Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Holmes, Robert Francis April 3, 1931
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Virginian-Pilot  April 4 & 7, 1931
Robert Francis Holmes, aged 76, son of the late John and Sarah Ferris Holmes, died 
at the residence, 715 Redgate avenue, last night at 9:15 o’clock. Mr. Holmes was a 
retired druggist, a native and well-known lifelong resident of Norfolk. He is 
survived by two brothers, Alfred and William Holmes, and one sister, Miss Adelaide 
Holmes, all of Norfolk. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

Robert Francis Holmes - Funeral services for Mr. Holmes, whose death occurred 
Friday at the residence, 715 Redgate avenue, were held at 10 o’clock yesterday 
morning at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, the Rev. James Widmer officiating. 
Monsignor Thomas E. Waters was present. There was a large attendance and many 
floral offerings. The casket was covered with clusters of roses, lilies, 
carnations and ferns. During the service, Mrs. S. A. Sutton sang, “Face to Face,” 
with J. Harvey Stevens as accompanist. Interment was in St. Mary’s Cemetery. 
Pallbearers were J. N. Everett, George E. Holmes, W. Henry Jordan, C. S. 
Whitehurst, Arthur G. Fulford and George R. Whitehurst.

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