Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Pritchard, Mercy Baker September 19, 1895 ************************************************ 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: Dorothy Strawhand https://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00034.html#0008405 June 20, 2022, 4:12 pm New Daily Pilot September 20, 1895 We regret to announce the death of Mrs. M.P. Prichard, the wife of Mr. Melville Prichard, which occurred at her residence on Virginia Street yesterday afternoon. She was a most estimable Christian lady and her friends will be truly grieved to learn of her death. Funeral notice hereafter. **************** DIED - Mrs. Mercil B. Prichard, wife of Mr. Nelvin Prichard and daughter of the late G.K. Baker, died yesterday afternoon at the residence of her uncle, Capt. W.H. Kirby, on Pearl Street. The deceased had only been married about ten months and her early death has cast a gloom over her host of friends. The funeral will take place this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock from the Armstrong Memorial Presbyterian Church. Norfolk Virginian September 20, 1895 ************************************************************************* The funeral of Mrs. Mercie B. Prichard took place yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock from the Armstrong Memorial Presbyterian Church and was largely attended by a host of sorrowing friends. The services were conducted by Rev. W.A. Slaymaker, after which the remains were conveyed to Magnolia Cemetery and laid to rest. The following young gentlemen acted as pallbearers: Messrs. Harry Keeling, Benj. R. Botts, Dave Howard, Charles Bell, George Blivens, Charles Rudd, George Thompson and W.J. Hearn. Norfolk Virginian Saturday September 21, 1895 Additional Comments: Typed exactly as they appeared in newspaper File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/p/pritchar3308nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/vafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb