The body
of Mrs. R. Spear reached Florala last Tuesday morning and was laid to
rest in the city cemetery beside her daughter Mrs. O A Larkin. Mrs. Spear died at Millview at the home of
her grandson C M Larkin. She spent most
of her life in Brewton, but resided for a few years in Florala. Mrs. Spear had
reached the age of 80 years.
A man
named Urkhart was killed by passenger train #13 near
Oliver Huckabaa—On
the night of October 26 the spirit of Mr. O. Huckabaa winged its flight to the
God who gave it. He had been ill 2 ½
months. He was 76 years of age and lived
in Liberty Hill,
“Uncle
Kelly” a
well-known and trustworthy colored man who has made Florala his home during the
past 8 or 10 years died Saturday night and was buried Sunday. He has been the janitor at the banks for the
past 2 to 3 years and stood well in the estimation of both white and colored
people. He was about 77 years old.
Married in
On last
Wednesday at 12:30 pm in Florala Mr. R. K. Council of the Hughes
Wholesale Grocery Co. and Miss Emma Clements were married at the home of
Mrs. Clements.
A double
wedding occurred at the home of Judge Arron Hilson near
News from
Ponce de Leon,
Mr. Orin Cougenouer
and Miss Lois Walker of Lockhart eloped last Sunday evening.
Demps Goram, an employee of the Jackson Lumber Co., was killed Tuesday while coupling cars on the Dixie Route Railroad. HE died shortly after amputation surgery. Mr. Goram had been married only 5 months. His brother was crippled a year ago in a similar accident.
Sympathy
extended to Mr. Geo. W. Reeves on account of the death of his father
which occurred in Geneva Co. the latter part of the week.
Mr. and
Mrs. W. T. Prestwood announce the engagement of their sister Margaret
Lou to Mr. Ernest Devon Manning.
The wedding will take place Wednesday, November 26th at the
First Methodist Church
Little
Fred Watkins, so of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Watkins Jr. died Saturday and
was laid to rest in North Creek Cemetery.
Reverends Culpepper and Johns conducted the services---Andalusia Star
Mr. Thomas who came to Florala on a visit to his
son A.C. Thomas died last Sunday afternoon and was buried at Natural Bridge the
day following. Deceased came to this
city from
T. H.
(Hope) Cawthon has moved his photography business from DeFuniak Springs
to Florala. Last week he went to
T. H. Cawthon
and Miss Hattie Matlock of
Masonic
Funeral of Boykin Adams-Samson, Ala. November 10, 1913- The funeral of Brother Boykin S. Adams,
deceased, late of Samson Lodge #624 will be conducted at
Sam Hutcheson
and his automobile was called into service Wednesday morning by Mr. H. H. Majors
of
Miss Ellen
Lucia Dexter, sister of Mrs. F.R. Yarbrough will be married on
Wednesday to Mr. James Maddox of
The home
of Mrs. Minnie D. Shepherd has been blessed by the arrival of a fine
boy, who will be named J.R., Jr.
Thursday,
November 20, 1913- no
b/m/d reported
Thursday,
November 27, 1913
John D.
Donaldson, a
Last
Wednesday night at the
Miss
Gertrude Bannister of
Oscar Larkin
of Florala was called to Brewton by the death of his brother--- Pine Belt News
Mark Miller
at one time a prominent businessman of
Thursday,
December 25, 1913- no
b/m/d reported
On
Wednesday evening of last week at the home of J. B. Cockcroft,
Opp
December 30th—Warren Wages, a prominent farmer was shot by
his daughter yesterday evening and died at an early hour this evening. Cause of the tragedy is unknown.
Captain S.
A. Cawthon was given a hickory walking stick by his grandson, Ernest Manning. The stick contains a view of “The Battle
Above the Clouds”. Captain Cawthon a
confederate veteran did not participate in this battle but viewed it from a
distance.
Thursday,
January 8, 1914—issue
missing
Thursday,
January 15, 1914
Dr. P.
B. Spears Passes Away--
Dr. P. B. Spears died at
his home Monday morning shortly before noon.
Dr. Spears was born at Clopton in Dale Co.,
Grace
Dies at home of His Mother—
Hub Allen
of Milton, editor of the Milton Gazette and recently made president of West
Florida Press Association died last Friday afternoon in El Paso, Texas. He was buried at
Aubra Merrill
of Laurel Hill died at his home last Sunday.
Thursday,
January 22, 1914 no b/m/d reported
Thursday,
January 29, 1914
Frank Chancey,
a Holmes Co.,
Miss
Sallie Collier of
Death
of Little Rosa Lee Cawthon- The entire community deeply
sympathizes with Mr. and Mrs. Curry Cawthon on the death of their 1 year
old daughter Rosa Lee. The sad event
occurred at their home in Florala yesterday morning. Funeral and burial will
occur today.
Mrs. John
Chancey an aged woman of Bonifay was killed for her money is
the belief of the members of the coroner’s jury. Two women were released. The husband is still held and two more men
named Sapp and Herman have been arrested. It is believed that the husband will be
acquitted.
Miss Ruth Koerber
and W.R. Conerly were married last Saturday at 8 o’clock at the Baptist
parsonage in Florala. Rev. J.N. Vandiver
performed the ceremony. The wedding day
is also the bride and groom’s birthday.
The bride came from
Prominent
Citizen of Opp is Dead- Ferrin Hutchison, a
prominent hardware man of Opp, died early Tuesday morning after a 3 week
illness with Typhoid Fever. He was a
brother of Dr. C.B. Hutchison of Samson.
He was married about 2 months ago to Miss Velma Foster of
Luverne, who survives him. Deceased was
brother in law to T.A. Goodwin of Florala.
Thursday,
February 12, 1914
Born to
Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Evans of Pine level, a girl.
Shot in
the Back- W.L. Frazier
was shot in the head and back last Monday evening as he entered his home in
Andalusia- Andalusia Star
Mrs.
Bracewell Passes Away- Mrs Bracewell the age
mother of E.C., John and R.L. Bracewell died at her home last Saturday night.
Mrs. Bracewell was 76 years old. Her husband died some years ago and she made
her home with her son, R.L. Bracewell,
The body was carried to
W.N. Nord is rejoicing over the recent
arrival of a 14 lb. girl at his home.
Died- Russell Wismer, of Garden City. He was buried near Laurel Hill.
Seabreeze,
Fla. February 12th- Emory Olds, a brother of R.E. Olds, the
well-known automobile manufacturer of Lansing, Mich. Dropped dead here. Death
was due to apoplexy. The body was sent to
Campbellton,
Fla February 9th- J.E. Wall
of Cottondale and Miss Lettie Casey of Dothan were married by the Rev.
J.W. White at the home of W.L. McKinley at 7:30 pm- Dothan Morning News
Almon
Leroy Churchwell, the 9 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. I.G. Churchwell, of
Laurel Hill, was buried in the Florala cemetery last Thursday afternoon.
Thursday,
February 19, 1914
Hacoda- H.T. Martin who resides near Hacoda,
died Saturday while being operated on for throat trouble.
Alto Highsmith
and Miss Lucille Cassady were married today.
I.M. Riles
returned from
Mr. Arthur
Austin of Lockhart and Miss Leah Dean of
S.E. Whigham
returned Saturday night from
Herb
Herndon Kills Father-
Covington County Has Sensation-
Opp When John McPherson, once of
this place, but now a wealthy resident of Oklahoma, was taken into custody last
Saturday, another important arrest had been made in the Wade Childre
murder case, which after 16 years is again being probed by the Grand Jury and
officers. Noah Wages, George Whitehead
and Henry Whitehead were indicted by the recent Grand Jury. All of the arrests were made possible by the
evidence at the trial of Miss Alice Wages, the girl charged with the
murder of her father Warren Wages, who it is alleged, was also a member
of the crowd that assassinated Childre.
Mr. Early, an aged resident of Geneva Co. died suddenly last Tuesday morning. He was a prosperous farmer and merchant. Mr. Early was the father of several sons and daughters, among whom is Mrs. L.R. Dubose, of Florala. Mrs. Dubose left for Pera, the family home, immediately upon receipt of the news.
Mr. A.M. Chapman, of
G. W. Bell, the aged and demented father of J.J.
Bell, of Florala died last Friday morning at Bright’s Hospital,
Mr. and Mrs, Walter Warren are the proud parents of a 9 lb boy which arrived at their home Sunday evening- Milton Fla. Gazette
Jonas Kirkland,
a mill hand employed by the Mynham Mill Co., at Noma,
Falco- Born to Mr. and Mrs. Will Hart, March
20th, a girl.
Mrs. Fred Paramore,
living near
Thursday,
April 9, 1914- issue
missing
Hacoda- Sympathy extended to the family of Ebb.
Died
from Eating an Easter Egg- Little Lettie Fortenberry, five years
of age, died at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Fortenberry.
Last
Sunday afternoon, at 2:30, at the home of the bride’s parents, Miss Allie Helms
and Mr. P.C. Rowell were happily married.
Garden
City- Samppa Thomas died Thursday and was buried Friday. Rev. H.S. Wismer conducted the services. Internment occurred at
Sparks Register,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Register, now living in
Mrs. Eliza
J. Matthews, wife of W.G. Matthews and daughter of the late Rev. Caswell
Smith, a pioneer Baptist minister in S.E. Ala. died at the home of her
husband in Florala last Monday morning at 10 o’clock. Deceased is survived by her husband, 3 sons,
W.N. , J.A., and Chas. D and one daughter Miss Clifford of Florala; one brother
M.A Smith of Ozark; also 3 sisters Mrs. J.H. Wall of this city,
Mrs. D.B. Windham of Center, TX; and Mrs. G.P. Dowling, of
Ozark. Mrs. Matthews was 73 years of
age, having celebrated her birthday February 4th. Burial occurred in the city cemetery.
