Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Parr, James Edward May 3, 1931
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Virginian Pilot and The Norfolk Landmark May 4, 1931

               JAMES E. PARR, VETERAN CITY EMPLOYE, DEAD

Superintendent of Municipal Hospital Succumbs To Illness; Funeral Services To Be 
Held Wednesday Morning; Burial In Norfolk

                     RUDOLPH BARTOL NAMED TO VACANCY

James Edward Parr, aged 69, for 28 years superintendent of the Norfolk Municipal 
Hospital and for 46 years an employe of the City of Norfolk, died early 
yesterday morning at a local hospital.
His assistant, Rudolph Bartol, yesterday was appointed superintendent by City 
Manager Truxtun. Mr. Bartol has been employed at the hospital for 17 years, the 
last as assistant superintendent, and has served in almost every capacity there. 
Mr. Bartol has been a resident of Norfolk for a quarter of a century. 
Mr. Parr, the son of the late William Parr and Susan Pulley Parr, was born in 
Petersburg and came to Norfolk at the age of two, remaining here ever since. He 
married Miss Frances Simpson, who died about 10 years ago.
He had been in failing health for the past six months, but had remained at his 
post of duty until Wednesday of last week, when his condition necessitated his 
removal to the hospital.
                           Considered Work Trust
Through long years of service as superintendent of the Municipal Hospital, Mr. 
Parr had considered his work as a sacred trust. He always was willing to listen 
to the sorrows of his people. Surrounded by unfortunates, many of whom were 
there through no fault of their own, and many not so deserving yet thankful to 
have the Municipal Hospital as a refuge and as a last resort, it was his often 
expressed desire and hope that he might be considered by them as a father and 
not just the superintendent.  In this difficult position he spent his life, 
doing his utmost to cheer the way and to make comfortable the last days of those 
under him. For many years he was aided by a faithful wife who always was kind 
and good to the inmates of the home. After her death he continued, striving to 
make the Municipal Hospital a "home" rather than an institution.
How well he succeeded was attested yesterday morning when, at the hospital word 
of his death began to be whispered from cot to cot and from room to room. Where 
they, poor, unfortunate, lay waiting the same summons that had come to the head 
of the home, old women and men, long inured to sorrow and loss, found tears 
coursing down their cheeks, while in the children's ward, little ones who had 
known him as their only father, sat in sorrow and silence, not quite 
understanding, but knowing in some way that something was wrong. Downstairs, his 
staff attended to their duties solemnly, voicing the opinion that the place 
could never be the same again.
Major Truxtun, after being apprised of Mr. Parr's death early yesterday morning, 
issued the following statement:
"My association with Mr. Parr covering a period of nearly six years will always 
be a pleasant memory. The city has lost an excellent employe. His loyalty to me 
and the entire administration was both strengthening and comforting."
Mr. Parr is survived by 12 children, Claude J. Parr, Mrs. G.G. Kasbirian, Thomas 
G. Parr, Mrs. Loretta Smith, William J. Parr, George W. Parr, Mrs. Haywood King, 
Mrs. Rudolph Bartol, Edward P. Parr, Daniel S. Parr, Mrs. Mae Meixell and 
Lawrence F. Parr; 18 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, a sister, Mrs. 
Walter Liverman and a brother, John Parr.
Mr. Parr was a member of the Woodmen of the World and a member of the 
congregation of St. Mary's Catholic Church.
The body will be taken from H.D. Oliver's Funeral Apartments Wednesday morning 
at 10 o'clock, to St. Mary's Catholic Church for requiem. Interment will be in 
St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.
The flag at the Norfolk Municipal Hospital will remain at half-staff until after 
Mr. Parr's funeral
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PARR, JAMES EDWARD - At a local hospital, Sunday, May 3rd, 1931, at 4:30 o’clock 
a.m., JAMES EDWARD PARR, in the 70th year of his age.
Remains will be taken from H. D. Oliver’s Funeral Apartments, Nos. 610-612 East 
Freemason street, to St. Mary’s Catholic Church, for services WEDNESDAY MORNING 
at 10 o’clock. Friends of the family are invited to attend. Interment, St. 
Mary’s Cemetery.

Virginian Pilot and The Norfolk Landmark May 4, 1931

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