Norfolk County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Gilbert, Virginia Jacobs December 13, 1952 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Suzy Fleming wardflemin@aol.com January 31, 2013, 6:06 pm Virgnian Pilot VIRGINIA JACOBS GILBERT Age 71, of 26 A Elizabeth Road, Hampton, died at a Newport News hospital Saturday, December 13, 1952 at 10:40 pm after an illness of three months. She had been in failing health for a number of years. A native of Texarkana, Texas, she came to Norfolk to reside as a girl and lived here until 25 years ago. She had lived in Hampton-Newport News area since that time. She had resided at her present address for the past two and one half years. She was the daughter of RICHARD THOMAS and Mrs. IDA VIRGINIA STEVENS JACOBS and widow of OSCAR L. GILBERT and was a member of the First Baptist Church, Newport News. She is survived by a son, BURNHAM S. GILBERT, with whom she made her home; 2 sisters, Mrs. BESSIE J.RUTTER of Warwick City and Mrs. W.W. SCOTT JR of Hampton; 2 nieces, Mrs. BERT BROWN and Mrs. MILTON AARDEMA of Hampton; 3 nephews W.W. SCOTT III of Hampton, C.W. RUTTER JR of Warwick City and CARROLL B. FOSTER JR of Seattle,Washington; 3 great nieces and 3 great nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at the Cox Funeral Home Tuesday, December 16, 1952 at 3:00 pm by the Rev R. STUART GRIZZARD, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Norfolk. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Pallbearers: JAMES WINN, FRANK TIERNEY, JOHN GUNTER, WILSON HAYES, EARL SHERMAN, ROBERT SHERMAN, FRANK PEAKE and JAMES E. MOORE. Virginian Pilot Newspaper Obituaries and News Articles Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Virginia 16 December 1865 to present date File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolk/obits/g/gilbert301gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb