Reverend Linius Preston Bland II1

M, #21710, b. Sep 29, 1900, d. Mar 11, 1989
Pedigree
Father*Linius Payne Bland1 b. circa Sep, 1861, d. May 17, 1901
Mother*Mary Ellen Padgett2 b. Dec 27, 1859, d. Aug 29, 1927

Family

Ethel Price Heckman b. Nov 8, 1902, d. Dec 20, 1978
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*Sep 29, 1900 Reverend Linius Preston Bland II was born on Sep 29, 1900 at Gloucester, Gloucester County, Virginia, United States.1 
 He was the son of Linius Payne Bland and Mary Ellen Padgett.1,2 
Name VariationSep 29, 1900 Linius was also known as Lineous Preston Bland II. 
Marriage*Jun 8, 1926 He married Ethel Price Heckman on Jun 8, 1926 at Roanoke, Virginia, United States.1 
Death*Mar 11, 1989 Reverend Linius Preston Bland II died on Mar 11, 1989, at age 88 at Maryview Hospital, Portsmouth, City of Portsmouth, Virginia, United States.1,3,4 
ObituaryMar 13, 1989  OBITUARY: WAKEFIELD - The Rev. Lineous Preston Bland Jr., 88, died Saturday, March 11, in Maryview Hospital in Portsmouth.

He was born in Gloucester.

He served in the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church for 44 years and retired in 1970.

He served as pastor in Tappahanock, Albemarle, Wakefield, Claremont, Standardsville, Keysville, Clarksville, Gretna and Kenbridge. He was a mem ber of Rocky Hock United Methodist Church in Wakefield. He was a member of the Farmers Hunt Club, the Wakefield Ruritan Club and the King and Queen Historic Society.

He attended Randolph-Macon College and graduated from Roanoke College.

Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Nan B. Seeley Jr. of Wakefield; three sons, L.P. Bland III of Portsmouth, Ben P. Bland of Plano, Texas and James L. Bland of Richmond; 11 grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.

A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Wakefield United Methodist Church by the Revs. Jess V. Staton, Paul C. Bailey, Robert L. Consolvo and Jerry Edwards. Burial will be in Wakefield Cemetery.

The family will be at the residence at Route 1 near Wakefield.

The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to the Ethel Heckman Bland Music Award Fund, c/o Mrs. J.C. Whitmore Jr., Route 1, Box 156, Wakefield 23888.

Published in the Daily Press (Newport News, VA) - Monday, March 13, 1989.4
 
Burial*Mar 15, 1989 He was buried on Mar 15, 1989 at Wakefield Cemetery, Wakefield, Sussex County, Virginia, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 127830569.5 

Citations

  1. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
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  3. [S51] Social Security Death Index (SSDI).
  4. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  5. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.