Munson- Mr. John McKee and Miss Ellen Thompson were married Thursday at the home of Mr. Thompson, Mr. George Collins, N.P., officiating.
Arthur Temples committed suicide at his home in
Lockhart last Tuesday night by taking laudanum.
He died about 11:45. He came to Lockhart from
Munson- Mr. R.E. Bland and Miss Addie Grubbs were married at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kierce at Baker yesterday, Rev. Wilkinson officiating.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wilson returned to Florala from
Thursday, May 14, 1914
Munson- John Black and Miss Nora Weaver of Sullivan, were married last Sunday. D.H. Harilson, N.P. officiating.
Thursday, May 21, 1914
Munson- Mr. and Mrs. Maul are the proud
parents of two fine girls, Alene Frances and Irene Elizabeth.
Munson- Mr. and Mrs. C.M. Munson have a little
stranger in their home. They will call
her Jennevieve. Both the little lady and her mother are doing nicely.
J.O. Jennings, one of the best-known conductors of
the
Mrs. Mertis Hart Prestwood, wife of W.T.
Prestwood, died in the early morning hours of Tuesday last at the family home
from complications arising after childbirth.
Deceased is survived by her husband, a two week old baby and two girls,
her mother and many relatives in the town and county. Burial in
Malone Morris, the 23 year old son of J.J. Morris,
of Samson, was drowned in the
Mrs. Welch died at the first of this week at
Paxton. Her burial occurred in the
The 4 month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Helms died last Saturday morning after a week’s illness. Burial took place in the city cemetery.
Thursday, May 28, 1914
On Friday
afternoon at 6 o’clock Mr. Woodson Waits of
Thursday,
June 4, 1914-issue
missing
Thursday,
June 11, 1914
On Friday
morning, June 5th, at 6 o’clock, little Kirk
Mrs. James,
mother of W.H. James, died in
Herman Apple,
a traveling salesman of Florala and Miss Minnie Lee Paterson of
Clarksdale, Tenn. Were married at Dothan last Thursday—Samson Ledger
Born- On
Tuesday night last to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bush, a son.
Reuben Hart,
the young man who was shot by negroes at Falco when his relative Will Hart
was killed is revering from the wounds.
Thursday,
June 18, 1914
Mr. Daniel
McLeod requests the honor of your presence at the marriage of his
daughter Ethel Eugenia (of Florala) to Mr. Warren Wade Powers (of
Hacoda—L.P.
Geohagan gave an ice cream supper afternoon in honor of his 46th
birthday.
Mrs. O. F.
Lee received the sad intelligence of the death in
Ozark,
R. W. Matthews
of Lockhart and Miss Clyde Lindsey of
Thursday,
July 2, 1914
Mrs. Ebbie
Foster Willbank died unexpectedly on Friday evening at her home in
Lockhart. Her husband was in
Thursday,
July 9, 1914- issue
missing
Thursday,
July 16, 1914
Mr. and
Mrs. W.T. Weaver was saddened last Saturday night by the death of their
youngest child, a baby about 7 months old.
Burial was in the
Ozark- Honorable O.C. Doster died and was
buried at
Daniel Douglas,
a highly respected citizen living near
Thursday,
July 23, 1914
Alex McGowan
Sr. an old resident and one of the best known citizens of Escambia Co. died
last Sunday morning at the home of his son in
A well
known mason, B.F. Prince, died recently in Crawford, Al. Mr. Prince was 73 years of age.
Munson- Mrs John Odom died early Wednesday
morning.
The stork
last Thursday night visited Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Kinsaul of Lockhart and
left a handsome 10 lb baby boy.
Thursday,
July 30, 1914
In
Memoriam- At a meeting of the Ladies Aid and Missionary Society of the
Florala Presbyterian Church the following resolution was adopted: That we make some tribute to the memory of
Mrs. Martha Britton…… She was
married early in life and from a large family, 3 daughters and 1 son are left
to emulate her virtues.
Miss Mamie
Morris of Florala and Mr. John Fields of
Mr. Brooks,
father of Mrs. May Jennings and
Thursday,
August 6, 1914- no
b/m/d reported
Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Wilson of Lockhart, “wish to thank friend for their kindness shown to us during the illness and death of our baby”.
James Powell
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Powell and Cecil Foster of
Thursday,
August 20, 1914
Radford Pouncy
died last Thursday night while on duty at the saw mill at Lockhart. He leaves besides his father and mother, 3
brothers: John, Oliver and Robert Pouncy,
2 sisters Laura and Ella Gray. The body will be buried in Florala.
August 23,
Samson- Two deaths were caused by a
heavily charged wire, which by some means, was down near the ground. Guy Radcliff, a boy of about 12 years of
age stepped on the wire and fell to the ground.
Carrie Dannelly rushed to his assistance and became entangled in
the wire. Both died in a few minutes.
Dothan
News- Miss May Powell daughter of Mr. Henry Powell married Mr. Lee
in
Thursday,
September 3, 1914
Born to
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Woodham, on Wednesday morning, a son.
Hacoda- Mrs. Lewis died Friday morning at 9
o’clock and was buried Saturday at
Thursday,
September 10, 1914
Born on Tuesday night last to Mr. and Mrs. H.H. McDougald, a son.
C. Holt Smith,
a traveling salesman died last Monday in
Trammell-
Blair- At 2:30 pm of last Sunday
at the home of the bride’s father at Lockhart, Mr. R.H. Trammell Jr. and
Miss Mildred Clopton Blair were married.
Rev. J.N. Vandiver officiating.
Thursday,
September 17, 1914
Tragedy
at
Laurel
Hill News- Mr. Fred Von Axelson
and Miss Maggie Carter were married last Sunday night. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Von
Axelson and the bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Carter.
Thursday,
September 24, 1914
February
and December Wed -Samson,
Ala September 22nd- Erect as an arrow, in spite of his 69 years, his
9 living children and his 20 grandchildren, J.E. Marsh of Samson was
married Monday to Miss Bettie Whatley of Picayune, Miss., age 17, the
fair bride having come from her home in Hancock County to Samson, her former
home, for the ceremony.
Thursday,
October 1, 1914
Lady
Preacher Died Suddenly at Munson- Mrs. Guy from near
Last
Sunday evening Henry Loman was shot and killed by O.C. Harris
near Rose Hill. Loman is about 18 years old and Harris is about 20 years old.
Grave
60 Years Old in East Florala- Occasionally someone asks who was buried in the grave at
the rear of the
Married at
midnight last Tuesday night- Mr. I.L. Sullivan and Miss Minnie Brown.
Virgil N. McCall
a citizen of Covington Co. died at his home in
Bryant-
Braswell- Miss
Lola Braswell formerly of Florala was married on September 15th
to Mr. Alford Bryant. They will
reside in
G. Alto Garner,
brother of A.E. Garner was found dead in
Munson- D.S. Allen and his daughter attended
the funeral of his brother Montgomery Allen, in
C.W.
Crosson of Florala and Miss Buna Stokes of Laurel Hill were married
last Tuesday night at
Enterprise-Arnold
Roberts was shot Sunday morning at New Brocton. Roberts died Monday morning. Roberts is about 19 years of age.
Born: On
Tuesday morning last to Dr. and Mrs. J.W. Pendrey, a daughter.
Opp_ Mrs. M.C. Flournoy, aged 69 died
Thursday at the home of her daughter Mrs. Radford. Internment was at Rose Hill. Deceased is survived by 6 children; 4 sons
(J.E. and John Flournoy of Florala) and 2 daughters.
Thursday,
November 12, 1914-
no b/m/d reported
Thursday,
November19, 1914
Born on
Saturday night last to Mr. and Mrs. Jim Prestwood, a son.
Mr. J.G. Foxworth
of Florala and Mrs. Mattie Foxworth of
Thursday,
November 26, 1914--
no b/m/d reported
Thursday,
December 3, 1914
DeFuniak
Springs November 23rd- The little daughter of County Superintendent
Dan Trotman, died Tuesday morning.
Born- On Tuesday morning last to Mr. and Mrs. Grimes, a son.
Thursday,
December 10, 1914, Thursday, December 17, 1914 and Thursday, December 24, 1914- issues missing
Thursday,
December 31, 1914
Double
Tragedy Shocks Florala- Early Wednesday morning W.J. Qualls took a shotgun and after
deliberately killing his wife turned the gun on himself. The reason for the murder/suicide is
unknown. Qualls lived in Walton Co.,
New
Greenland- Miss Vera Little and Mr. Morgan Jones were married
Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the home of the bride’s parents.
Munson-
Mr. and Mrs. S.E. Sidall are the proud parents of a 10 lb. boy.
C.L. Bryan
received a message Sunday morning that his father had died.
Mr. and
Mrs. A.C. Cawthon are the proud parents of a new daughter who arrived at
their home last Saturday night.
Mr.
Thursday,
January 7, 1915
W.J. Qualls and Mrs. Qualls were buried in the Clear Springs Churchyard.
Fred Matthews, the negro who shot and killed
Charlie Martin, also a negro, here Christmas Eve night is now in the
county jail at
Boy Buried Alive by Sand Caving Dothan- Foster Woodham, 13 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Woodham of Houston Co. was buried under and instantly killed by a large sandbank.
Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Bland, of Oakland Camp, are the proud parents of a fine boy.
Hub Dorsey,
a white man who supposed to have killed Alto Thomas, a negro, on the
night of December 19th surrendered to the Justice Court of W.O.
Searcy- Opp
Dr. John
H. Holly of Samson was last week appointed district lecturer of the 16th
Masonic district—Geneva Reaper
Mrs. Eula Wingate
Riles requests the honor of your presence at the marriage of her
daughter, Bessie to Mr. Homer Milner Jones on Wednesday evening, January
13th at 6 o’clock at the
Thursday,
January 14, 1915- issue
missing
Thursday,
January 21, 1915
Albert Metcalf-
a well known citizen of
Miss Bess Riles
of Lockhart married Mr. Homer Jones, of
Mr. Blair, a highly respected citizen of Lockhart,
died at his home there the first of the week and was buried in the
Mr. J.B. Sutton, once a citizen of Florala, died at
Laurel Hill last Saturday and was buried Sunday in the
Born on Wednesday, January 13th to Mr. and Mrs. R.K. Council, a son.
