Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Walker, George H. July 21, 1900 ************************************************ 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 August 21, 2020, 6:36 pm Virginian Pilot Sunday July 22, 1900 Mr. George H. Walker, a well-known citizen, died suddenly at the homme of his sister, Mrs. M.E. Godwin, on Chestnut street, Friday night about 12:30 o'clock, aged about 53 years. Mr. Walker was overcome by the heat Thursday afternoon, but recovered and worked Friday. He returned home Friday afternoon suffering from a pain in his heart and head. He was a brother of Mr. Emory Walker and was an old resident of Norfolk, but had lived in Baltimore about six years. The funeral will be conducted from the Berkley Avenue Baptist Church this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. The interment will be in Magnolia Cemetery. Thomas Jefferson Council, No. 109. Jr. O.U.A.M. and Tidewater, No. 30, Jr. O.U.A.M. will turn out in a body to attend the funeral. See calls. ****************************************************************** The funeral of the late Mr. George H. Walker, whose death was mentioned in Sunday's issue of this paper, was conducted from the Berkley Avenue Baptist Church Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Rev. M.P. Porter, pastor of Main Street Christian Church, officiated, and the services were well attended despite the rainy weather. Tidewater Council, No. 30, Jr. O.U.A.M. and Thomas Jefferson Council, No. 19, Jr. O.U.A.M. were well represented. The following were the pallbearers: From the citizens, G.W. Wrenn, Claud Jones; Tidewater Council, W.H.L. Garletelle, W.A. Stant, W.J. Beasley, S.D. Martin; Thomas Jefferson Council, R.A. Roach, W.T. Phelps. Virginian Pilot July 24, 1900 Additional Comments: Magnolia Number hard to read, not sure if age is 53 or 63 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/w/walker17562gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb