Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Phelps, Pegram Lee December 16, 1915
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Virginian Pilot and The Norfolk Landmark December 17,1915

                    YOUNG WHITE MAN KILLED BY MONEY POINT CAR

     P. L. Phelps Crushed Under Trolley Near Knitting Mill Curve Last Night

P.L. Phelps, a young white man of South Norfolk, was run over and instantly 
killed by a Money Point car, near the knitting mill curve in South Norfolk 
last night about 8:30 o'clock.
The only reason that could be given last night for the accident was that the 
young man did not see the approaching car, which passed over the upper part 
of his body, badly mangling the chest. Death was almost instantaneous. Dr. 
Abbitt, coroner, viewed the body and pronounced Phelps' death due to an 
accident.
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The funeral of Pegram Lee Phelps, aged 39 years, killed by one of the cars 
of the Money Point division of the Virginia Railway and Power Company, at 
the Knitting Mill Curve, South Norfolk, early Thursday night, will be 
conducted at the family residence near Albertsons Corner, Berkley Avenue, 
extended today at noon.  Rev. W.M. Black, pastor of the South Norfolk 
Baptist Church will conduct the services and burial will be in Magnolia 
Cemetery.  Mr. Phelps was a native of Washington, N.C., but had been a 
resident of this section for many years.  He is survived by his widow, Mrs. 
Lillian Phelps and four small children, aged 2 to7 years.
He had been engaged at Hopewell, with the DuPont Powder people for a year, 
and came home Wednesday on a visit to his family.  In addition to his family 
he is survived by two brothers, R.M. Phelps, a civil engineer of Washington, 
N.C., W.M. Phelps, of St. Louis, Mo. and a sister, Miss Lula P. Phelps of 
Norfolk.  He was a son of the late Francis H. Phelps, of North Carolina.  He 
was in charge of one of the cars of the Oaklett line many years.

Virginian Pilot and The Norfolk Landmark December 18,1915

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