Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Brothers, Paul Lee Sr. November 5, 1949
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Norfolk Virginian Pilot November 6, 1949

                 ONE PEDESTRIAN KILLED, ANOTHER HURT BY AUTOS

            P.L. Brothers, Sr., 52, Of Willoughby, Dies In Hospital

A 52-year-old carpenter was killed and a middle-aged woman was injured in 
two separate automobile-pedestrian accidents late yesterday afternoon within 
an hour.
Paul Lee Brothers, Sr., of 1707 Willoughby Avenue, was struck down as he 
crossed the street at the intersection of Park and Claiborne avenues just 
after 6:30 p.m.  He was carried to Norfolk General Hospital by Patrolmen 
A.E. Hodges and J.A. Raper, where he died at 7:20 p.m.
Police have placed technical charges of homicide against Oliver Dwight 
Moorts, Jr. 22, of the 3200 block of Lafayette Boulevard, whom they said was 
the driver of the car.
Brothers who worked for the Lane Construction Company, was a Norfolk County 
native and had lived in the city for the past 20 years.  He was a member of 
the Elbow Baptist Church.
He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Randall Toonk, of Pennsylvania; Mrs. 
Allen G. Jones, Miss Helen E. and Miss Mary E. Brothers, all of Norfolk; 
eight sons, Paul Lee, Jr., Leslie H., Robert I., Harry L., Barry F., Larry 
T., Carl W. and Kenneth W. Brothers, all of Norfolk; two sisters, Mrs. John 
Swink, of Portlock and Mrs. Jessie Land, of Norfolk.
The body was moved to the Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home.
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Paul Lee Brothers, Sr. --Funeral services for Mr. Brothers were conducted at 
the Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home yesterday at 2 p.m. by the Rev. T.D. Wesley.  
Pallbearers were J.H., A.G. and F.W. Jones, R. Toonk, C.D. Grant and P.O. 
Tarpley.  Burial was in Riverside Memorial Park.


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