DR. HOLCOMBE'S FUNERAL
At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon was quietly laid away in the beautiful Metairie cemetery all that remains mortal of the beloved Dr. W. H. Holcombe.
The funeral ceremonies, held at the residence of Dr. Gayle Aiken, son-in-law of the deceased, were simple, but touching in their very simplicity. The massive casket rested on a mound of fragrant flowers, tributes of affection and esteem, for he was a man of gentle nature and a generous heart, and made friends wherever he was called.
Bishop Sessions read the beautiful burial ceremonies of the Episcopal church. He then stated the request of the family of a private funeral, and the many people of promubebce gathered slowly withdrew from the side of the casket and its precious clay, leaving it to the care of the heart-broken family.
The remains were then taken to the Metairie cemetery, where they will temporarily remain in a receiving vault until a fitr monument can be created to the memory of the physician, author and citizen.
The pall-bearers were: Dr. Robert Bailey, Richard Cenas, T. L. Bayne, Walter Van Benthuyson, Henry Neil and Colonel Marshall J. Smith, George Nicholson and Jack Moore, close friends of the deceased, were asked to serve as honorary pall bearers.
The Daily Picayune
New Orleans, Louisiana
Thursday, November 30, 1893
Page: 9
At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon was quietly laid away in the beautiful Metairie cemetery all that remains mortal of the beloved Dr. W. H. Holcombe.
The funeral ceremonies, held at the residence of Dr. Gayle Aiken, son-in-law of the deceased, were simple, but touching in their very simplicity. The massive casket rested on a mound of fragrant flowers, tributes of affection and esteem, for he was a man of gentle nature and a generous heart, and made friends wherever he was called.
Bishop Sessions read the beautiful burial ceremonies of the Episcopal church. He then stated the request of the family of a private funeral, and the many people of promubebce gathered slowly withdrew from the side of the casket and its precious clay, leaving it to the care of the heart-broken family.
The remains were then taken to the Metairie cemetery, where they will temporarily remain in a receiving vault until a fitr monument can be created to the memory of the physician, author and citizen.
The pall-bearers were: Dr. Robert Bailey, Richard Cenas, T. L. Bayne, Walter Van Benthuyson, Henry Neil and Colonel Marshall J. Smith, George Nicholson and Jack Moore, close friends of the deceased, were asked to serve as honorary pall bearers.
The Daily Picayune
New Orleans, Louisiana
Thursday, November 30, 1893
Page: 9
DR. HOLCOMBE'S FUNERAL
At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon was quietly laid away in the beautiful Metairie cemetery all that remains mortal of the beloved Dr. W. H. Holcombe.
The funeral ceremonies, held at the residence of Dr. Gayle Aiken, son-in-law of the deceased, were simple, but touching in their very simplicity. The massive casket rested on a mound of fragrant flowers, tributes of affection and esteem, for he was a man of gentle nature and a generous heart, and made friends wherever he was called.
Bishop Sessions read the beautiful burial ceremonies of the Episcopal church. He then stated the request of the family of a private funeral, and the many people of promubebce gathered slowly withdrew from the side of the casket and its precious clay, leaving it to the care of the heart-broken family.
The remains were then taken to the Metairie cemetery, where they will temporarily remain in a receiving vault until a fitr monument can be created to the memory of the physician, author and citizen.
The pall-bearers were: Dr. Robert Bailey, Richard Cenas, T. L. Bayne, Walter Van Benthuyson, Henry Neil and Colonel Marshall J. Smith, George Nicholson and Jack Moore, close friends of the deceased, were asked to serve as honorary pall bearers.
The Daily Picayune
New Orleans, Louisiana
Thursday, November 30, 1893
Page: 9
At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon was quietly laid away in the beautiful Metairie cemetery all that remains mortal of the beloved Dr. W. H. Holcombe.
The funeral ceremonies, held at the residence of Dr. Gayle Aiken, son-in-law of the deceased, were simple, but touching in their very simplicity. The massive casket rested on a mound of fragrant flowers, tributes of affection and esteem, for he was a man of gentle nature and a generous heart, and made friends wherever he was called.
Bishop Sessions read the beautiful burial ceremonies of the Episcopal church. He then stated the request of the family of a private funeral, and the many people of promubebce gathered slowly withdrew from the side of the casket and its precious clay, leaving it to the care of the heart-broken family.
The remains were then taken to the Metairie cemetery, where they will temporarily remain in a receiving vault until a fitr monument can be created to the memory of the physician, author and citizen.
The pall-bearers were: Dr. Robert Bailey, Richard Cenas, T. L. Bayne, Walter Van Benthuyson, Henry Neil and Colonel Marshall J. Smith, George Nicholson and Jack Moore, close friends of the deceased, were asked to serve as honorary pall bearers.
The Daily Picayune
New Orleans, Louisiana
Thursday, November 30, 1893
Page: 9
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