1910 - 1980 (70 years)
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Name |
Lee Bernice Reynolds |
Born |
01 Aug 1910 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
15 Sep 1980 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Buried |
Lee Bernice Reynolds Farm Rt. 969 Worlds, Callands |
Notes |
- Lee Bernice Reynolds was a farmer, merchant and a master wood worker. His mother, Matilda Collins Reynolds died when he was nine and his Grandmother, Nellie Kendrick Reynolds, raised him. He owned and operated a farm in the northern part of Pittsylvania County, Worlds Community. He also owned and operated Lee B. Reynolds grocery store from 1933 until his death, afterwhich Katherine ran it until her seventy-second year. For fifty-three years, the store served the community. He often furnished food to families who had fallen on hard times.
Lee also made coffins for the state as well as for people in Pittsylvania County, Franklin County, and for many years he owned a black smith shop as well as a saw mill on the farm. He was active in the community and concerned with political events and encouraged family members to participate in the voting process. His daughter, Ann Marie Reynolds Kendrick Ittner remembers his favorite peach ice cream.
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Person ID |
I7896 |
Devin Timber | William Devin Progeny, Margret Devin Reynolds Descendants |
Last Modified |
26 Jul 2012 |
Father |
Henry Oscar Reynolds, b. 21 Mar 1890, Pittsylvania County, Virginia , d. 17 Oct 1959, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (Age 69 years) |
Mother |
Matilda Collins, b. 19 Sep 1890, Pittsylvania County, Virginia , d. 27 Jan 1919, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (Age 28 years) |
Married |
15 Oct 1909 |
Family ID |
F2682 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Sammye Katherine Clark, b. 16 May 1914, Pittsylvania County, Virginia , d. 09 Feb 1997, Worlds, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (Age 82 years) |
Married |
23 Nov 1955 |
Bennetsville, South Carolina |
Children |
+ | 1. Sammie Lee Reynolds, b. 27 Mar 1944, Danville, Virginia |
| 2. Hal Clark Reynolds, b. 25 Mar 1957, Danville, Virginia |
+ | 3. Ann Marie Reynolds, b. 20 Apr 1938, At Home, Callands, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
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Last Modified |
24 Jul 2011 |
Family ID |
F3838 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S67727] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston.
Family History of Sammie Lee Reynolds and Bonnie Lou Matthews d/o George Allen Matthews and Martha Bell Matherly.
Family History of Henry Oscar Reynolds f/o Lee Bernice Reynolds b 1 Aug 1910.
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