The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Saturday, September 28, 1996          TAG: 9609280189
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: BOYKINS                           LENGTH:   28 lines

JAMES POPE

James Pope died Sept. 26, 1996, at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.

A lifelong resident of Southampton County, he retired in 1987 after 31 years' service at Hercules Inc., Franklin. He was a member of Boykins United Methodist Church and secretary of the Bland Bible Class of the church. He was a charter and honorary member of the Boykins Volunteer Fire Department. His parents were the late George P. and Grace Dunlow Pope.

Survivors include his wife, Hazel Johnson Pope; two sons, Carlton E. Pope of Conway, N.C., and J. Dale Pope and his wife, Donna, of Boykins; a brother, Ralph Martin of Halifax, N.C.; two granddaughters, Donna P. White and her husband, Jim, of Franklin and Samantha D. ``Sam'' Pope of Boykins; a grandson, James M. ``Matt'' Pope of Boykins; two great-grandchildren, Kayla B. White and James D. ``Little Jim'' White, both of Franklin; two aunts, Maggie Pope of Capron and Adlee Dunlow of Emporia; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today in Boykins United Methodist Church by the Rev. John Davenport, the Rev. Benjamin Thomas and the Rev. Stanley P. ``Bobby'' Cabell. Burial, with fire department honors, will be in Beechwood Cemetery, Boykins. The family will receive friends at the residence, 18111 Virginia Ave. Memorials can be made to the Boykins Volunteer Fire Department or to Boykins United Methodist Church. Purviance Funeral Home, Boykins, is handling arrangements.

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