Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Doran, Edward Joseph September 23, 1932
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Virginian-Pilot  September 27, 1932
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.

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