Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Dudley, Moses M. December 27, 1941
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Norfolk Journal and Guide,Saturday,Jan 3,1942
Norfolk - When Moses M. Dudley, 52 year old Norfolkian succumbed to a sudden 
stroke of apoplexy on Saturday, December 27, at a local hospital, Norfolk 
lost one of its pioneer business men and one of its finest and most 
respected citizens.


For 28 years, Mr. Dudley had been one of the best hat cleaners and blockers 
in the city. He had begun the trade as a sideline while working the moulders 
shop of the Norfolk Navy Yard, a quarter of hat renovation and he 
established a splendid business in this field after considerable study and 
experiment in modern methods. He was one of the first hatters to open a shop 
in Norfolk, white or colored.




He married Miss Blanche Quetrell and nine children resulted from this union. 
All of these children are living. He was known as a devoted family man, 
having few interests outside his business and his home. He was a member of 
one of the oldest Norfolk families and he spent his entire life in the city. 
Mr. Dudley attended Bank Street Baptist Church.


He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Blanche Q. Dudley; four daughters, Mrs. 
Leroy Ridley, Newport News, and Misses Elsie, Millie, and Yvonne Dudley; 
five sons, Milton, William, Washington, Frederick, and Elbert Dudley; three 
brothers, John Dudley, Philadelphia; Samuel and Frank Dudley of Norfolk; a 
son-in-law, Leroy Ridley, Newport News; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Bertha 
Dudley.








Eight nieces - Mrs. Mildred D. Peters, principal of the Laura Titus School; 
Miss Jennie Dudley, Mrs. Mertien Lomax, Mrs. Marie Douthit, Miss Rosa Dudley 
and Miss Dorothy Dudley, of Norfolk; Mrs. Florine Grave and and Miss Elouise 
Jackson of Philadelphia; and three nephews, Samuel Dudley of Norfolk; James 
Dudley of New York; and Jarrett Jackson of Philadelphia.

Additional Comments:
Calvary Cemetery

DUDLEY, MOSES M. I4973 Sec 17 Lot 184 4, d. 12/27/1941

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