Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....McKenzie, Sarah Epps August 11, 1958
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Norfolk Journal and Guide,Saturday,Aug 16,1958
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Epps McKenzie will be conducted Friday, Aug. 15
at 1:30 p.m. from Chatman’s Funeral Chapel by Father Richard Martin, assisted by
the Rev. W. L. Hamilton and the Rev. J. R. Johnson Jr.

Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery with Chatman Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. McKenzie died Aug. 11 at 1:30 in a local hospital. She was a native of
Norfolk but lived in Boston, MA, for a number of years and was acclaimed the
best operatic singer that the colored race has produced in Boston.

She studied drama and music for years under many great teachers. For 25 years
she was the leading contralto in the William Rhodes Opera Society.

She was the daughter of the late Michael Epps and Mrs. Sallie Epps Harris who
survives her along with three sisters, Mrs. Lenora Epps Hunter, Mrs. Ruth Epps
Clifton, Norfolk, and Mrs. Beatrice Epps Weeks of Boston MA.

Additional Comments:
Calvary Cemetery

MCKENZIE, SARAH B I26077 Section 19, Block 19, Lot 126, Space SW 0 08/15/1958

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