Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Davis, Benjamin February 7, 1894 ************************************************ 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: Dorothy Strawhand https://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00034.html#0008405 March 28, 2020, 6:40 pm Norfolk Virginian Thursday February 8, 1894 DAVIS - At the residence of his son, C. Wesley Davis, 120 Charlotte street, Wednesday, February 7th, at 4:30 a.m., BENJAMIN DAVIS, in the 72d year of his age. The funeral will take place from the Freemason Street Baptist Church THURSDAY, February 8th, at 3:30 p.m. Friends and acquaintances respectfully invited to attend. ************************************************************************* The funeral of Mr. Benjamin Davis took place yesterday afternoon from the Freemason Street Baptist Church and was conducted by the pastor, Rev. M.B. Wharton, D.D. Harmony Lodge of Odd Fellows, of which the deceased was a member, was in attendance. The interment was in Elmwood Cemetery. The floral display was very handsome. The pallbearers were: Friends - J.T. Hall, C.W. Dozier, John C. Tee, John White, O.H. Whitehurst, W.J. Butt. Odd Fellows-- Edward Church, William H. Wood. Norfolk Virginian February 9, 1894 Additional Comments: Elmwood File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/d/davis859nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/vafiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb