Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Merchant, John June 29, 1971 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Diane Renfrow dianel14@gmail.com August 21, 2016, 4:30 pm The Virginian Pilot,Thursday,July 1,1971 Norfolk - John Merchant of 424 W. 28th St., the husband of Mrs. Leolia Merchant, died Tuesday in a hospital after a long illness. A native of Norfolk, he was a son of the late David and Mrs. Sarah Merchant. He was retired from the Norfolk Department of Public Works. He was a member of C. H. Mason Memorial Church of God in Christ. Besides his widow, surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Doris E. Elliott of New York and Mrs. Dorothy Collins of Norfolk, nine grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be held Sunday at 1 p.m. in St. Peter Church of God in Christ, Maltby Avenue, by the Rev. Rufus Thornton. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery with Hale Funeral Home in charge. Additional Comments: Calvary Cemetery MERCHANT, JOHN I31495 Section ELM, Block E, Space 50 72 06/29/1971 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/m/merchant12121gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb