Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Barham, William Robert May 17, 1908
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Virginian Pilot and The Norfolk Landmark May 19, 1908

                        WM. R. BARHAM DIED SUNDAY

     Well Known and Highly Respected Citizen and Successful Merchant of City

William Robert Barham departed this life at his late residence, 227 York Street, 
Sunday, May 17, after an illness of several months.
The deceased was a native of Surry County, Va. and was born June 30, 1837 and 
was in the 61st year of his age at the time of his demise.
Mr. Barham served during the War Between the States in the Confederate Army as 
first lieutenant of the Surry Light Artillery. He was a member of Pickett-
Buchanan Camp, Confederate Veterans. As commander of the Surry Camp of 
Confederate Veterans he was its last surviving officer. He was held in the 
highest love and esteem by his company and in August last was presented with a 
magnificent gold mounted ebony cane as an expression of their love and esteem. 
On last Memorial Day he was one of the veterans who received the cross of honor. 
Mr. Barham's record as a Confederate soldier is one of the precious memories 
that his loved ones and friends will cherish until time shall be no more, as a 
brave and courageous soldier.
He was a senior member of the firm of Barham & Pollard, prominent as commission 
merchants of Norfolk. Mr. Barham also served a number of terms in the city 
council.
He was a Christian gentleman in every sense of the word and was for a number of 
years a member of Epworth Methodist Church. A noted characteristic of his life 
was his modesty, unostentatiousness and humility of character. He is appreciated 
most by his friends and neighbors in his native county and by those who have 
known him longest and best. He bore a remarkable record from boyhood to his 
death for sobriety, absolute freedom from intemperate habits, purity of 
language, gentleness of manner and nobility of life, these traits being of the 
very finest types.
He is survived by his wife and six children: Mrs. R.W. Whitehurst, Mrs. B.R. 
Gary, of Newport News; W.R. Barham, Jr.; Mrs. L.B. Myrick and Misses Alma and 
Jessie Barham; a brother, Joe Barham and one sister, Mrs. John Bell, of Surry 
County. 
The funeral will be held from the family residence at 11:30 a.m. today and will 
be conducted by Rev. George E. Booker of Epworth Methodist Church and Rev. W.M. 
Vines, D.D., of Freemason Street Baptist Church.

Virginian Pilot and The Norfolk Landmark May 19, 1908


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