Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Drewrey, Louis August 13, 1919
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Virginian Pilot and The Norfolk Landmark Friday August 15, 1919

                    LOUIS DREWERY DIES AT HOME IN NORFOLK

     Retail Merchants Pass Resolutions Of Sorrow - Funeral This Afternoon
 
Louis Drewrey, a well known and esteemed citizen of Norfolk, died at about 10 
o'clock Wednesday night at his home. Mr. Drewrey attended to the business at his 
office on Wednesday and seemed as well as usual. He was 68 years old and has 
lived in Norfolk for the last thirty-seven years. News of his death was a keen 
shock to his business associates and friends.
The funeral will take place at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon at his residence, 417 
Boush Street, Rev. E.P. Miner, of St. Luke's Church, will officiate. The 
interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery.
Mr. Drewrey was the president of Louis Drewrey and Company, which is one of the 
oldest mercantile establishments in the city. He organized the firm in 1885 and 
from a small business it has developed into one of the best of its kind in this 
section.
Members of the Retail Merchants Association, of which he was a member, passed 
resolutions at their meeting yesterday expressing their deep sorrow at the loss 
of one of their most popular members. He was a charter member of the association 
in 1903 and has been on the board of directors since that time.
Mr. Drewrey has no children or near relatives. Mrs. Drewrey died in 1909.
Resolutions expressing their deep sorrow at the loss by death of Louis Drewrey 
were adopted by members of the Retail Merchants Association at the regular 
quarterly meeting, held at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon and the following 
committee was appointed to attend the funeral today: J.R. Brownley, W.G. Swartz, 
W.R. Martin, L.R. Shulman, G. Leslie Hall, Walter G. Blick.
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The funeral of Louis Drewrey, well known Norfolk business man, who died 
Wednesday night, was conducted at 3:30 o'clock from the home, 417 Boush Street. 
Rev. E.P. Miner, rector of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, officiated. Interment 
was in Elmwood Cemetery. The funeral was very largely attended and there were 
many beautiful floral offerings. The employees of the Drewrey store attended in 
a body and a committee representing the Retail Merchants Association was also in 
attendance. Pallbearers were: B.R. Corwine, E.P. Little, E.S. Hodges, W.C. 
Shelly, John Callahan, T.H Browne, H.O. Billups and J.H. Brownley.

Virginian Pilot and The Norfolk Landmark Friday August 16, 1919

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