Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Carty, Robert Joseph July 8, 1953
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Norfolk Ledger Dispatch July 9, 1953

                    R. J. CARTY DIES; VETERAN PRINTER

Funeral services for Robert Joseph Carty, 88, for more than 50 years an employee 
of Norfolk newspapers, and one of the best known printers in this area, who died 
at his residence, 2638 Keller Avenue Wednesday at 2:45 p.m., will be conducted 
at Christ the King Catholic Church Friday at 11 a.m. Interment will be in St. 
Mary's Cemetery.
Rosary services will be held at the residence tonight at 8:30 tonight.
"Cap'n Bob" Carty, as he was known, had been in failing health for some time, 
following his retirement in the 1930s. He was a frequent visitor to the 
newspaper plant even after having ended his active career.
He was a native of Petersburg, and was born there in 1865. He was the son of the 
late William F. and Mrs. Margaret Biggs Carty. His parents brought him to 
Norfolk to live when he was a child.
                          "Printer's Devil" at 14
At the age of 14 he became a "printer's devil" in the composing room of the 
Norfolk Virginian and from that start in 1879 maintained a keen interest in the 
printing business.
Carty once told his friends that it was his excitement over the sinking of the 
United States battleship Maine in the Havana harbor in 1898 that caused two 
column heads to appear over that story.
In addition to his service on the Virginian Cap'n Bob worked on four other 
newspapers, the Ledger, the Landmark, the Dispatch and the Ledger-Dispatch.
He was a member of Christ the King Catholic Church; the Holy Name Society of 
that church and a member of the Norfolk-Portsmouth Typographical Union.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. John H. Scott, of Franklin; Mrs. J. Anthony 
Butt and Miss Louise Carty, both of Norfolk; three sons, Robert B. Carty, of 
Huntington, W. Va.; William I. Carty, of Bristol, Conn. and the Rev. Vincent 
Carty, of Morristown, S.D.; 12 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren; one 
sister, Mrs. Margaret Albert and one brother, A.B. Carty, both of Portsmouth and 
a number of nieces and nephews.
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CARTY, ROBERT JOSEPH - At the residence, No. 2638 Keller Avenue, Wednesday, July 
8th, 1953 at 2:45 o'clock p.m., ROBERT JOSEPH CARTY, son of the late William F. 
and Mrs. Margaret Biggs Carty, in the 89th year of his age.  Remains will be 
taken from the residence to Christ the King Catholic Church for funeral services 
FRIDAY MORNING at 11 o'clock.  Friends of the family are invited to attend.  
Interment, St. Mary's Cemetery.

Norfolk Virginian Pilot July 9, 1953
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ROBERT JOSEPH CARTY - The body of Mr. Carty, who died Wednesday, will be taken 
from the residence, 2638 Keller Avenue, to Christ the King Catholic Church for 
funeral services today at 11 a.m.  Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.

Norfolk Virginian Pilot July 10, 1953
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ROBERT JOSEPH CARTY - Funeral services for Mr. Carty, who died Wednesday, were 
conducted at Christ the King Catholic Church yesterday at 11 a.m. by the Rev. 
Vincent Carty.  Present in the sanctuary were the Rev. Carroll Dozier, the Rev. 
R. J. McKenna, the Rev. Richard Rivard, the Rev. Carl Poole and the Rev. Thomas 
Summers.  Burial was in St. Mary's Cemetery.  Honorary pallbearers were C. N. 
Hobbs, B. R. Keefe, Jr., W. S. Nairne, William Tierny, L. B. Whitehurst and 
Ballard R. Keefe.  Active pallbearers were Louis Schiemann, William F. 
Schiemann, J. Carroll Piedmont, John F. Piedmont, W. L. Piedmont and William A. 
Carty.

Norfolk Virginian Pilot July 11, 1953


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