Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....McLaughlin, Richard Francis January 8, 1920
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Virginian-Pilot January 12, 1920
The funeral of Richard F. McLaughlin, who died at a local hospital Friday 
evening, will take place at the Sacred Heart Catholic church this morning at 10 
o’clock. Members of the Norfolk fire department will act as pallbearers and a 
number of fire chiefs from other cities will be in Norfolk to attend the 
funeral. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Catholic cemetery.
Members of the fire department and police department, who are off duty, will 
form at the fire headquarters on Plume street at 9:30 o’clock and, under command 
of Major Charles B. Borland, inspector of police, will march to the church where 
they will form a guard of honor to the former fire chief. The same ceremony will 
be performed at the cemetery.
Among the visiting chiefs will be Edgar V. Farley, of Petersburg; George M. 
Dillinger, of Camp Lee; W. H. Joynes, of Richmond; Jack Cudihy, of Hopewell and 
Fillmore Tyson, of City Point.
Active pallbearers announced last night will be Assistant Chief George W. 
Bunting, Assistant Chief F. C. Petty, Captain Edward J. Cannon, Captain W. T. 
Traylor, Engineer C. T. Schmus, Engineer E. D. Dozier, Driver R. L. Woolard and 
Assistant Mechanic James Hatton.


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