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DELAND SUN NEWS
Deland, Florida
Monday, 28 February 28, 1949

Mary Poppell Raulerson, 79, widow of the late W. D. Raulerson, died Saturday afternoon at the Florida State Hospital.

Born in Georgia, Mrs. Raulerson moved to Seville as a child and lived all her life there.
Funeral arrangements are not complete.

Surviving are one son, Norman of Baltimore, Md., 3 daughters; Mrs. Martha Brown, Baltimore, Md., Mrs. Marion Brown, Miami, and Mrs. Tillie Byrd, Seville, 6 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

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Daphnee Brownell Collection
Volusia County Public Library
DeLand, Florida

Notes from Eunice H. Bolin’s "Scrap Book."
Seville, March 5, 1949

Funeral for Mrs. Raulerson

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Raulerson, age 79, were held at the Seville Methodist Church at 3 Wednesday afternoon. Rev. Douglas Harrell, pastor of the church, officiated. Allen-Summerhill of De­Land in charge of funeral arrangements. Interment in family lot at the Seville Cemetery. Pallbearers were Fred Cade, W. A. Prevatt, W. H. McBride, W. R. Ruth, Guy Harvey, and George Causey.

Mrs. Raulerson, widow of the late William D. Raulerson, died 26 February, after a long illness, at the Florida State Hospital.

She was born in Georgia, 6 Sept. 1869. Came to Florida with her parents at the age of seven.

Settling in Seville, she married and reared her family, living the entire 73 years in Seville. She was a member of the Methodist Church.

Survivors are one son, Norman Raulerson of Baltimore, Md.; three daughters; Mrs. Martha Brown of Baltimore, Md., Mrs. Marion Brown of Miami, and Mrs. Tillie Byrd of Seville; one sister, Miss Kate Poppell of Tucson, Arizona; one brother, Arthur Poppell of Jacksonville; also six grand and three great-grandchildren.

Out of town friends and relatives attending the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Brown of Miami, Mrs. Joe Brown, Norman Raulerson, Edgar Raulerson, all of Baltimore, Md.; Mr. and Mrs. Dave Bradshaw and Mrs. Annie Clifton, all of DeLand; Mr. and Mrs. G. C. McArn of Bunnell; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Underhill of DeLeon Springs; Mrs. T. J. Brown and Mrs. D. L. Peterson of Crescent City; Mrs. Nellie Moore, Ned Moore, Jake Raulerson, all of Pierson; and Curtis Raulerson of DeLand.