Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Deloatch, John H. Sr May 16, 1923 ************************************************ 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 http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00034.html#0008405 November 4, 2025, 8:36 pm Norfolk Journal and Guide, May 19,1923 John H. Deloatch Dead; Funeral Sunday Mr. John H. Deloatch, a well known citizen of this city, died at his residence, 436 Cumberland street, Wednesday at 10:45 a.m., after suffering a stroke of paralysis Saturday. Mr. Deloatch was a native of Northampton county, but had been a resident of Norfolk for a number of years. He was a member of the National Headwaiters Association, the Acme Association, the Masons, and a deacon in Bank Street Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held Sunday, Mary 20, at the Bank Street Baptist Church after the morning service. ******************************************************************************* Funeral of The Late John H. Deloatch The funeral of Mr. John H. Deloatch, who died at his late residence, 436 Cumberland Street, Wednesday May 16, was held from Bank Street Baptist Church Sunday, May 20. Mr. Deloatch was stricken with paralysis four days prior to his death and never regained his speech. He was conscious, however, up until the last and indicated in every way possible to his family that he was resigned to the will of the Creator. He was born in Northampton County, North Carolina, but had been a resident of Norfolk for 35 years. In 1899 he married Miss Daisy F. Wood, of Gloucester County, Va. Because of his pleasant disposition and respectable manner he gained a host of friends during his lifetime in this city. He was a deacon in the Bank St. Baptist Church, a member of the National Headwaiters Association and the Acme Association. The deceased is survived by a wife, four children, mother and a host of relatives and friends. Rev. C.M. Long, his pastor, delivered the funeral sermon. Floral designs were numerous and beautiful. Interment was in Calvary Cemetery. Norfolk Journal and Guide May 26, 1923 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/d/deloatch19322gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 2.5 Kb