Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Hubbard, William McKinley February 28, 1989
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The Virginian-Pilot, Thursday, March 2, 1989

William Hubbard, retired supervisor at Journal & Guide

NORFOLK - William McKinley Hubbard, retired production supervisor at the Journal 
& Guide, died February 28, 1989, in a nursing home.

A native of South Boston, Mr. Hubbard was attending Hampton Institute when World 
War I started, and he was called to serve in the Army as a band sergeant for the 
369th Infantry. After the war, he returned to Hampton Institute where he 
continued his studies in printing and played the tuba.

After graduating, he went to Norfolk, where he was hired by the Journal & Guide 
as a Linotype operator. He worked his way through various positions until he was 
promoted to production foreman. Mr. Hubbard taught many young people the 
printing business when they were hired by the Journal & Guide.

"He was good at his job, and he was always willing to help somebody," said 
Southall Bass III of Virginia Beach, retired general manager of the Journal & 
Guide.

Mr. Hubbard was with the newspaper at its peak when it published seven weekly 
editions and had employees working around the clock. "He developed that himself. 
He saw the need for it, and the company put it in his hands to organize," Bass 
said. Mr. Hubbard retired from Journal & Guide in 1972 after 49 years of 
service.

Throughout the years, Mr. Hubbard continued to play the tuba and was a longtime 
member of the Excelsior Band, a well-known black marching group based in 
Norfolk. Other memberships include the Chi Beta Chi Social Club, the American 
Legion Attucks Post 5, and the Hampton National Alumni Association.

He was a member of First Baptist Church Bute Street, where he taught the Big 
Brotherhood Bible Class.

He is survived by his wife, Mayson Ryland Hubbard, and a sister, Lillian H. 
Harris of Philadelphia.

The funeral will be at noon Saturday in First Baptist Church Bute Street. Burial 
will be in Calvary Cemetery. Friends may join the family at 11 a.m. Saturday at 
Graves Funeral Home for the procession to the church. The body will be placed in 
the church at 9:30 a.m. Saturday.

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