Reuben Waymore Lassiter1

M, #21130, b. May 25, 1918, d. Jan 30, 2007
Pedigree
Father*Milton Luther Lassiter1 b. Jan 12, 1885, d. Oct 24, 1951
Mother*Elsie Jane Benton1 b. Sep 4, 1888, d. Aug 28, 1967

Family

Nellie Lee Taylor b. Jul 20, 1921, d. Oct 2, 2008

Chronological Events

Marriage* Reuben Waymore Lassiter married Nellie Lee Taylor, daughter of Edgar D. Taylor and Essie Lassiter.1 
Birth*May 25, 1918 Reuben Waymore Lassiter was born on May 25, 1918 at Gates County, North Carolina, United States.1 
 He was the son of Milton Luther Lassiter and Elsie Jane Benton.1 
Death*Jan 30, 2007 Reuben Waymore Lassiter died on Jan 30, 2007, at age 88 at Chesapeake General Hospital, Chesapeake, City of Chesapeake, Virginia, United States.2 
ObituaryFeb 1, 2007  OBITUARY: Waymore Reubin Lassiter, 91, of Water Swamp Road, died Jan. 30, 2007, in Chesapeake General Hospital.

Mr. Lassiter was born in Gates County and was the son of the late Milton and Elsie Jane Benton Lassiter.

A member of Damascus Christian Church, he had retired in June 1983 after 20 years as the maintenance supervisor of the Gates County Public Schools. An avid fisherman, he also enjoyed serving as his friends' and neighbors' handyman. An Army veteran of World War II, he served with an engineering division in the European Theatre.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters, Lottie L. Goodman and Bessie L. Russ; and his son-in-law, Bob Holland. Surviving are his wife of 68 years, Nellie Taylor Lassiter; two daughters, Judy L. Holland of Suffolk and Barbara L. Jones and husband Danny of Sunbury; three granddaughters, Annette Modlin and husband Keith and Lisa Johnson and husband Terry, all of Sunbury and Sherry Eason of Suffolk; four great-grandchildren, Matthew and Kinsey Modlin and Adam and Aaron Johnson.

A funeral will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Miller Funeral Home, 304 Main St., Gatesville, by the Revs. Forrest Guthrie and Garrett Lewis. Burial will follow in Damascus Christian Church Cemetery, Sunbury. Friends may join the family at the residence.

Published in the Virginian Pilot, February 1, 2007.2
 
Burial*Feb 2, 2007 He was buried on Feb 2, 2007 at Damascus Christian Church Cemetery, Sunbury, Gates County, North Carolina, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 18680641.3 

Military *

 

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

 

Citations

  1. [S4] Lassiter Family - Lassiter Reunion Disk - Fred Rea Lassiter (Deceased).
  2. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  3. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.