Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Derry, Lillian May White July 29, 1909
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Virginian Pilot July 30, 1909

Mrs. Lillian May Derry, wife of Thomas W. Derry, died at the residence of her 
husband, 21 Redgate Avenue, Ghent, at 12:30 o'clock Wednesday morning, after a 
brief illness, aged 27 years.  The deceased was the daughter of the late Harry 
N. White and was universally loved and esteemed in Norfolk, where she had 
resided since her birth, for her many lovely traits of character. Her many 
friends will learn with sorrow of her untimely death.  Besides her husband and 
mother she is survived by two small children.  The funeral will be held from the 
Cumberland Street Methodist Church at 4 o'clock this afternoon and will be 
conducted by the pastor, Rev. Dr. W.G. Starr.
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The funeral of Mrs. Lillian May Derry, daughter of the late Harry N. White, of 
Norfolk, and wife of Thomas W. Derry, was solemnized from the Cumberland Street 
Methodist Church at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon and was universally attended 
by the friends of the deceased.
The service was conducted by Rev. W.G. Starr, D.D., pastor of the church.
The music was rendered by the choir of the church of which Mrs. Derry, before 
her marriage, was for many years a leading soloist. The hymns rendered were 
special favorites of the deceased.  There was a wealth of beautiful floral 
tributes, among them a large standing harp from the buyers and floor walkers of 
Miller Rhoads & Swartz, and a beautiful standing crescent from the choir of the 
Cumberland Street Methodist Church.  The remains were laid to rest in Elmwood 
Cemetery. The following were the pallbearers: A.J. Lord, H. Linnell, C. 
Walmsley, W.W Bennett, C.R. Taylor and Hunter Wilson.

Virginian Pilot July 31, 1909


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