was the widow of Raymond L. Rountree Sr. 

Survivors include a daughter, Anne R. Shinn of Charlotte, N.C.; three sons, Ray L. Rountree Jr. of Suffolk, Willie Rountree II of Carrollton and C. Bailey Rountree of Smithfield; four sisters, Gladys Roach of Waverly and Edith Reynolds and Ethel Spratley, both of Richmond, and Anne Harvell of Pequot Lakes, Minn.; and five grandchildren. 

The graveside service was conducted at 3 p.m. Tuesday [5 May 1992] in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, by the Rev. Wilfred M. Mayton. Friends joined the family from 7 to 8 p.m. today [4 May 1992] at the residence. R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home, Suffolk, handled arrangements. 

Memorial donations may be made to the Shrine Hospital for Crippled and Burned Children, c/o Khedive Temple, 234 W. Freemason St., Norfolk 23510. 

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| Field | Value                                 |
| Name  | Wilma Bailey Rountree                 |
| Age   | 77 years                              |
| Birth | 1915 (estimated); Wakefield, Virginia |
| Death | 3 May 1992; Newport News, Virginia    |
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| Name                    | Relationship       | Residence            |
| Wilma Bailey Rountree   | Decedent           | Smithfield, Virginia |
| Raymond L. Rountree Sr. | Husband (deceased) | Unknown              |
| Anne R. Shinn           | Daughter           | Charlotte, N.C.      |
| Ray L. Rountree Jr.     | Son                | Suffolk, Virginia    |
| Willie Rountree II      | Son                | Carrollton, Virginia |
| C. Bailey Rountree      | Son                | Smithfield, Virginia |
| Gladys Roach            | Sister             | Waverly, Virginia    |
| Edith Reynolds          | Sister             | Richmond, Virginia   |
| Ethel Spratley          | Sister             | Richmond, Virginia   |
| Anne Harvell            | Sister             | Pequot Lakes, Minn.  |
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––– Publication Details –––

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| Field    | Value                     |
| Location | Smithfield, Virginia      |
| Name     | Unknown (local newspaper) |
| Date     | 3 May 1992                |
| Section  | Obituaries                |
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––– Other Relevant Information –––

• Retired from Gwaltney Inc. after 35 years 
• Former teacher with the Smithfield Public School System 
• Member of Trinity United Methodist Church 
• Former member of the Order of the Eastern Star 
• Attended Madison College, now James Madison College 
• Birth name: Wilma Bailey 

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