Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Simpson, Nora Elsie October 20, 1943
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Norfolk Virginian Pilot October 21, 1943 (edited)

                       Gas Kills 3 Persons in Portsmouth
                Bodies Found in Home In Pinners Avenue Bungalow

Three persons were found asphyxiated yesterday afternoon at 3:45 o'clock in a 
small bungalow in the rear of 120 Pinners Avenue.  One of them was Miss Nora 
Simpson, 32, a native of Berkley.
Escaping gas from a stove in the house was assigned as the cause of death. It is 
believed that the stove was lit Monday night and that the flame in some manner 
had been extinguished, maybe from being blown out accidentally.  
The coroner stated he had been told the Simpson woman, a former beauty parlor 
operator, had lived at the house only since last Monday. 
Information developed regarding her was to the effect that while she was born in 
Berkley, she had ben living for some time in New York where she was employed. 
She was reported to have returned to this section only recently, coming here on 
crutches, having received injuries to her ankles which necessitated the use of 
them. 
She is survived by four half sisters, Mrs. J.E. Jackson, of Miami, Fla.; Mrs. 
Dinsy Perkins, of Gloucester Point; Mrs. Long, of Norfolk and Miss Dixie Perry, 
of New York; a brother, Thomas Simpson, of Norfolk and two half-brothers Jack 
and Roy Perry of New York. 
The bodies were taken to the Richardson & Foster Funeral Hone to be prepared for 
burial. Funeral arrangements were incomplete last night. 
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Miss Nora Simpson, 32, who was found dead Wednesday of asphyxiation, will be 
buried this morning in St. Mary's Cemetery, Norfolk. Funeral services will be 
held at 11 o'clock at the Richardson & Foster Funeral Home.

Virginian-Pilot  October 25, 1943


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