Edward Merrill Rountree1

M, #15746, b. Jul 14, 1915, d. Jun 4, 2002
Pedigree
Father*John Dorsey Rountree1 b. Apr 4, 1883, d. Sep 14, 1952
Mother*Mary Estelle Byrum1 b. Nov 11, 1886, d. May 8, 1977

Family

Ruby Eure Umphlett b. Oct 6, 1922, d. Jan 14, 1998

Chronological Events

Birth*Jul 14, 1915 Edward Merrill Rountree was born on Jul 14, 1915 at Gates County, North Carolina, United States.1 
 He was the son of John Dorsey Rountree and Mary Estelle Byrum.1 
Name VariationJul 14, 1915 Edward was also known as Merrill Edward Rountree. 
Marriage*Mar 24, 1941 He married Ruby Eure Umphlett on Mar 24, 1941 at Gates County, North Carolina, United States.2 
Death*Jun 4, 2002 Edward Merrill Rountree died on Jun 4, 2002, at age 86 at Sunbury, Gates County, North Carolina, United States.3 
ObituaryJun 6, 2002  OBITUARY: Edward Merrill Rountree, 86, of Hwy. 32 N., died Tuesday, June 4, 2002, in Albemarle Hospital, Elizabeth City.
Mr. Rountree was born in Gates County and was the son of the late Jack and Mary Byrum Rountree. A retired farmer, he was a member of Beulah Baptist Church and was a founding member and former president of the Gates County Men's Softball League. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Umphlett Rountree and three brothers, John Byrum Rountree, T.C. Rountree and Wiggins Rountree.
Surviving are a daughter, Paige Rountree Pierce of Ahoskie; two sons, Tim Rountree and his wife, Barbara, of Carrsville, Va., and Eddie Rountree and his wife, Sue, of Hobbsville; three grandchildren, Tammy Rountree, Jimmy Pierce and Randy Lockley; six step-grandchildren; and 15 great- grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Friday in Middle Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery. Friends may join the family today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Miller Funeral Home, Gatesville, and other times at the residence. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sunbury Volunteer Fire Dept., Sunbury, NC 27979.

Published in The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) - Thursday, June 6, 2002.4
 
Burial*Jun 7, 2002 He was buried on Jun 7, 2002 at Middle Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery, Corapeake, Gates County, North Carolina, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 131770416.5 

Citations

  1. [S862] Site - RootsWeb.com, online at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com
  2. [S815] Site - FamilySearch.org, online at http://www.familysearch.org
  3. [S51] Social Security Death Index (SSDI).
  4. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  5. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.