Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Gordon, James Cowley June 18, 1931
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Virginian Pilot and the Norfolk Landmark  June 19, 1931

James Cowley Gordon, aged 55 years, died yesterday morning at 10:20 o'clock at a 
local hospital. He was a native of Ireland, and had been a well known resident 
of Norfolk for the past 30 years. Mr. Gordon was a member of the Norfolk Council 
No. 367, Knights of Columbus, of Norfolk Lodge No. 38, B.P.O. Elks and of the 
Holy Name Society of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Surviving him are three 
sisters, Mrs. Annie G. Lane, of Norfolk, Mrs. Peter Guigon, of Washington, D.C. 
and Mrs. Catherine Hope, of Ireland; two brothers, John Gordon, of Ireland and 
Patrick Gordon, of Washington, D.C. and a number of nieces and nephews.  Among 
the nieces and nephews are Mrs. Howard Kinney, of New York; Mrs. John Carr, Mrs. 
William Donovan, the Misses Mary and Margaret Lane and Gordon Lane, all of 
Norfolk. Remains will be taken from the residence, 1215 Rockbridge Avenue, to 
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, for funeral services tomorrow morning at 10 
o'clock. Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.
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James C. Gordon - Funeral services for James C. Gordon, Norfolk man and formerly 
active in local political activities, who died Friday at a local hospital, were 
conducted yesterday morning at the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church by the Rev. 
Leo J. Ryan, with Monsignor Thomas E. Waters, the Rev. J. A. Taylor and the Rev. 
E. L. Stephens present in the sanctuary of the church.
Pallbearers were Dr. A. A. Marsteller, J. E. Neikirk, Jesse Parris, Julian K. 
Pattus, George E. Holmes, John J. O’Keefe, Thomas B. Hatton, and Thomas J. 
Shannon. The funeral was attended by delegations from the Holy Name Society of 
the Blessed Sacrament Church, the Knights of Columbus, and the B. P. O. E. The 
casket was covered with Easter lilies and ferns, and there were many floral 
tributes.
When the mass was concluded, Father Ryan paid tribute to Mr. Gordon’s loyalty to 
his friends and to his church. Mrs. Frank MacLaughlin sang, “Face to Face,” 
accompanied by Mrs. C. R. Davies at the organ.
Mr. Gordon was, for a period of years, advertising and sales manager for Phillip 
Levy & Co., and, at the time of his death, was traveling representative for a 
large furniture firm. He was at one time a member of the Norfolk Common Council, 
and was also a member of the board of aldermen.
Burial was in St. Mary’s Cemetery.

Virginian Pilot and the Norfolk Landmark  June 21, 1931


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