Dewey Virl( Dude) Epperson 
Dewey Virl( Dude) was born on January 14th, 1899 in Ark.. Dewey Virl( Dude)'s father was Martin Epperson and his mother was Demaracy Vasthi Davis. His paternal grandparents were Aphrey Epperson and Elizabeth Hire. He had two brothers and two sisters, named Leander(Lee), Benjamin Edwin (Ben), Goldie Mae and Elizabeth Rabecca (Bessie). He was the third oldest of the five children. He had six half-brothers and four half-sisters, named Hezekiah (Bud), William A., Silas Peter, George Washington, Thomas Moore, Solomon, Amanda Jane, Charlotte "Lottie", Mary A and Infant. He died at the age of 72 on April 10th, 1971 in ;Buried Greenwood Cemetery, Rockford, Illinois.General Notes
Obituary...Dewey V. Epperson, 72, 319 Garver Ave. died at 11:20 A.M.Saturday, April 10,. 1971 in Rockford Memorial Hospital following ashort illness. Born Jan 14, 1879, in Maysville, Arkansas, son of Mr. andMrs. Martin Epperson. Lived 45 years in Rockford, coming here fromArkansas. Married to the former Hazel M. VanCore in Rockford Jan 25,1929. Employed as carpenter by several local contractors for 31 years.honorary member of West Suburban Fire Department and former assistantchief of the department for six years.
Survivors include his widow, Hazel; two sons, Dewy M., and Chester L.both of Rockford; a daughter, Mrs Bernice Justice, Atlanta, Ga.; abrother , Lee, Rockford; a sister, Mrs. Bessie Zell, Rockford; and sevengrandchildren; several nieces and nephew. He was preceded in death by abrother, Ben.
Services will be at 3 P.M. Tuesday in Julian-Poorman Funeral Home, 304N.5th St, with the Rev. Roland E. Florence, pastor at Lincoln Park Churchof Christ, Officiating. Burial will be in Willwood Burial Park. Friendsmay call at the funeral home from 7 P.M. to 8p.m. Monday. (RockfordRegister-Star, Sunday April 11, 1971)
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- b.14 Jun 1708 in New Kent, Va d.1768 in St Peters Parish, New Kent, Virginia
- b.06 Nov 1730 in King William Parish Goochland Co, Va. d.14 Nov 1814 in _____
- b.1710 in King William Parish, Goochland, Va. d.08 Mar 1755 in St. Peters Parish, New Kent, Va
- b.1771 in Bedford, Franklin County, Va. d.04 Mar 1839 in Smith County, Tenn.
- b.~ 1715 in Essex Co.?, Hanover Co.?, Va d.1793 in Goochland Co., Va
- b.~ 1747 in <Lunnenburg Co.?, Va> d.22 Jul 1782 in Bedford Co.?, Va
- b.1715 in , Calvert, Md d.> 1765 in Va
- b.12 Nov 1807 in Washinton, Tennessee d.11 Aug 1879 in McDonald County, Mo.;buried Cemetery Anderson, Mo.
- d.1839
- b.17 Feb 1840 in Marion County, Illinois d.15 Mar 1906 in Anderson, Mo; buried on the home place, Anderson, Mo??
- b.~ 1787 in , Smith, Tn d.1828
- b.~ 1810 in Smith, Tennesse d.> 1839 in Mcdonald County, Mo;buried Cemetery Anderson, Mo.
- b.1698/1700 in Old Rappahannock, Essex, Va d.05 May 1768 in , Cumberland, Va
- b.1738 in Cumberland Co, Va, Virginia d.1798 in , Franklin Co, Va
- b.1702 in , Franklin, Va d.17 Oct 1774 in , Cumberland, Va
- b.1776 in , Franklin Co, Virginia, Virginia d.1860 in , Macon Co, Tennessee
- b.1730 in , Essex, Virginia d.11 Feb 1818 in , Franklin Co, Va
- b.14 Jan 1899 in Ark. d.10 Apr 1971 in ;Buried Greenwood Cemetery, Rockford, Illinois
- b.02 Feb 1861 in Sulpher Springs, Arkansas d.07 Jan 1940 in Rockford, Ill., buried Willwood Cemetery, Rockford, Ill.
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