Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Hoskins, Josephus April 13, 1959
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Norfolk Journal and Guide, May 2,1959
Funeral services for Josephus Hoskins of 1816 Bracey street, Norfolk, who died 
in a Norfolk hospital April 13, were held Saturday, April 18, at 2 p.m. at 
Metropolitan A.M.E.Z. Church.  He was active in this church where he served for 
a time as secretary of the trustee board.

The eulogy was delivered by Dr. R. A. Councill.  He used for his text Job 14:14 
“If a man die, shall he live again?  All the days of my appointed time will I 
wait till my change come.”

Dr. Councill said this was a natural type of expression for Job because of his 
condition.  He said “change is often an unwelcome thing.”  He added that 
Christians should not fear death because  Christ has made it possible to conquer 
death.

The minister pointed out that death often comes in the midst of labor.  It is 
often a sudden change, he said, as was the case with the deceased.  Death is 
final with some, Dr. Councill said, but it is different with the Christians, he 
added.

The Rt. Rev. J. D. Cauthen, bishop of the AMEZ Church and former pastor at 
Metropolitan, read the Scripture.  The Rev. H. T. Myers, pastor of Mt. Olive 
Baptist church, Lindenwood, offered prayer.

Mr. Hoskins, a World War I veteran, was buried with military honors in Calvary 
Cemetery.

Out-of-town persons attending the funeral were the Rev. Stanley Hines, Port 
Washington, L.I.  Mesdames Maude Ghyll, Cherrie Gibbs, Beulah Christmas and Mary 
L. Tyler, Brooklyn, NY;  Mrs. Linnie Valentine, New York;   Bernard Hunter, Mrs. 
Lina Hoskins and Mrs. Thelma Bacote, Mt. Clair, NJ.

Also Mrs. Bessie Wiggins, Philadelphia;  Dr. H. L. Small and Dr. B. B. Small, 
Denton, MD;  Mrs. Alisborn Douthit and Mr. and Mrs. Keneth Davis, Washington, 
DC;  Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Calvert and Samuel Calvert, Seaboard, NC;  Mrs. Nannie 
Manley, Willie Dickerson and Oswald Joyner, Margarettsville, NC;  Mesdames 
Delcia Knight and Myrtle Odoms, Gatesville, NC;  Mrs. Eddie H. Jones, Sunbury, 
NC;  and Mrs. Isabelle Vann, Suffolk, VA.



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Calvary Cemetery

HOSKINS, JOSEPHUS I15632 Section 13, Lot 8, Space S, 04/13/1959  IM

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