Thursday, February 4, 1915
A message was received here yesterday stating that
Marshall Hussey’s father was dead.
He died a few hours after Mr. Hussey reached his home at
Thursday, February 11, 1915- issue missing
Thursday, February 18, 1915
The little daughter who arrived at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Thos. J. Britton,
Mr. Davis Clary, of Laurel Hill, died last Thursday
night in a hospital at
Thursday, February 25, 1915
Miss Cravey and Mr. Miller Wed- Last evening at the home of Mr. Herbert
Henzie, Rev. P.T. Ramsey united in marriage Mr. A. K. Miller and Miss
Iola Cravey- Palestine (Texas) Daily Herald Miss Cravey was raised in Covington Co. She
is a sister of Mrs. Griffin Miller of Florala; her brothers are
Thursday, March 4, 1915- no b/m/d reported
Thursday, March11, 1915
Mrs. Susie Kramer died in
Mr. J.F. Bell married Miss Maggie Coley of
Thursday, March 18, 1915
“Aunt Ellen”
Thursday, March 25, 1915
W.L. Howell received a message this morning, which
bore the sad tidings of the death of his sister, Mrs. W.L. Parker, in
Thursday, April 1, 1915
Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Howell attended the funeral and
burial of Mrs. W.L. Parker at
Rev. T.A. Pharr, father in law of C.C. Beasley,
of Florala, died at his home 10 miles east of Andalusia, last Saturday and was
buried at
Thursday, April 8, 1915
A message was received yesterday morning by Mr. M. Lurie, which brought the news that on Tuesday the stork had visited Mr. and Mrs. I.S. Lurie at Union Springs, leaving a daughter.
Mrs. John Barnes died due to complications arising from childbirth. The child died also. Mrs. Barnes was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.S. Sheehan.
Thursday, April 15, 1915- issue missing
Thursday, April 22, 1915
W.T. Sheppard, one of Covington Cos. most prominent
businessmen, died after a brief illness of pneumonia, at a
Midnight Murder at Lockhart Saw Mill- At an early hour this morning Jim Howell, shot and killed John Cannon, both were night workmen at the mill.
Born to Mr. and Mrs.
The
following announcement, which is of considerable interest here at Lockhart and
throughout
“Mr. and
Mrs. Cleveland Henderson announce the engagement of their sister Louie
Mae March to Mr. Murray S. Cawthon of Florala, Ala., the wedding to take
place at their home the eighth day of June.”
Barron-
Bracewell- Mr.
R.L. Bracewell and Miss Mary Barron surprised their friends, and the
young lady’s mother, Mrs. J.R. Barron, especially, when on last Sunday
the drove over to the home of Judge Hilson, in
Arthur Labors
died at his home at Laurel Hill, Florida last Monday morning at ten o’clock and
was buried Tuesday. Mr. Labors once
lived at
The jury in the trial of Frank Mizell
charged with the murder of Edwin Stamps, at Samson, in 1912, after three
days and a half deliberations reported to the court last Monday that they were
unable to agree on a verdict and were discharged.
W.L. Howell
was called to
Miss
Tessie Howell, who has been making her home with Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Ward
at
Met at
Florala and Were Married-
Mr. Carroll,
of
Miss
Birdie Blakely died at
Born: on Tuesday night last, to Mr. and Mrs. D.R. Parker,
a son.
Jones-
Hammet A wedding of considerable interest in
Beautiful
Home wedding of Mr. Lee and Miss Bailey- A wedding of unusual interest was that of Mr. R.H. Lee,
of Atlanta, Ga., and Miss Nona Bailey of Florala, which was solemnized
at 12:30 on Wednesday last at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Bailey.
Death
of A Good Woman-
Mrs. C.J. Ward, who has been suffering for the past eighteen months with
a complication of diseases, died at the home of her husband at
Mrs. Ward
was the sister of Mr. W.L. Howell, of Florala.
Thursday,
October 4, 1915 no
b/m/d reported
Zorn’s Mills
News- Last Monday night at 12 o’clock Miss Mae Jones was called away by
the Death Angel. The remains were laid
to rest in the Eight Mile cemetery.
Born last Friday morning, to Mr. and Mrs.
B.S. Morris a fine girl.
Foul
Play Suspected in Death of
The remains were buried in the Traveler’s
The couple lived on a farm about eight miles
west of
On Sunday
afternoon at five o’clock, Mr. Gus Blair of Lockhart and Miss Zerline Hix
of Florala were quietly married at the parsonage. Rev. E.B. Joyner performed the ceremony. They will make Lockhart their home.
Two Men
Killed in train Wreck-
A serious accident, entailing loss of life and property occurred Saturday
afternoon when two of the Jackson Lumber Co.’s log trains collided between
Florala and Opp. Dave Pickeron
and J.M. Quick were killed, while J.P. Rhodes was thought to be
fatally injured and was hurried to
Carl Hurtson
of Laurel Hill, Fla., and Miss Neta Campbell of
Mr. and Mrs. D.T. Gaskin and Mr. and
Mrs. J.L. Miller attended the funeral of Dr. Brown of Limestone
at
Thursday,
November 18, 1915
James
Lea Clements – Lea Clements died at his
home in
Card of
Thanks- We wish to thank our many friends for the
kindness shown us in our recent bereavement.
Mrs. Ann D. Cawthon and Family
Johnston-
Dillard- Mr.
Norton Johnston of Opp and Miss Lois Dillard were quietly married
by Rev. C.N. Wharton in the presence of a few friends and relatives Sunday
afternoon at five o’clock at the home of her parents, in Andalusia. Mr. and Mrs. Johnston left Sunday evening for
Opp, where they will live—Andalusia Standard
Thursday,
November 25, 1915- no b/m/d reported
Sexton
Drops Dead Near
Mr. Ray
and children of
Mr. and
Mrs. Ward- A
marriage of great interest to many persons was that of Charles J. Ward
and Miss Shellie Gavin, which was impressively solemnized Sunday morning
last, at six o’clock at the home of the bride.
Rev. C.W. Gavin, father of the bride, spoke the words that united their
lives. They will make their home in
Mr. and
Mrs. S.M. Kimball are receiving congratulations upon the birth of a
daughter.
Epps
Discharged by Judge Morris- Robert Epps, who has been
confined in the Geneva County jail for the past month, charged with the murder
of his wife near Samson, was freed Wednesday by Probate Judge W. Morris. Evidence showed that Mrs. Epps was kicked to
death by a mule.
Killed
While Resisting Officers- Marshal Rambo was shot
and killed Wednesday evening about 5:15 on the
Ellis-
Cawthon-
Mrs. Cowan,
mother of Miss Lenora, of the
Just as we
go to press we learn of the death of the little eighteen months old child of
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Davis, which occurred Wednesday evening.
Herbert Davis
living two miles east of Howell’s Station, died suddenly Sunday morning of
heart failure. Mr. Davis was 38 years
old. He leaves wife and four children,
father, mother, brother and two sisters.
Interment at
Death
of Little Ellisor Children—Last Thursday night Little William Ellisor died at the home of
his uncle, Julian Ellisor and the following morning his brother, John Wesley,
died. They were children of Mr. and Mrs.
B.S. Ellisor of
John I
Deen, Dead- John I Deen, aged 65 years and one of
the most prominent citizens of Red Level and former member of the Board of
Revenue for
Beverly-Saltsman-
John D. Beverly of Florala and Miss Wilhelmena Saltsman
were united in marriage at the home of the bride’s cousin, Mrs. A.R. McAllister
at
Old Man
Killed By Automobile- Mr. John Stone, an old gentleman, said to be 83 years of age,
was struck and severely injured by an auto driven by Mr. W.A. Radney of
Robinson-
Pitman- Mr. B.H. Robinson and Miss Lida Pitman
of Brewton were quietly married in from of the
The bride is the sister of our townsman, C.D.
Pitman. The groom is a prosperous
business man of Brewton. The couple left
for Brewton immediately where they will make their future home.
Paxton
Camp- Miss Cleve Cutts and Mr.
Oscar Moore were happily married Sunday p.m. They will make their future home at the
Paxton Camp.
Angus M. Graham,
acquitted on the charge of the murder of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Mancil,
at Foshee, several months ago, in Escambia circuit court last week, on the
ground that he was insane at the time the tragedy occurred, was released from
the county jail Friday morning.—Pine Belt News
Cyclone
Damage Over $100,000-
Death
of Judge A C Edmonson
Dothan Posse
is out to Lynch a Negro- Dothan, Ala., Sept. 17- Sheriff’s deputies and posse men are scouring
Henry county tonight for a Negro, who, Saturday night, shot and killed “Bud” Jones,
a wealthy farmer living near News. The
Negro, said to be named Skipper, made his escape closely followed by posses,
and a lynching is feared if he is caught.
McLeod-
Wynn Wedding- A brilliant event of Thursday was the marriage
of Miss Katherine Lee Wynn and Mr. David Carlisle McLeod, at the
Presbyterian church at 6 o’clock. The
ceremony was performed by a brother of the groom, the Rev. DM McLeod, D.D.,
pastor of
The best
man was the groom’s brother, FA McLeod, a prominent attorney of
The maid of honor was Miss Myrtle Rodwell
of
The groomsmen were TG McLeod,
The little flower girl was the bride’s
sister, Dorothy Wynn and the ring bearer was Alexander Hughes of Electric
Mills, Miss.
