Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Wilbern, William Godwin December 31, 1903
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Virginian Pilot Friday January 1, 1904

WILBERN - At his residence, No. 32 Front Street, Thursday, December 31, 
1903, at 4:40 a.m., Col. WILLIAM G. WILBERN, in the 67th year of his age.
The funeral will take place TODAY (Friday) January 1, 1904, at 2 p.m., from 
the Colley Memorial Presbyterian Church.  Friends and acquaintances 
respectfully invited to attend.
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The Virginian-Pilot announced in its issue of Tuesday that Captain William 
G. Wilbern was stricken with paralysis at his home, No. 32 Front Street, 
Atlantic City Ward, with paralysis.  He died from the effects of the stroke 
at 5 o'clock a.m. yesterday, aged 66 years.
At the breaking out of the war between the north and south Captain Wilbern 
entered the Confederate service and served as lieutenant of Company H. Sixth 
Virginia regiment, Mahone's brigade.  After the war he served as a member of 
one of the branches of the Norfolk city council.  He was a prominent Pythian 
and was past commander of Norfolk Lodge No. 9, K. of P.  Several years ago 
he was commandant of Virginia commandery No. 2, Uniformed Rank, Knights of 
Pythias, and was largely interested in that branch of the order.  The 
funeral will be solemnized from Colley Memorial Presbyterian Church at 3 
o'clock this afternoon.

Additional Comments:
Elmwood
Discrepancies noted in times and rank.  Correct rank is Col. per tombstone

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