Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Halstead, Richard T July 10, 1888
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The Norfolk Landmark, Thurs., July 12 1888

Intelligence was received in the city yesterday of the death, at the 
Confederate Soldiers’ Home, in Richmond, of Mrs. Richard P. Halstead. Mr. 
Halstead was well-known in this city, where he was a member of Pickett-Buchanan 
Camp of Confederate Veterans, having served through the war in the Norfolk 
Light Artillery Blues. His funeral will take place this afternoon at 5:30 
o’clock, and Pickett-Buchanan Camp will attend in a body.

The Norfolk Landmark Fri., July 13, 1888
The Funeral of R.T. Halstead, whose death at the Confederate Soldiers’ Home in 
Richmond Wednesday was noticed in yesterday issue, took place from St. Luke’s 
P.E. Church, at 6 o’clock yesterday afternoon, and was largely attended. 
Norfolk Lodge No. 38 B.P.O. Elks, and Pickett-Buchanan Camp, of both of which 
organizations he was a member, were present. The solemn funeral services of the 
Episcopal Church, both at the church and grave, were conducted by Rev. A.S. 
Lloyd. The interment was in the Elks’ Rest, in Elmwood Cemetery. The floral 
tributes were very handsome, notably one sent by the Elks. The following were 
the pall-bearers: Confederate Veterans-Maj. Chas Pickett, Captain E.M. Henry 
and Commander J.W. Thomas, Jr. Elks-Wm. Linn, John S. Holmes and Chas. 
Hatfield, Citizens-R.H. Gwaltney and Wingfield Roberts.


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