They left immediately for their home in
Miss Wynn has grown to womanhood in
Florala. She graduated at
Mr. and
Mrs. FJ Hughes and children returned Friday to their home in Electric
Mills, Miss. They came to be present at
the marriage of their niece, Miss Katie Lee Wynn. While here they were guest of Mrs. Hughes’
father, WR McDuffie. (This was a
separate article from the above wedding announcement.)
After a
lingering illness for several weeks, Elder FG Tisdale, aged 65 years,
passed away at his home near Opp on Tuesday night. The deceased is survived by a widow, seven
daughters and three sons. Funeral services
were held at Cool Springs church by Elder Jack Wilson. Burial was in Cool Springs cemetery.—Opp
Messenger
Miss
Olivia R. Cowan- Miss Olivia R. Cowan, sixteen years of
age, died at a local hospital at a late hour Sunday night following a brief illness. She was a daughter of Rev. EE Cowan,
presiding elder of the Andalusia District Methodist Conference. She is survived by her father and mother,
Rev. and Mrs. EE Cowan of Andalusia, three brothers, Vernon F Cowan of Co. H
second Regt., National Guard of Alabama, Dr. CE Cowan,
Funeral services were held from Deake’s Chapter, Monday afternoon at 4:30. Interment was made in the Methodist Lot at Oakwood cemetery--- Montgomery Advertiser.
Sanderson-
Parmer--
Born unto
Mr. and Mrs. Milton McDaniel, on October 5th, a fine little
daughter.
One of
Oscar
R. Smith Passes Away- Oscar R Smith, a well-known
printer and newspaper man of West Florida and
The funeral took place Thursday afternoon at two o’clock at the Methodist church, with Rev. HT Strout performing the services. Interment was made in this city cemetery. The deceased is survived by a wife and five children, of this city, father and mother and one brother and sister of Iuka, Miss. Mr. Smith was 39 years of age. (This is a lengthy article.)
A
Loving Tribute to My Friend and Neighbor, Carolyn Petrey By Mrs. CP Cawthon was printed. (It is a full
column in length and did not name any family members or birth/death
information. Due to its length I did not
copy it. Contact me for more
information. TP)
Mr. Howard
Hanners was killed at
Horrible
Death of Mother and Child- Mr. and Mrs. A. McDade left Florala
early Friday morning in response to a message stating that Mrs. McDade’s
mother, Mrs. Owens and her little daughter were drowned Thursday evening
with attempting to cross a bridge on
Mrs. Owens was a sister of Dr. Webb of
Laurel Hill, Fla. and mother of Mrs. A McDade of this place.
Ends
His Own Life on Christmas Day- Dothan, Ala. Dec. 27—carrying out a plan of
several years standing to die by his own hands, and a peculiar desire to
celebrate his exit from this world on Christmas day, William Rigell 66 a
well known citizen of Ashford, Ala., Monday afternoon placed the muzzle of a
shot gun under his chin and blew his face off.
He died about two hours later.
The tragedy occurred at his home.
Thursday,
January 18, 1917-
no b/m/d reported
Thursday,
January 25, 1917
J.M Zorn
died at his home near
Mrs. Effie
Wiggins, wife of Early F Wiggins, died at their home east of Florala
Saturday afternoon. Burial occurred at
The home
of Mr. and Mrs. WW Kinsaul was the scene of a wedding on Sunday evening at 6
o’clock, when Miss Nettie Ziegelmeyer became the bride of Mr. Clifford Grant.
Rev. HE Jones of Florala performed the ceremony. The bride is from
Bloxon
Eugene Whiddon, son of Mr. and Mrs. BF Whiddon, died at 3:00 Tuesday
morning following a brief illness of pneumonia.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday evening at 3:00 by Rev. HE
Jones assisted by Rev. CB Curry. Little
Bloxon E. was four years old.
Hodge
Must Serve Life Sentence- the case of Tom Hodge versus the State,
appealed from the
On the night on which the shooting occurred,
Deputy Sheriff SL Baker and Crosson, a policeman of Florala, were
passing in front of the Hodge home when they were fired on from the yard and
Baker killed. Hodge fled to
Young
Man Killed by L & N Train- JD Waddell, son of EJ Waddell, residing
four miles south of Florala, was struck by the early south bound passenger
train on the Crestview division of the l & N. JD in the company with two friends had
stopped to kindle a fire and had fell asleep while warming. The unfortunate young man failed to heed the
warnings of the approaching train in time to avoid the accident which caused
his death. Deceased was sixteen years of
age, the eldest son of one of the most beloved families in this community. Relatives and friends from
Cary-
Monroe- On Sunday afternoon, Miss Viola Cary
and Mr. HC Monroe were married at the Methodist parsonage in evergreen
by Rev. Haskew, the ceremony being witnessed by a few relatives and intimate
friends.
Mrs. Monroe is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John Cary of
Holmes
Co. Sheriff Dies of Pneumonia-- JH Mattox, sheriff of
Sheriff Mattox
was a native of native of
The late sheriff went into office of January,
succeeding SZ Mayo. Governor Catts
will appoint a man to fill the vacancy.—Pensacola Journal
The following is a list of the dead: Professor TW Dendy, Miss Bessie Dendy,
RR Jeter, Warren Kelby ( Negro), William Middlebrooks,
Mrs. Middlebrooks, unidentified
Negro.
Capt.
Stephen Cawthon, of Florala, had been spending the week here with
relatives. He is the last surviving
officer of his regiment, the Sixth Alabama.—DeFuniak Breeze
EM
Loveless, of Brewton, Expires- Brewton, March 27th—Hon. EM Loveless,
one of the oldest and most respected citizens of this county died suddenly at 6
o’clock yesterday morning of acute indigestion.
Mr. Loveless was a well known and highly respected citizen of southern
Card of
Thanks- We wish to thank all those who so kindly
remembered us during our recent bereavement.
HB Cawthon Josephine
Cawthon
Obituary- Died at a
The many
friends of Mr. and Mrs. SH Williams, of
Mr. and
Mrs. John Smith accompanied by Mrs. JH Burgess and little son,
returned Friday from
Born to
Mr. and Mrs. WL McLaughlin, a daughter.
Handsome cards
were received by many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hudson Williams, of
The
following was another article in the same issue: Mrs. Wilber Glover of
As we go
to press we learn that Mrs. JW Swilley died this morning at 5 o’clock.
News
reached here this morning that Mr. Dan Colson was killed at
Crestview. We have been unable to learn
the particulars,
Born to
Mr. and Mrs. SA Hutchinson Sunday, a 9 pound girl.
Several
Enlisted in the Navy- During the stay of WJ Fitzgibbons and JA Dye,
recruiting Officers for the Navy, the following persons applied for enlistment
and were accepted:
D. McK. Parker,
CF Jones, JW Nored, HE Heath, C Sellers, P. Mozley,
JE Mozley, CR McDaniel, FC Sheehan, JA Leonard,
Florala, JW Sanders, Lockhart, EC Kelley, Lakewood, Fla., RC Hagin,
Geneva, Ala. These officers left for
Samson on the 1:47 train Tuesday.
Arrived at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. TJ Britton, of
Born to
Mr. and Mrs. TG Salts, on last Thursday, April 26, a son. They have named him Jack.
Mrs. J E Turner,
spent last Thursday in
Will C Blackwell,
one of the accused murderers of Bud Davis and wife, who was placed on
trial for his life Monday at Crestview, Fla., made his escape Monday night
while being transferred for safe keeping for the night from Crestview to
DeFuniak Springs.
OL Larkin
of
Dr, Folmer,
of
Mr. Frank
Folmer, of
Dr.
Watkins, of
J. Larkin,
of
Mrs. Mary
McAlester Shine of
Resolutions
of Sorrow- We the members of the Woodsmen
Circle, wish to extend out Christian love greetings to our beloved Sovereign
May Catrett, whom the death angel has visited and bore away, her little
brother, Charles Michel, to a home where there is no sorrow, May the Lord bless her in her hour of
sadness, is the sincere wish and prayer of the Sovereigns of McDonnel grove 32.
Mrs. GA Marshall, Mrs. C Boyd, Mrs. WR Henderson
Funeral
of Mrs. Folmer Thursday- Mrs. JF Folmer, wife of JF Folmer, died at the
home of her sister Mrs. RJ Perry, on
Death
of WC McKenzie, Sr.- Monday night at 9:10 at the Colonial Hotel,
Mr. WC McKenzie, Sr. passed away. He had
not been in good health for some time but only taken to his bed about ten days
ago. Before coming to Florala Mr.
McKenzie resided in
McRae-
Murphy Wedding- Mr. and Mrs. Charles Colon McRae
request the pleasure of your company at the marriage of their daughter,
Kathleen Elizabeth, to Mr. John Cecil Murphree, on Thursday afternoon,
June 5th, at half after the four o’clock at their home,
(Note the
2 variations of the groom’s surname.
This was copied as it appeared in the paper)
Registration: Every man who has
passed his 21st birthday and has not yet attained his 31st,
white or black, married or single, with dependants or not, and no matter what
his occupation, must register June 5.
The government will decide who are exempt when the selective draft is
made. Penalty: I year in jail and a thousand dollar fine.
Blackwell
Captured- William Blackwell, who escaped several
weeks ago, was captured Monday night and lodged in the jail at DeFuniak.
Mrs. Alex.
Dorsey, of
Card of
Thanks We wish to thank our many friends who were so
kind to us during the illness and death of our daughter and sister, Cora. Mr. and Mrs. HJ Holloway and children.
Card of
Thanks we desire to express our sincerest gratitude
to the many friends who manifested so much loving sympathy and kindness to us
during our recent bereavement.- Mr. and Mrs. JL Hayes
History
Florala Presbyterian Church
By WC
McLauchlin
A
commission consisting of Revs. J W Rosebourough, HC Moore and JC Sturgeon
and Elder WC McLauchlin was appointed by East Alabama Presbytery at
LaFayette, Ala. October 13th, 1900 to organize a Church, if the way
be clear, at Florala, Ala., in answer to a petition signed by 34 persons living
there and in the vicinity.
