Can anyone tell me about this family please; Florence Al Obit; Mrs. Mattie Pope is laid to rest Sunday. Lingering illness proved fatal. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock for Mr.s Mattie Pope, aged 74, who died Saturday, 617 Trade St. Florence AL, following a lingering illness. Services were conducted at the residence by J.M. Gainer, minister of the James Building Church of Christ, after which interment was made at Florence Cemetery. Mrs. pope is survived by one son, Virgil B. Pope of Florence, and two sisters; Mrs. Carissa Bell Abernathy White, Mrs. Ada Abernathy White of Athens, and one brother, William Henry Abernathy of Florence, AL. Pallbearers serving at the funeral yesterday were; G.W. Wilkes, M.C. Hurt, Dan Shook, Fred Mitchell, Robert Watson and Dave Beadle. *** Virgil B. Pope Died Funeral Friday Virgil B. Pope, 83, of 418 Industry St. Florence, AL died at a nursing home in Haleyville, Wednesday at 5 am. He had been ill for six years. Mr. Pope is a native of Giles Co TN and had lived in Florence, AL for the past 59 years. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 pm at East Florence Church of Christ, with Charles Holt officiating. Burial will follow in Florence Cemetery, AL with Morrison-Elkins directing. He is survived by two half brothers. [ not named darn it!! Ginny K.] Mattie [Abernathy] Pope was born June 2, 1857 , died Mar 12, 1932 Florence , Lauderdale Co AL. [She was dau of Henry M.C. Abernathy and Alcy Caroline Graves- dau. of Campbell Graves and his unk first wife.]. Mattie married ______ Pope. They had one son; Virgil B. Pope b Oct 30, 1877 Giles Co TN, d Sept 7, 1960 Florence, Lauderdale Co AL. Virgil never married. I would like to know the name of Virgil's father and two half brothers. Seems like Mattie and Mr. Pope were divorced??? This must have happened in Giles Co TN where Virgil was born. Any help appreciated. Mattie [Abernathy] Pope was a sister of my grandmother, Carissa Belle Abernathy who married John Lewis White. John White is buried at Minor Hill Cem. Bell, who was separated for years from John White, is buried at Florence Cem. in same plot as Mattie [Abernathy] Pope and son, Virgil Pope and her brother William Henry Abernathy and his wife. Ginny Keefer