Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Gilmer, James W. July 6, 1899
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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, Saturday, July 08,1899, Page 3, Image 3
The obsequies of Major James W. Gilmer, who departed this life at his residence,
corner of Olney Road and Colonial avenue, Ghent, at 12:30 a.m. Thursday, were
solemnized from the Cumberland Street M.E. Church at 5 p.m. yesterday in the
presence of a large congregation, composed of many of Norfolk’s most
representative citizens gathered to pay the last tribute of respect to an
honored citizen.  Pickett-Buchanan Camp and the Norfolk Board of Trade and
Business Men’s Association, of which the deceased was a member, were each
present as a body.

The services were conducted by Rev. Samuel C. Hatcher, of Queen Street M. E.
Church, and Rev. Dr. H. E. Johnson, of Cumberland Street.   Mr. Hatcher, in the
course of his remarks, spoke in commendable terms of the life and character of
the deceased as a citizen, soldier and merchant and said his example was worthy
of emulation by all.

During the services Miss Richardson sang very sweetly as a solo “I Would Not
Live Alway,” which melted many in the congregation to tears.

A platoon from the Norfolk Light Artillery Blues, which company Major Gilmer
formerly commanded, accompanied the cortege from the residence, in Ghent, to the
church and thence to the cemetery, and from the time the procession left the
church, a detachment of the Blues 
at Elmwood Cemetery fired minute guns until it arrived at the grave.

At the conclusion of the last sad rites of the church at the tomb the usual
salute of three volleys were fired and the bugle sounded “taps.”  Following were
the pall-bearers:
Pickett Buchanan Camp-Messrs. R. H. Gwaltney and John Walters.
Citizens-Captain W. E. Taylor, Messrs. R. S. Broughton, W. W. Vicar, J. H.
Watters, C. W. Fentress and E. J. Whitehurst.

An immense number of people, who accompanied the cortege on foot to the
cemetery, witnessed the ceremony at the grave.


Additional Comments:
Elmwood Cemetery

GILMER, JAMES W I25257 Section ELM, Block 3RD A E, Lot 5, Space 10 0 07/06/1899


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