This
commission, with the exception of Rev. JC Sturgeon, met in the
On
certificate: JN McLean, Mrs. FA McLean, Miss Effie McLean,
John J McLean, Claud C McLean, WC McLauchlin, Mrs. MJ McLauchlin,
John F McRae, Mrs. Janie McRae, J Arch McNeill, CH Meinike,
Mrs. MJ McDuffie, WJ McPhail, DM McDuffie and Mrs. DM McDuffie.
On
examination and Profession: Mrs. SA Williamson
and Evander Patterson.
JN McLean, John R McRae and WC McLauchlin were elected Elders and having been ordained were installed and were elected also as trustees. CH Meinike was elected, ordained and installed Deacon.
At the
time the Baptists had the only Church building in the town and they generously
gave the Presbyterians the privilege of using their building until such a time
as they could build a house.
Rev. EE Ervin
served the Church as Stated Supply for the first year, and was followed by Rev.
Tolett in 1902, Rev. JF Ford in 1903, 1904 and 1905, Rev. Chas. B
Boyles in 1906, Rev. DS McAlester in 1907, Rev. KL McIver
in 1908, 1909 and 1910, Rev. S W Rogers in 1911 and 1912, Rev. ED Curtis
in 1913and 1914 and the present Pastor, Rev. CB Currie, in 1915 and
1916.
During
these years additional Elders were elected as follows: ML Ray, Samuel H Williams, and
Luther G Ray and Evander Patterson, Dr. AL Wynn, WH Vaughan
and Donald G Campbell were elected Deacons.
Elder JN McLean
now lives at Milton, Fla., SH Williams at Forest, Miss., John F McRae
at Jennings, Fla., and Luther G. Ray, Captain Co E Second Regiment
A.N.G., is somewhere in Alabama with his company.
When the
The
Presbyterian Church is not numerically strong in this section of
Other
denominations of Christians and Jews are represented, but not regularly
organized.
Methodism
in the Florala Country
By “One o’
the Boys”
The history of Methodist ministration in this
part of the country dates far back into the dismal and uncertain days of the
past.
In Riley’s “History of Conecuh County”
mention is made of the fact that several Methodist preachers traveled over this
territory at different times and preached to the Indians and what few white
people were scattered over this gulf coast country about the beginning of the
last century.
The writer of that splendid little volume was
a very devout member of the Baptist church, but he was quite impartial in hid
division of missionary honors and effort between the ministers of his own
denomination and those of the Methodist church.
Long before the was of the 60s was ever
thought of many traveling preachers of the Methodist Episcopal Church in
America preached at almost every crossroads and in almost every settler’s cabin
throughout the gulf coast. Those preachers included among their number the
celebrated characters Lorenza Dow and Simon Peter Richardson.
About the time of the civil war this
immediate section of country was placed upon one of the badly scattered mission
charges of the Alabama Annual Conference, which at that time was doing a
considerable amount of mission work over
Later the Alabama Annual Conference was
divided into two distinct conferences for the purpose of doing more direct and
systematic work.
All of southern
The Yellow River Mission was formed about the
close of the civil war. This mission
included several preaching appointments throughout this part of the country,
which was then known as the McDade Pond Settlement.
Several of the early ministers who served
this mission charge resided at or near
After the organization of a few weak churches
in this pine wilderness they were changed from time to time from one mission
charge to another as the conference thought advisable and expedient. They were preached to occasionally, the services
increasing in number according as missionary effort was advanced in the
territory.
The Florala mission was formed about 1890
with the pastors residing for number of years at Andalusia,
Rev. JA Green served the charge as
pastor in 1890. ASJ Haygood,
1891-2; WT Ellisor, 1893; JW Breedlove, 1894-5; JF Price
1896; DBH Jeffcoat, 1897-8, JP Daughtery 1899, WE Gipson,
1900; CC Daniel, 1901; NW Beverly, 1902-4; JM Munn 1905;
JA Seale, 1906-8; RH Lewis, 1909; WR Bickerstaff, 1910-11;
DW Haskew 1912-14 and a part of 1915; EB Joyner, latter part of
1915; LHS Chappelle Jr., part of 1916; HE Jones latter part of
1916 and to date ion 1917 conference year, which will close November 30th.
This church today wields no small influence
in the religious life of the people of Florala and neighboring towns. Its membership is large and its material
wealth is considerable. A station
parsonage was bought some years ago on one of the main residence streets of
Florala, where the pastors reside.
The
History of
the
What is known as the First Baptist church,
Florala, was organized in 1862, over in
The organization was effected by Bro. GW Kierce,
the first pastor, who now lives at
Bro.
Kierce was then missionary for this Association, and served the church once a
month for several years.
About 1864 the place of worship was moved
to a round-pole school house near where the Iris theatre now stands. In this school house our fellow townsman, Mr.
JE Hughes, lived the first year of his marriage.
In 1869 Rev. Wilson Kierce, father
of Rev. GW Kierce, came here with wagon and oxen, and together with
Brother JE Hughes, DC Allen and others of the community, cut and
hauled logs and erected a log building on the present site.
Rev. Kierce requested that he be
buried under the shade of the trees by the church, and there his body rests
today.
Then in about four or five years after
moving into the log church building the little band moved to the state line,
part of the house being in Florida and part in Alabama, so the school being
taught in the building might draw state money from both states.
Here they remained until about 25 years
ago, when they moved into the present house, which was generously built by Mr.
JE Hughes.
About two years afterwards Bro. Hughes
had the present pastorium built and gave it and the lots to the church.
It might not be out of place to state in
this connection that Bro. Hughes has ever stood by this church with his
money and his prayers, and he has recently deeded the church, to take effect at
his death, the property occupied by Browns’ drug store and the offices
upstairs, the proceeds of which are to go to pastor’s salary. Thus Bro. Hughes will perpetuate his
memory, by living in a very material way long after he will have gone home to
God.
It might be stated also that while
As one of the leading factors for
righteousness in this community, this church has ever stood for the best
things, and her pastors have been strong men, and men of influence throughout
all this country, helping when possible, the weaker churches, and assisting
their pastors in the work.
The following men have served as pastors, the
approximate time being opposite the name of each: Rev. GW Kierce several years; Revs. FL
L_ _ _d and J B Lassiter, each of whom supplied some years; Rev.
Wilson Kierce began pastorate in 1870 and served several years; Rev. PD Bulger
taught school and pastured the church several years. Bro. Bulger was succeeded by Rev. Mitchell,
who served two or three years; Rev. EA Holley, time not known; Rev.
Wiley F Martin, several years; Rev. WF Faulkner, one year; Rev.
JF Gable, two years, Rev. SH Bennett, two years; Rev. BS Railey,
five years; Rev. EM Steward, three months; Dr. JS Edmonds,
eighteen months; Rev. JF Vandiver, three years; Rev. DR Parker, eighteen
months, Rev. TV Shoemaker, the present pastor, one year.
The above is the order of the pastorates,
but may not be absolutely correct as the exact time of pastorate, as this
record has been made from the memory of some of the oldest members of the
church.
This church has had a very prosperous history
during the past several years and is now planning to build a modern house of
worship commensurate with present day demands and future opportunities. The congregation is one of spiritual and
financial importance and is now confronted with great opportunities for
scattering Christian enlightenment throughout this section.
Mr. and
Mrs. Massey Barden are the proud parents of a fine son, who made his
debut into Florala society last week.
The
Montgomery papers of Sunday carried the news of the engagement of Miss Carrie Rutledge,
of Columbus, Ga. to Mr. James Rosby Brown of Erie, PA, the wedding to
take place in the early fall. Mr. Brown
is a son of JR Brown, of this city, and was a graduate at
Thursday,
July 12, 1917- no
b/d/m reported
Thursday,
July19, 1917 no
b/d/m reported
Peter
McIntyre Cawbraugh, of
Mrs. JL Hayes
and Miss Mamie Lou Beckham
were called to
German
Sympathizers Arrested- E. Lutz, HG Kulemkampff and
Robert Teumler have been arrested on the ground that they are alien of
the US whose presence at large is dangerous to the public peace and safety of
the country. All three of the men were
locked up in the county jail at
Mr. Faulk
and family, of
IA Steel
celebrated his 60th birthday Thursday. His children and grandchildren were present
and all wishing him many more happy birthdays.
The
following is a list of our reserve soldier boys who left here Saturday for
Hon. GW Reeves
was called to
Prof. JP Doster
spent last Wednesday in Ozark where he went to attend the marriage of his
sister, Miss Eunice.
Mrs. Henry
Lancaster, wife of Henry
Lancaster, died at her home near Gibsonville Sunday morning at 2 o’clock and
was buried Monday Morning at
Mr. and
Mrs. JW Till announce the engagement of their daughter, Grace, to Mr.
Charles Louis Thesing, of
The good
wife of Capt. Paul Heun very
agreeably surprised him last Wednesday when she gave him a fine dinner in honor
of his 70th birthday.
Mr. and
Mrs. TA Goodwin attended the funeral of Mr. Horace Hutchinson at
Cards
announcing the marriage, August 18th, of Donald Fairfax Ray
of
The infant
son of Mr. and Mrs. Mason Grimes died last Wednesday morning, August 15th
and was buried Wednesday afternoon in
Mr. and
Mrs. MM Grimes attended the funeral of AM Grimes’ infant at
Florala last Wednesday.
Wall-Kennedy- Married at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. JH Wall on the afternoon of Wednesday August 22nd,
their daughter, Miss Gladys, to Mr. JP Kennedy of
Married at
the Baptist Pastorium by the pastor, Rev. TV Shoemaker last Wednesday 5:20 pm
Mrs. Elzy Matthis and Mr. GW Whitehead, both from
Alfred
Holley Dead- On Wednesday the 22nd, Rev. TV
Shoemaker conducted the funeral service of Mr. Alfred Holley at
Closely related in life, death separated them
but a short while. Mr. Holley was the
father of 14 children, 7 girls and 3 boys still living. He also leaves a widow and other relatives to
mourn his departure.
