Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Doran, Edward Joseph September 23, 1932
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Virginian Pilot and The Norfolk Landmark  September 24, 1932

              FORMER OFFICIAL, MUSICIAN, LAWYER, E. J. DORAN, DEAD
    One-Time Court Clerk, Revenue Commissioner and Singer To Be Buried Monday

Edward Joseph Doran, one of Norfolk's best-known men, died yesterday morning at 
11:55 o'clock at a local hospital. He was 64 years old and a son of the late 
John and Bridget Doran.
Mr. Doran, until a few years ago, took an active part in local and State 
politics, being closely associated with the late James V. Trehy, clerk of the 
Corporation Court and one of the most active and influential political leaders 
in Virginia. He was chief deputy clerk of the Corporation Court for several 
years and later became commissioner of revenue, being appointed by the City 
Council to succeed the late W.W. Dey and was re-elected by the people.
He was a member of the Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association, director of the 
Mutual Building Association and secretary-treasurer of the Commonwealth Sand and 
Gravel Corporation. He also was license inspector during his early entrance into 
public life in this city. 
Mr. Doran was an accomplished musician and was rated as one of the best bass 
soloists in this section of the State. For 45 years he was organist and bass 
soloist at St. Mary's Catholic Church.
Mr. Doran was a native and lifelong resident of Norfolk and was known to 
practically every citizen here and every person in public life in Virginia. He 
is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nellie Bamburger Doran; a daughter, Miss Nellie 
Agnes Doran; a sister, Mrs. W.M. Maynard and a brother, Charles M. C. Doran, of 
Norfolk.
The body will be taken from the residence, No. 2-B Armistead Bridge Court 
Apartments, 800 West Princess Anne Road, to St. Mary's Catholic Church for 
funeral services Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Burial will be in St. Mary's 
Cemetery.
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Edward Joseph Doran — Solemn high requiem mass for the repose of the soul of Mr. 
Doran was said at 10 o’clock yesterday morning at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 
with the Rev. E. A. Brosnan, celebrant of the mass, the Rev. R. B. Kealey, 
deacon, the Rev. P. P. Brennan, subdeacon, and the Rev. M. J. Molloy, master of 
ceremonies. Present in the sanctuary were the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Thomas E. Waters, 
the Rev. Paul Judson, the Rev. Julian Bullock, the Rt. Rev. John P. Ewen and the 
Rev. Charles Comaskey. At the conclusion of the mass, Father Brosnan paid 
tribute to the long and unselfish service of Mr. Doran to St. Mary’s Church as 
organist. During the service, a male quartet composed of the Rev. A. J. Taylor, 
Thomas O’Connor, William Cannon and Vincent Smith, sang the Gregorian Mass, 
"Miserere," "Benedictus" and "De Profundis,” with Prof. J. Harvey Stevens, 
organist. There was a large attendance, including a large delegation from the 
Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association. The floral offerings were numerous. The 
casket was covered with a pall of Easter lilies, pink roses and ferns. Interment 
was in St. Mary's Cemetery. Services at the grave were conducted by the Rev. E. 
A. Brosnan, the Rev. Paul Judson, the Rev. Julian Bullock and the Rev. A. J. 
Taylor. Honorary pallbearers were John A. Lesner, R. P. Beaman, Judge Luther B. 
Way, George Pilcher, Hugh C. Davis, H. M. Kerr, A. W. Brock, John E. Wales, W. 
Frank Robertson, C. R. Carver, James E. Heath, William Leigh Williams and Dr. C. 
C. Smith. Active pallbearers were W. L. Prieur, Jr., W. G. Maupin, John Twohy, 
2d, Maj. L. G. Thom, G. T. Smith, A. J. Smith, H. T. Cruser and Dr. John J. 
O’Keefe, Jr.

Virginian Pilot and The Norfolk Landmark  September 27, 1932

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