Pensacola Journal
27 July 1917
Page 8
HENRY J. COBURGER VETERAN OF POLICE DEPARTMENT, DIES
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Henry J. Coburger, a veteran of the Pensacola police department, expired at 9:52 o'clock Thursday morning, at the age of 59 years. His death terminated a lengthy illness, and occurred at his late home, No. 808 Aragon street.
The funeral will take place this afternoon at 4 o'clock, and numerous friends of an officer who served for more than thirty years in the city's service with never a discreditable mark against him, will attend the last sad obsequies.
Mr. Coburger came to Pensacola in 1877 from New Orleans, where he was born nineteen years earlier. A resident of Pensacola for forty years, and for more than thirty years connected in some capacity with the city departments, he was a man known by all. He entered the city's employ when W. D. Chipley was mayor, and served under more than a dozen executives. His first employ was with the volunteer fire department, and when Chipley was mayor, he was transferred to the police department. During all the successive administrations he never had the least iota of charge against him, and had the distinction up to the time of his death, of being the only man constantly in the city's service for such a period.
As a mark of respect to his memory, a detail of police stood at attention at his bier soon after his death had been announced, and details will today attend the funeral. Not only the police, but about every official from the city hall who can spare the time, as well as members of the fire and other departments, will show this last mark of esteem to the honored dead.
As further mark of esteem, flags at the city buildings were displayed at half-mast during the day. This was true at the city hall, the police headquarters, every truck house, and the water station.
The pallbearers are: John G. Welsh, Willie Moyer, Len LeBaron, D. Murphy, Sr., Jas. Reed, Arthur McClure.
Pensacola Journal
28 July 1917
Page 2
FRIENDS ATTENDED OFFICERS FUNERAL
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A large number of friends and relatives attended the funeral of the late Henry J. Coburger yesterday afternoon, the remains having been borne from the home of deceased at 808 East Aragon street, to St. Michael's cemetery, where the body was laid away for its last long sleep. Members of associations, in which deceased held membership attended in a body, and among those present was a squad of twenty policemen, under the command of Captain Anderson. Some of these officers had worked for years with Officer Coburger and held him always in the highest esteem.
Among the floral offerings sent and placed on the bier was one from the police association, which token was highly appreciated by relatives of deceased.
27 July 1917
Page 8
HENRY J. COBURGER VETERAN OF POLICE DEPARTMENT, DIES
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Henry J. Coburger, a veteran of the Pensacola police department, expired at 9:52 o'clock Thursday morning, at the age of 59 years. His death terminated a lengthy illness, and occurred at his late home, No. 808 Aragon street.
The funeral will take place this afternoon at 4 o'clock, and numerous friends of an officer who served for more than thirty years in the city's service with never a discreditable mark against him, will attend the last sad obsequies.
Mr. Coburger came to Pensacola in 1877 from New Orleans, where he was born nineteen years earlier. A resident of Pensacola for forty years, and for more than thirty years connected in some capacity with the city departments, he was a man known by all. He entered the city's employ when W. D. Chipley was mayor, and served under more than a dozen executives. His first employ was with the volunteer fire department, and when Chipley was mayor, he was transferred to the police department. During all the successive administrations he never had the least iota of charge against him, and had the distinction up to the time of his death, of being the only man constantly in the city's service for such a period.
As a mark of respect to his memory, a detail of police stood at attention at his bier soon after his death had been announced, and details will today attend the funeral. Not only the police, but about every official from the city hall who can spare the time, as well as members of the fire and other departments, will show this last mark of esteem to the honored dead.
As further mark of esteem, flags at the city buildings were displayed at half-mast during the day. This was true at the city hall, the police headquarters, every truck house, and the water station.
The pallbearers are: John G. Welsh, Willie Moyer, Len LeBaron, D. Murphy, Sr., Jas. Reed, Arthur McClure.
Pensacola Journal
28 July 1917
Page 2
FRIENDS ATTENDED OFFICERS FUNERAL
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A large number of friends and relatives attended the funeral of the late Henry J. Coburger yesterday afternoon, the remains having been borne from the home of deceased at 808 East Aragon street, to St. Michael's cemetery, where the body was laid away for its last long sleep. Members of associations, in which deceased held membership attended in a body, and among those present was a squad of twenty policemen, under the command of Captain Anderson. Some of these officers had worked for years with Officer Coburger and held him always in the highest esteem.
Among the floral offerings sent and placed on the bier was one from the police association, which token was highly appreciated by relatives of deceased.