Married
at
Thursday,
September 6, 1917
no b/m/d reported
Death
of Mrs. Lamar- The many friends of Mrs. JJ Lamar, for
a number of years a resident of Florala, will learn with regret of her death
recently at
Svea
Items- Born to Mr. and Mrs. George Busbee Saturday, a boy.
Born to
Mr. and Mrs. CC Strickland Saturday night a boy.
LD Green,
a prominent citizen of
Death
of Mrs. Hix Mrs. Eliza Hix died suddenly last
Friday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Cleaton of Lockhart.
Mrs. Hix was an estimable woman and made her home much of the time with
her daughter, Mrs. JW Raddford of Florala. She leaves one sister, five daughters and one
son to mourn her departure. She was
buried at the local cemetery Saturday afternoon, funeral services conducted by
Rev. TV Shoemaker and HE Jones.
Miss
Stella Powell, teacher of the third grade in
Passes
his 69th Birthday- On Monday, September 24th,
Death
of DT Crowder- After an illness of three days (“Pomp”) Crowder
died last Wednesday night of pneumonia, and was buried at Babbie on Thursday
afternoon.
Mrs. JR Mathews
left Monday for
Death
of an Estimable Lady- After an illness of several months Mrs. CC Beasley
passed away at her home on
Death
of JW James- JW James died suddenly Thursday
morning, October 18th at 10:30 o’clock at the home of James Allen,
where he had called to rest. Mr. James
was returning from town to the home of his son, WH James, where he had lived
since the death of his wife three years ago when he was suddenly smitten by the
angel of death. Mr. James was 76 years
old and leaves 9 children to mourn their loss.
The funeral occurred at
Friday.
Card of
Thanks- We desire to thank those who were
so kind and thoughtful of us during our recent bereavement. WH James and family, Mrs. JS Finlayson,
Mrs. JM Dykes, Mrs. EJ Goodyear, Mrs. IH Haisten, Mrs. JB Gardner,
Mr. JD James, Mr. LB James, Mr. JP James.
In
Memoriam- Mr. Lee Crowder died
September the 26th, 1917. He
was 32 years old. He leaves a mother,
sister and brother to mourn his death.
Brother Crowder was a member of the
Mrs.
Elijah Savage was born 1847, she died October 16, 1917. She mothered eight children, seven boys and
one girl. Her religion was of the
Primitive Baptist belief. Her domestic
life was sacred. Always a devoted wife
and true mother. We leave the veil to
that little circle where she always kept it.
Her family was a great factor to her life. To those who lived in soul touch with her
there was a growing gentleness and sweetness in the latter months. The Lord and Master was more fully enthroned
in her life and alluring it and attuning it to the Father’s will. The autumn gold in the grain is the harbinger
of harvest. Goodbye mother, we loved you
and we love you still. We will meet you
in the sweet bye and bye. HE Jones
Born
Monday night the 22d inst., at the home of Mrs. Carpenter, to Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. H Collins, a nine pound girl.
Mr. Collins is woods man for the Jackson Lumber Company and is widely
known over the country. He makes his
residence at the Jackson Woods camp, but is stopping in Florala for the
present. Mother and baby are doing
nicely and we wish for her and her parents a long life and much happiness.
Resolution
of Respect- Resolutions of respect for Mrs. Atha Mae James
for the loss of her father, Mr. James.
Woodsmen Circle
Sov. Fannye
Cawthon
Sov. Susan P George
Sov. Sarah E
Hart
Committee
Resolution
of Respect- Resolutions of respect and love upon the death
of Mrs. C. Beasley.
Woodsmen Circle
Sov. Fannye
Cawthon
Sov. Susan P George
Sov. Sarah E
Hart
Committee
Born to
Mr. and Mrs. AC Thomas last Saturday morning, a fine boy. Mother and baby are doing nicely.
Turner-
Beatty- A marriage of much interest to friends of both
the bride and groom, was that of Mr. Jessie C. Turner, of Chipley, and
Miss Eulalie Beatty, of
The groom, youngest brother of JE Turner, us a young businessman well known in Florala.
They will
reside in Chipley.
Mr.
SM Quick, State Manager
Supreme
Tribe Ben-Hur
Dear Sir:
I wish to acknowledge through you
the receipt of One Thousand Dollars in settlement of the insurance held by my
son, Thomas L Crowder, in your
order. I wish to state also that this
insurance was put in force just six days before the death of my son. (More of the letter continues).
Mary Crowder
Della
Crowder
Archie
Crowder
Happenings
in Poley- Mr. and Mrs. Bob McKinnie
were called to
Kenneth
Spradley Killed Accidentally- A gloom of sadness was cast over our town last
Saturday afternoon when it became known that Kenneth Spradley, the 14
year of son of ST Spradley, had accidentally shot and killed himself while
hunting ducks on Lake Jackson. He was in
company with Gilbert Doster and John Adkison. They had found a flock of ducks, when
Kenneth, who was rowing the boat, reached for his gun and dragged it toward him
by the muzzle. The hammer struck the
seat of the boat, and the whole load entered his right breast causing instant
death.
Funeral services were held at the home Sunday
afternoon at 2 o’clock, conducted by Revs. HE Jones and GL Ridenhour.
The following were pall bearers, Prof. EW Barnes,
Cecil Rawls, Percy Doster, Hobson Spooner, Earnest Hinson
and Horace Martin. Interment was
in
Mr. and Mrs. ST Spradley
Myrtle and Edwin Spradley
In
Memoriam- Mr. JW James was born September 27th, 1841, died
October 18th 1917. Brother James was the father of nine children,
four boys and five girls. He was a
member of the ME Church, South, for many years.
(A lengthy memorial continues).
HE
Jones
Zorn
Mill News- Aubrey Wallace and Miss Vera Metcalf
were married Sunday morning.
Col. Geo.
W Ely, one of the best and most
beloved railroad men in the state died in
DH
McLeod, son of Dan McLeod, died at his home in Florala Sunday night at 11
o’clock, after a lingering illness. The
remains were carried to DeFuniak Springs Monday for interment in the family
burying grounds. Hub, as he was
familiarly called, was one of Florala’s most promising young men. He was about 37 years of age, and was loved
by all who knew him.
Zorn
Mill News (Received too late for last
week)-Infant of Mr. and Mrs. Bryant died Sunday. Interment at
Miss Vera Metcalf and Aubry Wallace
were married at Gaskin,
Death
of Little Girl- Last
Friday morning at 4 o’clock the death angel visited the home of SC Edmondson,
who lived four miles west of Lockhart and taken from the home their sweet
little OZ. She was five years old. The
funeral service was conducted by Rev. DC Allen and her remains were laid to
rest at
Born to
Mr. and Mrs. AL Hill on November 20, a girl.
Remains
Brought to Florala- The remains of Mr. Peacock, one of our
soldier boys, who died at
Born to
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wilson on the 28th, a fine boy.
Mr. Laymon
Cook and Miss Steele, of
Happenings
in Poley (Received
too late for last issue)- A gloom of sadness was cast over the entire
community last Saturday night when the angel of death visited the home of JC Powell
and taken his mother. Mrs. Powell is survived by six sons, all of whom were
with her during her illness. The remains
were laid to rest in Pleasant Springs cemetery Monday morning.
Kills
Wife Then Himself-
Death
of Mrs. Kate Waters- Mrs. Kate Waters, about 80 years of
age, wife of the late Travis Waters, expired early Wednesday at her late home,
Roberts, the funeral taking place there, interment made in the Roberts
cemetery. The services over the remains were held in the
Deceased was the mother of JE Waters, of
Born to
Mr. and Mrs. LG Ray, on the 15th, a girl.
Little
Girl Burned to Death- A little girl of Mr. Ben Miller who
lives between Florala and Paxton, caught on fire last Monday evening and was
burned so bad she died Wednesday morning at 2 o’clock.
Murphree-
Lewis- (
Thomas-
On December 14th God called Bro WM Thomas
to his reward. Bro. Thomas was a
faithful member of the
Cobb-
Whiddon- Mr. and Mrs. BE Whiddon invite you to be at their home,
Married,
on the 27th day of December, by Rev. CE Flowers, WH Mallory
and Hattie Paremore. The
contracting parties are prominent colored people of Florala.
Mrs. Pierce,
of Florala, who has been in our city to visit her sister, Mrs. Thomas Miller,
who was quite ill and passed away last Saturday, has returned to her home.-
DeFuniak Springs Herald
Misses
Maud and Blannie Miller, of Florala, were over to attend the funeral of
their aunt, Mrs. Dora Miller, last Sunday and are spending the remainder
of the week with their cousin, Miss Gussie Miller.- DeFuniak Springs
Herald
DIED- On
Saturday night, January 5, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. George Synco, of
Lockhart. The little fellow was four
years of age, and had suffered a great deal with complications arising from
catarrh of the stomach. The sympathy of
the entire community goes out to the bereaved family. He was buried in
DIED- On
Tuesday afternoon, January 8, the small child of Mr. and
Zorns
Mills News- Born to Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Davis, last week, a fine boy.
Marion Parker, Mae Fender, Vivian Kitching, Hulette Box, Sunbeam Brackin, Bernice Morris, Floyd Gashaw, Prof. JW Kitching, teacher of Cowarts school.
At Webb, Golas Jones was killed. His wife and daughter were seriously injured and Mrs. Jim Weems was killed. It is reported that one of her legs was pulled from her body.
