Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Gorman, Thomas August 18, 1908
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Virginian Pilot August 19, 1908

Thomas Gorman, one of Norfolk's oldest and well known citizens, died at 7 
o'clock last evening at his home, 350 Boush Street. He was 78 years old.
Mr. Gorman served with distinction in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. 
He came to Norfolk in 1851 and with the exception of the time he spent in the 
army fighting for the South he has lived here ever since. 
He is survived by two sons, three daughters and a sister. The sons are Edward J. 
Gorman, city collector for Norfolk and one of the best known men in the city and 
William J. Gorman, also of Norfolk. The daughters are Misses Mary, Kate and 
Annie Gorman. His sister is Mrs. Kate Manning of New York.
The funeral will take place from the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Thursday 
morning at 10 o'clock.
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The funeral of the late Thomas Gorman was solemnized from the Sacred Heart 
Catholic church at 10 a.m. yesterday and was numerously attended. Requiem mass 
was celebrated by the temporary pastor, Rev. Father W. A. O'Hara, of Keyser, 
W.Va., and was assisted in the service by Rev. Father John J. Doherty, pastor of 
St. Mary’s Catholic church and the associate pastor, Rev. Father Edward Walsh. 
There was a profusion of beautiful floral tributes. During the service, the 
choir rendered several appropriate selections. The interment was in St. Mary’s 
cemetery. 
Following were the pallbearers: J. R. Coleman, W. J. Scultatus, R. L. Morris, W. 
H. Hall, M. J. Vellines, J. W. Long, William Hart and Charles E. Francis.

Virginian-Pilot  August 21, 1908


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