Pensacola Journal
27 July 1917
Page 8
HENRY J. COBURGER VETERAN OF POLICE DEPARTMENT, DIES
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Henry J. Coburger, a veteran of the Pensacola police department, expired at 9:52 o'clock Thursday morning, at the age of 59 years. His death terminated a lengthy illness, and occurred at his late home, No. 808 Aragon street.
The funeral will take place this afternoon at 4 o'clock, and numerous friends of an officer who served for more than thirty years in the city's service with never a discreditable mark against him, will attend the last sad obsequies.
Mr. Coburger came to Pensacola in 1877 from New Orleans, where he was born nineteen years earlier. A resident of Pensacola for forty years, and for more than thirty years connected in some capacity with the city departments, he was a man known by all. He entered the city's employ when W. D. Chipley was mayor, and served under more than a dozen executives. His first employ was with the volunteer fire department, and when Chipley was mayor, he was transferred to the police department. During all the successive administrations he never had the least iota of charge against him, and had the distinction up to the time of his death, of being the only man constantly in the city's service for such a period.
As a mark of respect to his memory, a detail of police stood at attention at his bier soon after his death had been announced, and details will today attend the funeral. Not only the police, but about every official from the city hall who can spare the time, as well as members of the fire and other departments, will show this last mark of esteem to the honored dead.
As further mark of esteem, flags at the city buildings were displayed at half-mast during the day. This was true at the city hall, the police headquarters, every truck house, and the water station.
The pallbearers are: John G. Welsh, Willie Moyer, Len LeBaron, D. Murphy, Sr., Jas. Reed, Arthur McClure.
Pensacola Journal
28 July 1917
Page 2
FRIENDS ATTENDED OFFICERS FUNERAL
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A large number of friends and relatives attended the funeral of the late Henry J. Coburger yesterday afternoon, the remains having been borne from the home of deceased at 808 East Aragon street, to St. Michael's cemetery, where the body was laid away for its last long sleep. Members of associations, in which deceased held membership attended in a body, and among those present was a squad of twenty policemen, under the command of Captain Anderson. Some of these officers had worked for years with Officer Coburger and held him always in the highest esteem.
Among the floral offerings sent and placed on the bier was one from the police association, which token was highly appreciated by relatives of deceased.
27 July 1917
Page 8
HENRY J. COBURGER VETERAN OF POLICE DEPARTMENT, DIES
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Henry J. Coburger, a veteran of the Pensacola police department, expired at 9:52 o'clock Thursday morning, at the age of 59 years. His death terminated a lengthy illness, and occurred at his late home, No. 808 Aragon street.
The funeral will take place this afternoon at 4 o'clock, and numerous friends of an officer who served for more than thirty years in the city's service with never a discreditable mark against him, will attend the last sad obsequies.
Mr. Coburger came to Pensacola in 1877 from New Orleans, where he was born nineteen years earlier. A resident of Pensacola for forty years, and for more than thirty years connected in some capacity with the city departments, he was a man known by all. He entered the city's employ when W. D. Chipley was mayor, and served under more than a dozen executives. His first employ was with the volunteer fire department, and when Chipley was mayor, he was transferred to the police department. During all the successive administrations he never had the least iota of charge against him, and had the distinction up to the time of his death, of being the only man constantly in the city's service for such a period.
As a mark of respect to his memory, a detail of police stood at attention at his bier soon after his death had been announced, and details will today attend the funeral. Not only the police, but about every official from the city hall who can spare the time, as well as members of the fire and other departments, will show this last mark of esteem to the honored dead.
As further mark of esteem, flags at the city buildings were displayed at half-mast during the day. This was true at the city hall, the police headquarters, every truck house, and the water station.
The pallbearers are: John G. Welsh, Willie Moyer, Len LeBaron, D. Murphy, Sr., Jas. Reed, Arthur McClure.
Pensacola Journal
28 July 1917
Page 2
FRIENDS ATTENDED OFFICERS FUNERAL
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A large number of friends and relatives attended the funeral of the late Henry J. Coburger yesterday afternoon, the remains having been borne from the home of deceased at 808 East Aragon street, to St. Michael's cemetery, where the body was laid away for its last long sleep. Members of associations, in which deceased held membership attended in a body, and among those present was a squad of twenty policemen, under the command of Captain Anderson. Some of these officers had worked for years with Officer Coburger and held him always in the highest esteem.
Among the floral offerings sent and placed on the bier was one from the police association, which token was highly appreciated by relatives of deceased.
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