Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Tompkins, John J. May 20, 1880
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Norfolk Virginian May 21, 1880

                          Death of Mr. J.J. Tompkins

This old and well known citizen of Norfolk died at his residence on Cumberland 
Street yesterday afternoon, at four o'clock, in the sixty-ninth year of his age. 
Mr. Tompkins was for many years prominently engaged in the undertaking business 
in this city. In 1878 he went to Memphis, Tenn. as a volunteer nurse to yellow 
fever patients, was attacked by the disease and was very near losing his life. 
His death was occasioned by a wound he received some months since from a knife 
with which he was cutting a piece of wood in his shop on Bank Street, and which 
slipped and entered his thigh, penetrating the femoral artery. He leaves a 
family to mourn his loss. The funeral will take place this afternoon at five 
o'clock.
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TOMPKINS - At his residence, on Cumberland Street, May 20th, 1880 at 4 p.m., 
J.J. TOMPKINS, in the 68th year of his age.
His funeral will take place from his late residence TODAY, May 21st, at 5 p.m. 
Friends and acquaintances of the family are respectfully invited to attend 
without further notice.
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                     Obsequies of the Late J.J. Tompkins

The funeral of this well known and highly esteemed citizen whose demise we 
announced in Friday's issue of The Virginian, took place from his late residence 
yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock and was attended by a large number of friends 
of the family and also by Norfolk Lodge No. 1, A.F. & A.M. and Grice Commandery 
Knights Templar, of which the deceased while in life was an honored member. The 
solemn service was conducted in accordance with the forms of the Protestant 
Episcopal Church by the Rev. Robert Gatewood, who briefly and appropriately 
alluded to the life and character of Mr. Tompkins. He paid a most deserved 
tribute from a personal knowledge of his many excellent and amiable traits, 
particularly referring to his modest and unselfish charity. His remarks were 
deeply affecting and brought tears to the eyes of many in the audience. At the 
conclusion of the service at the house the remains were conveyed to the hearse 
and the procession formed, headed by the Masonic fraternity, wended its way to 
Cedar Grove Cemetery, where the remains were deposited to the tomb surrounded by 
weeping relatives and sorrowing friends with the solemn and impressive church 
service and the beautiful rites of the Masonic fraternity to await the 
resurrection of the just.  Peace to his ashes.
The following gentlemen acted as pallbearers:
Norfolk Lodge - Dr. E. Cuthriell, K.H. Old, C.J. Oheim, M.J. Bell, Esqs.
Knights Templar - Messrs. T.W. Henderson and J.T. Redmond.

Norfolk Virginian May 22, 1880


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