Thurman Benjamin Rountree Jr.

M, #1015, b. Jun 9, 1925, d. Nov 16, 2002
Relationship1st cousin of Carolyn Anne Euler
Pedigree
ChartsRountree Descendants Chart
Father*Thurman Benjamin Rountree Sr. b. Apr 8, 1902, d. Apr 18, 1971
Mother*Ica Lee Rice b. Jun 1, 1903, d. Mar 26, 1988

Family 1

Evelyn Irene Piland b. Dec 8, 1924, d. Jan 21, 1997
Children

Family 2

Mary Tecla Fabre b. circa 1920

Chronological Events

Birth*Jun 9, 1925 Thurman Benjamin Rountree Jr. was born on Jun 9, 1925 at Gates, Gates County, North Carolina, United States. 
 He was the son of Thurman Benjamin Rountree Sr. and Ica Lee Rice. 
Marriage*Sep 7, 1946 Thurman Benjamin Rountree Jr. married Evelyn Irene Piland, daughter of Mills Linwood Piland and Irene V. Lilley, on Sep 7, 1946 at San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States.1 
Divorce*May 17, 1973 Thurman Benjamin Rountree Jr. and Evelyn Irene Piland were divorced on May 17, 1973 at Virginia Beach County, Virginia, United States, on grounds of: desertion.2 
Marriage*Oct 21, 1973 Thurman Benjamin Rountree Jr. married Mary Tecla Fabre on Oct 21, 1973 at San Diego County, California, United States. 
Death*Nov 16, 2002 Thurman Benjamin Rountree Jr. died on Nov 16, 2002, at age 77 at Silverado Healthcare Center, Escondido, San Diego County, California, United States, from Alzheimer's.3 
ObituaryJan 26, 2003  OBITUARY: SAN DIEGO, CA--- Thurman Benjamin Rountree Jr., 77, a native of Gates County, died Nov. 16, 2002 at Silverado Healthcare Center in Escondido, Ca.
Rountree was the son of the late Thurman B. Rountree Sr. and Ica Rice Rountree.
Rountree was a Navy Veteran of WWII, serving in the Pacific (Philippines) as a Seabee. After his tour of duty he returned home where he began work at the Naval Air Rework Facility. He was a former member of Middle Swamp Baptist Church and Thalia Lynn Baptist Church, Virginia Beach. He was also a member of the 32nd degree of Mason's Brotherhood.
Survivors include his wife Mary T. Rountree; three children, Alvin T. Rountree of Cross Junction, Va; Alma Rae Toxey of Virginia Beach and Elaine K. Benjamin of Virginia Beach; one sister, Evelyn Lassiter of Sunbury; three brothers, Robert Howard Rountree, of Graham, NC, Harry Lee Rountree of Virginia Beach and Ralph Marion Rountree of Williamsburg, Va; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; any many nieces and nephews and friends.
In keeping with his wishes, his ashes were scattered off Mission Bay, San Diego, California. Arrangements completed by Telophase Cremation Society, San Marcos, California. Thurman B. Rountree Jr. has left many cherished memories for those who loved and cared for him. He will be missed and remembered well by all who knew him. Memorial donations may be given to a favorite charity.

Published in the Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, VA - January 26, 2003.4
 
Cremated*Mar, 2003 He was cremated in Mar, 2003, and in keeping with his wishes, his ashes were scattered off Mission Bay, San Diego, California. Arrangements completed by Telophase Cremation Society, San Marcos, California.5 

Military *

 

Listed as a Military Veteran who served in wartime combat in World War 2.

 

Citations

  1. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
  2. [S3095] Virginia - Divorce Record 1918-2014, online at Ancestry.com.
  3. [S625] Newspaper - Newsbank Inc., online at newsbank.com.
  4. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  5. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves, #19.