At Haleburg the storm went between the village and the
Resolution of Sympathy- Resolutions of sympathy to Sovereign Fannye Butler Cawthon. Whereas, Our Friend and Sovereign Fannye Butler Cawthon, has had her heart broken and her life saddened by the death of loved ones, DW Morgan, a brother and little Eva Reames, a niece and little Claude Reames, a nephew and whereas, our loss is heaven’s gain, therefore it be resolved that we of McDonough Grove no. 32, extend our heartfelt sympathy. ( Lengthy resolutions follow). Mrs. Leanna C. Flournoy, chr.
Mrs. Cassie Boyd
Mrs. Myrtle Lee Wilson
Card of Thanks- We Wish to thank our many friends for their kindness during the illness and death of our husband and father. Mrs. BH Farmer and family. RG Farmer and family.
Card of Thanks- We endeavor to express our thanks ( yet words cannot express them) to those who so faithfully helped us during the sickness and death of our darling littler Margarie. We highly appreciate Dr. Phillips untiring assistance, also Bros. Shoemaker and Strout, who rendered such sympathetic favors. The hours have been long and full of pain, yet it is sweet to be remembered by suck kind and sympathetic hearts.
Mr. and
Mr. and Mrs. GR Brown
Alma Eiland
Fannie Rhodes
Minnie Sullivan
Mrs. WE Dillard
and daughter, who were ran over by an automobile, in Montgomery, early Sunday
night, are the mother and sister of Mrs. Judge RH Jones of
Death of BH Farmer- Died on Saturday, January 12, at 1:30 am BH Farmer,
at his apartments, in Florala. He has been a citizen of our city for some
seventeen years, and was one of our foremost contractors and builders. He leaves a wife, a small daughter and three
sons to mourn him. Funeral services were
held at his apartments by Rev. Sanford B Strout, and the interment was at
Cobb- Whiddon- On Tuesday afternoon Miss Irma Louise Whiddon to Mr. James Daniel Cobb of Crestview were married. The weeding was solemnized at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. BE Whiddon, Rev. TV Shoemaker officiating. ( A lengthy article follows)
Thursday, January 24, 1918
Haley-Campbell On Wednesday afternoon at half after one o’clock in the home of the
bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J H Campbell, Miss Marie Campbell became the bride of Mr. Charley Haley. Dr.
George W. Reed of the
Death of NC McPhail-
Died, at his residence in the
suburbs of our city,
Death of Infant-
Little Robert Young Barden,
seven months of age, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Massey Barden. He was stricken suddenly with a very
serious affliction of the lungs, and died after only a few hours of illness. He was one of the brightest of Florala’s
babies, and will be sincerely missed, not alone at the desolated home, but
everywhere about our city. Funeral
services held from the home on
Thursday, January 31, 1918
Card of Thanks- I wish to thank the
Wyatt H Lewis, formerly of Florala, now of
Death of Mrs. Williamson- Mrs. Williamson, who was living with her son-in-law, LH Steffens, died last Friday morning with dropsy. Her husband preceded her to the grave nearly a year ago. Mrs. Williamson was a member of the Baptist church at Paxton. The funeral services were conducted by her pastor, Rec. DC Allen, after which her remains were laid to rest in Greenwood cemetery. She leaves three daughters, one son and a host of friends.
Thursday, February 7, 1918
Mrs. JJ Adkinson was buried on Wednesday morning at Clear Springs cemetery.
Thursday, February 14, 1918 no b/m/d reported
Thursday, February 21, 1918
Zack Henderson, of the News-Herald force of Hartford, was in our city a few days last week at the bedside of his brother, PW Henderson, who died last Thursday afternoon. After attending the funeral he returned to Hartford.
Death of WP Henderson- At 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon, February 14th, the spirit of our friend, WP Henderson, took its flight to God. Mr. Henderson was a young man, being only thirty years of age. He was buried in the local cemetery the funeral services being conducted by Revs. TV Shoemaker and SB Strout.
Card of Thanks- We desire to express our heartfelt thanks for
the sympathy and comfort during the sickness and death of our son and
brother. Mr. and Mrs. TW Henderson
Celebrate 8th Wedding Anniversary- Mr. and Mrs. GW Reeves celebrated their 8th wedding anniversary, Friday February 15th with a dinner.
Thursday, February 28, 1918
Birthday Party- Little Martha Mildred Johnston, of Lockhart, celebrated her seventh birthday on Friday afternoon, February 22.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. EW Perry, Sunday morning, a boy.
After an illness of some two weeks, Hobson Ward died of typhoid malaria at the home of his sister, Mrs. EW Perry, last Friday morning, and his remains were carried to Slocomb, where he was buried Saturday morning. His father had come down from Slocomb to be with him in his last hours.
Thursday, March 7, 1918
Birthday Party- Little Miss Elizabeth Lee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Owen F. Lee, was fortunate enough to attend to her fifth birthday on last Friday.
Thursday, March 14, 1918
Poley- Poley was the scene of a quiet little home
wedding last Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock, when Miss Ruby Murphy became
the bride of Mr. Alvie Duffel.
Thursday, March 21, 1918 no b/m/d reported
Thursday, April 4, 1918
Boyd- Miller- Married on the night of March 27th,
at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Johns, Mrs. Cassie Boyd
and Dr. Richard Lafayette Miller.
Death of MA George, Sr. After an illness of several months, the spirit of MA George Sr., took its flight from his home on North Sixth Street, last Friday morning at 4:15. Mr. George was born near Clayton, in Barbour County, October 3, 1831. For seventy years he lived within twenty miles of where he died. He has been a member of the Baptist church for 60 years, and for more than 40 years of that time, he was a deacon in that church. He was a Mason for more that 43 years. He was laid away in Greenwood cemetery Saturday morning. A wife (Susan George) and several children, and a lonely home are left to attest how sadly they will miss him.
Thursday, April 11, 1918
Dora Lurie’s Birthday Party- On Monday evening little Miss Dora Lurie celebrated her third birthday.
As we go to press news comes to us of the death of JF Smith, who resided in the North Creek Community.
Thursday, April 18, 1918
Griffith-Harlan A wedding of much interest to the people of Southern Alabama was that of Miss Kathryn Harlan, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. WS Harlan, of Lockhart, Ala. To Mr. John Edwin Griffith, of Baltimore, MD. The wedding was solemnized at “Griffwood” the lovely suburban home of the Griffiths, at high noon April 6.
Miss Harlan is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. WS Harlan, of Lockhart. She received her education at the Bryn Mawr school in Baltimore, and it was here the romance began which culminated in her marriage with Mr. Griffith, one of Baltimore’s most popular and influential men.
Deaths at Lockhart- The following deaths occurred at Lockhart last week:
April 6, 16 months old baby of Mr. and Mrs. McKee
April 8, 18 months old daughter of Mrs. Greathouse. Burial in local cemetery.
April 9, baby of John Aplin, Burial at New Hope church.
April 13, baby of Mr. Posey.
Card of Thanks- We wish to tender our heartfelt thanks to
those who kindly remembered us during the recent illness and death of our
darling little babe, Woodrow Wilson. Mr.
and Mrs. RW Brackin
Card of Thanks- We wish to express our thanks and appreciation to our many friends who so kindly gave us their time, help and sympathy during the illness and death of our baby daughter and sister. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Heisler and family.
BH Meadows
received on Sunday afternoon a
telegram notifying him of the death of his mother at Ozark. He and his family left Monday for the
funeral.
On the 19th
day of April 1918, GW Boles, who
lives at Babbie post office, celebrated his 89th birthday was 9
children, 24 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and only two sisters
alive. In all there were 111 present.
(Authors note: there may be a typo in
the date since the date of the newspaper was the 18th.—TP)
Died- On Wednesday, April 10th
at 1:10 pm, Josie Lee, infant daughter of Joseph Heisler. She was two
years of age and a beautiful baby. Her
mother died when little Josie was only two weeks of age, and her whole life has
been full of sickness. She was buried
Thursday afternoon at Eden church near Coffee Springs.
Died- On Wednesday, April
10th at 4:20 pm, Woodrow Wilson, 16 month old son of Mr. And Mrs.
Robert W. Brackin. Stricken
suddenly on Sunday morning with ileocolitis, he was very ill until Tuesday when
he seemed so much better that hope was had that he would recover. But early Wednesday morning he grew worse,
and quickly succumbed. He was buried
Thursday afternoon in Greenwood cemetery.
Letter
from Private Woodall- The New-Democrat is the happy recipient of the
following letter, which is so full of the enthusiasm and spirit of our soldiers
that we print it just as it was written.
Read it through and then telephone the Liberty Bond Committee that you
have decided to help such fine fellows as Private Woodall win the war.
Here’s the
letter:
26 Balloon Co., Post Field, Fort Sill, Okla.,
April 7th, 1918.
Florala
New-Democrat.
Dear Sir:
As I am a good little distance from my home town and can’t get very much news
out of a letter from my friends. I am
writing you asking you for your price of subscription to the Florala paper for
one year, and to find out if you would send it on to me when I leave for France
as we have orders to be ready to leave seven or eight days and it would be a
great help to me to get a paper from my home town while on the front. I have been in the service about five months
now and enjoy army life better every day and in a balloon, life is just
great. We have two hundred men and four
“Kite Balloons,” which makes about 48 men to each balloon, and last week we had
one balloon out and a sand storm started so the command came for us to get it
in the hangar, and as we got it on the ground the gas and air began to mix, so
we had to let out part of the gas, and just about the time we had gotten
started good, the sand formed a spark, and the balloon took fire. Oh! We did
have some explosion, and 25 out of 48 were sent to the hospital with faces,
hands and clothes burned. Some had their
clothes burned entirely off. I was on
the wind side so I missed most of the fire, but balloon work sure is a great
thing after all. We are going to have
services before long, so I had better make this letter short as the boys are
getting the YMCA hall in shape. Send me
your price of subscription at once.
Sincerely
Yours, Pvt. PM Woodall
Supplement
Issue April 25, 1918
The infant
son of Mr. And Mrs. DC McLeod died Wednesday night at the home of Mrs.
