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6 November 1938----MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER (Montgomery, AL)
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R.S. Pope (should be B.S.), 83, died after a short illness Thursday at 4 a.m. at his home near Brundidge.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Mollie Pope, of near Brundidge; six sons, F.L. Pope, Ensley, Harvey Pope, Ozark, Soloman Pope, Birmingham, George Pope, Gadsden, Olin Pope, Headland and Tom Pope of Georgia; five daughters, Mrs. M.S. McWhorter, of Clayton, Mrs. S.T. Sizemore and Mrs. A.G. McWhorter, of Troy, Mrs. Roan Winfield of Midland City and Mrs. Joe F. Waters, of Troy; one brother, A.M. Pope, Portland, Oregon and a sister, Mrs. B.C. Smith, of Ensley. He is also survived by several grandchildren and great grandchildren and a host of other relatives.

Funeral was held Friday at 12:30 p.m. from the home with Rev. P.A. Lynch officiating. Burial was in the Antioch cemetery in Bullock County with McGehee and Jones in charge.
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Friday, 11 November 1938---TROY MESSENGER (Troy, AL)
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On Thursday morning, November 3rd, the Death Angel visited the home of J.F. Waters and carried away the spirit of B.S. Pope. Mr. Pope was ill only a few days, suffering a heart attack, Saturday, October 29th.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. B.S. Pope; six sons, E.L. Pope, Ensley, Ala, Harvey Pope, Ozark, Soloman Pope, Birmingham, George Pope, Gadsden, Olin Pope, Headland and Tom Pope, Americus, Ga; five daughters, Mrs. M.S. McWhorter, Clayton, Mrs. A.G. McWhorter, Troy, Mrs. S.T. Sizemore, Troy, Mrs. Roan Winfield, Midland City and Mrs. J.F. Waters, Spring Hill.

Mr. Pope was a good Christian man. His ever wish was to be good in all his deeds. It is sad indeed to chronicle the death of such a good man. Mr. Pope had reached the ripe age of 83 years.

The body was laid to rest in Indian Creek cemetery in the presence of a large concourse of sorrowing friends and loved ones who had gathered to pay their last respects to the departed one, who is sweetly resting in the Heavenly home where sorrow is not known.

(submitted to newspaper by Mrs. C.V. Sizemore, Inverness, Ala.)
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It is thought he went by the name "Bennett" as this name is shown in several records.

Bennett S. Pope was married to Miss Mollie Welch on 24 April 1890 at home of bride's father. (Bullock Co., AL marriage records)
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(Information on his death certificate is incorrect as it shows his mother was Elizabeth Sheppard. No one in the family knows where this name came from. His mother's maiden name was Page. Also it shows the cemetery name as Antioch. It is not known if Indian Creek Baptist Church was previously known as Antioch.)
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Alabama Deaths
Name B. S. Pope
Sex Male
Age 83
Residence Place Brundidge, Pike, Alabama
Address RFD 1
Burial Date 1938
Death Date 1938
Death Place Brundidge, Pike County, Alabama
Birth Year (Estimated) 1855
Birthplace Bullock, Alabama
Marital Status Married
Occupation Farmer
Race White
Ethnicity American
Father's Name Jos. P. Pope
Father's Sex Male
Father's Birthplace South Carolina
Mother's Name Elizabeth Shepperd
Mother's Sex Female
Mother's Birthplace Georgia
Spouse's Name Mollie Pope
Event Type Death
Source Details Death Certificate 25057
Additional Relatives X
Cemetery Antioch
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