Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....DeBree, John July 11, 1911
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Virginian Pilot July 12, 1911

                    DR. JOHN DEBREE DIED YESTERDAY

        Last Of Old Aristocracy To Maintain Home In The City's East End

Dr. John DeBree, a retired physician, for years one of the most prominent in 
Norfolk, whose family name is linked with Norfolk's colonial past, died last 
evening at 6 o'clock at the old family residence, corner of Main and Chapel 
streets.
Death came suddenly and was a shock to his relatives.  While Dr. DeBree has 
been in failing health for some time he was only critically ill for two 
days.  He was 83 years of age.  On account of the infirmities of old age Dr. 
DeBree had not been active for a number of years.  He was unmarried.
The DeBree family, of which Dr. DeBree was a member, were owners of a part 
of the Ghent section of the city at one time.  DeBree avenue is named for 
the family, whose old estate it penetrates, and which is now dotted with 
beautiful homes.
Dr. Debree's end came at the old DeBree home on East Main street.  The 
DeBrees are the last of the old Norfolk families, who have maintained their 
home on East Main street, which was at one time the most exclusive and 
fashionable section of Norfolk.  The DeBree home is at the corner of Chapel 
and Main streets.  It is a colonial mansion of a type which attracts the eye 
of the passerby.
Dr. DeBree was a son of the late John DeBree who was a purser in the United 
States Navy and afterwards in the Confederate Navy.  While educated in 
medicine, he only practiced his profession for a few years.  He was a man of 
means and lived a retired and reserved life.  Dr. DeBree is survived by a 
number of nieces and nephews, among whom are Miss Mary DeBree Higgins and 
Edward Higgins, who reside at the old Debree mansion at the corner of Main 
and Chapel streets.
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The funeral of Dr. John DeBree will be held from his late residence, Main 
and Chapel streets, at 5:30 o'clock this afternoon and will be conducted by 
Rev. A. Coates, of Christ Episcopal Church.  Interment will be made in Cedar 
Grove Cemetery.

Virginian Pilot July 14, 1911

Additional Comments:
Cedar Grove

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