McLeod’s parents, Dr. and Mrs. Wynn.
WH Hughes and family are rejoicing over the
arrival of a fine boy who recently came there to board, Mother and babe are doing well and Harvey
will recover.
We regret
to learn of the death in France of Private Frank Wilson of Co. F 167th
Infantry. He was killed on April
16. Pvt. Wilson was a member of the
Florala Company, enlisted here and served on the Mexican border. He is well known here and his many friends
join us in sympathy to his brothers and family.
He has joined that growing list of heroic dead whose bodies are being
broken for your sake and mine. He
becomes Florala’s first tribute on the altar of freedom.
WE Welch,
brother of D Welch of this place,
died at his home near Simmon’s bridge Wednesday, May 8. He was 72 years of age and one of Covington
county’s most highly esteemed citizens.
As we go
to press we learn of the death of Willet T. Brightman, better known as “Dick”, who was accidentally
killed somewhere in France. HE was a
member of Co. D, 167th Infantry under the command of Col. Screws,
and a son of Mrs. Laura K. Brightman of the Colonial Hotel.
Death
of Mrs. DW Quillin Sunday morning May the 12th, the
death angel visited the home of our fellow townsman, Mr. DW Quillan, and took there from one of the
sweetest mothers. Corinna Estelle Quillan
was born at Ariton in 1890 and moved here with her parents from Ozark several
years ago. She had been a member of the
local Baptist church for nine years and was a consistent Christian. On December 26, 1912, she was married to DW
Quillan and to them was born four years ago a beautiful girl- Eleanor. She leaves behind a husband, daughter, father
and mother, Mr. and Mrs. JR Wall, four sisters and three brothers to
mourn her loss. The burial was at the
local cemetery Tuesday morning, Rev. TV Shoemaker officiating.
Veteran
Answers Last Roll Call- Captain SA Cawthon died suddenly at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. JG Page, at
Samson, Ala, May 12th. Captain
Cawthon was born at Columbia, Henry Co., Ala July 19th, 1833;
married December 22, 1853, to Miss Melissa Hutchison, of Coffee Co., Ala. There were four children to this union, Frank
Cawthon who passed away when a young man; Mesdames Manning of Florala, Page of
Samson, and Patrick of Andalusia.
HE volunteered in the Confederate Army in
April 1862 at Eucheeanna, Fla. And served to the end of the war. Was captain of Co H 6th Florida
Volunteers and by being senior captain had the command of the regiment at the
battle of Franklin, Tenn.
Hiss wife having died the first year of the
war he married the year of the surrender, upon his return, Miss Sarah Frances Cheshire,
a close friend of his first wife. Of
this marriage there were five children, one daughter Mrs. Grimes of
Alberton, Coffee County, Messrs. Stephen D. Cawthon of DeFuniak, WS Cawthon
of Gainesville, Fla., BL Cawthon of Falco, Ala. And our own townsman
Claude P Cawthon. Later upon the
death of his second wife, he married Miss Celia Meeks, who only lived a very short while.
For several years he had made his home with
Mrs. Page at Samson and often spent some time in Florala. He was a consistent member of the Universalist
Church at Florala.
Captain Cawthon was buried in DeFuniak
cemetery, Monday, May 13 near his son, Stephen D. Cawthon who died several
years ago. Rev. AG Strain, pastor of the Universalist church at Florala
conducted the funeral services.
Henry Metcalf, son of John Metcalf, residing two
miles east of Zorn’s Mill, died Thursday and was buried Friday at Eight Mile
Cemetery. Mr. Metcalf was a member of
Florala Camp 289 WOW.
Mrs. WL Miller
and daughter were called to Baker, Fla on account of the death of her sister’s
child.
News was
received in Florala Monday morning of the death of Ed Smith, a Florala
boy, who had died in France of pneumonia.
He was formerly an employee of JN McCLung and Co.
Died- On Wednesday, June 5 Ulysses Grant Rowell ,
infant son of Mr. And Mrs. Rowell on West 8th Street. Funeral services were conducted from the
house by Rev. SB Strout.
Campbell-
Jones Tuscaloosa-
The marriage of lovely Miss Margaret Campbell, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Leonard Campbell, and Mr. Homer Jones of Cleveland O., was a beautiful event of
Tuesday afternoon, June 4, being solemnized in the home of the bride’s parents.
( A lengthy article follows…. Other names given in the article were Mrs.
Charles Haley, sister of the bride and Mrs. JA Jones mother of the groom.
Mrs.
Louisa Francis Brown- On Sunday afternoon, June 16, after an
extended illness, the spirit of this good woman took flight. Mrs. Brown was born in Crenshaw County
September 20, 1850 and on her 14th birthday was baptized into the
membership of Siloam Baptist church where her membership remained for 54 years
until her death. All of her life, with
the exception of three years in Texas was spent within one half mile of her
place of her birth.
On July 4, 1875 she was married to GR Brown,
who survives her. There was born to this
union four girls and three boys, and all but two of the boys who died young,
are left to mourn their loss. Besides
the son who lives in Crenshaw County, the following daughters are left
behind: Mrs. IL Sullivan, Florala;
Mrs. FE Rhodes, Florala; Mrs. Chas. Williamson, Lockhart; and
Mrs. Clifton Eiland, Brantley.
All of the children and husband were present when she died. She was buried at the local cemetery.
Eddie
Smith Dies in France- Another name has been added to our dead heroes
in France- another body lies there whose heart was with American and her allies
in this great war, and Mrs. Mary Smith of Florala, is mourning the loss
of one of the noblest boys. Too young for the draft age, yet patriotic and
loyal to the extent that he was willing to die for his country, and though on
the 5th of June his young life passed out from pneumonia. We extend our sympathy to the sorrowing ones,
but would urge that they rather rejoice that their loved one was permitted to
die in such a just and noble cause as that in which he and Frank Wilson and
Dick Brightman have sacrificed their lives.
Several
issues missing
Card of
Thanks- We wish to thank the friends who were so kind
to us during the sickness and death of our precious little baby. Mr. And Mrs. George Blair
He lost his good wife in 1906, and four
children have preceded him to the grave.
There remain to mourn him four children, our own Walter Love Howell,
Miss Tessa of Evergreen, Tracy of New Orleans, and Ralph in France with colors.
He was buried in the family plot at Andalusia
on Wednesday.
Died- Monday, September 2, infant of Mr. and Mrs.
Earnest Manning. Internment in
Greenwood Cemetery Tuesday afternoon.
WM Nored
, who lives near Florala, died at his home Tuesday morning about 7:30. His death was caused by heart disease and
other complications. He is survived by
his wife and two children, the eldest son being in France.
Wilson
Smith Missing- Mr. Joe Smith a prominent farmer, living about three miles
from Florala, on the Laurel Hill Road, who has a son in the army and who went
“over there’ about two months ago, received the following telegram Saturday:
Government Message
Washington DC
Sept. 5, 10:10 pm
Mr. Joe
Smith,
Laurel
Hill, Fla.
Deeply regret to inform you that Private
Wilson Smith, infantry, is officially reported as missing in action
August 6th, 1918. Will report
first information received.
Harris,
Acting
Adjutant-General
Malley
A Everitt Prisoner of War- Mr. JK Everett, Florala, Ala.
Dear
Sir: I beg leave to inform you that it
has been ascertained that your son, Corporal Malley A Everett, Who has
heretofore been reported missing in action, is now a prisoner of war in Germany. (more information is included but does not
have specific information.)
Very respectfully,
Roy A Hill, Adjutant General
News has
just reached Florala of the birth of twin girls at the home of Mr. and Mrs. WW Powers
of Milton, Fla.
After an
illness of 13 months, Mrs. LC Wright, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. LA Sims,
died at her home at Lockhart, Ala on Sept 20, 1918. Deceased was 37 years of age and leaves
husband and five children, father, mother, two brothers and sister. Buried at Shiloh church, where she had been a
consistent member since 1895.
Florala
Mother Gives Two Sons- Mrs. Mary Smith has received a telegram to the effect that her
son, ML Smith, was killed in action July 28th. This is the second son this good lady has
recently given to the cause of Liberty.
W.H. Brair died suddenly at his home near Natural
Bridge , Fla., Tuesday and was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Florala on
Wednesday. Mr. Briar was an extensive
planter and naval stores operator and a man that used his influence for the
upbuilding of his community.
Judge AB Hilson
died at his home at Paxton, Fla., Friday morning and was buried at Florala
Cemetery Saturday. He received injuries
by falling which caused his death. Judge
Hilson was well known throughout this section and leaves a name rather to be
chosen than great riches.
SR Jones received a telegram Monday night to the effect that his son, Walter Lee, had been severely wounded in action in France Sept. 12th.
Card of Thanks- We take this method of thanking our many friends for their many favors shown us through the death of our little son Willie.
JB Mahan and family
JO
Sanderson Dies in Wyoming- A message was received in the city Tuesday
announcing the death of John Otto Sanderson, which occurred Monday night at Sheridan,
Wyoming, after a brief illness. Mr.
Sanderson was a former Montgomerian, and is well known here. He was a brother of LA Sanderson, attorney.
Mr. Sanderson graduated from the University
of Alabama law department and for many years practiced here. Several years ago he moved to Wyoming where
he entered the railroad business. At the
time of his death he was connected with the Burlington Railroad. His widow, two small children, his mother,
Mrs. TL Sanderson, of Ft. Deposit, three sisters, Mrs. John Bruner of
Galveston, TX., Mrs. MC Palmer of
Wellsburg, WV; Mrs. HC Coleman of Ft. Deposit, two brothers, LA
Sanderson of Montgomery and TR Sanderson of Florala survive him.—Montgomery
Advertiser.
Chappelle-
Holloway- Mr. And Mrs. WH Holloway of Samson,
Ala. Announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Hilda
Mary, to Rev. LH Chappelle, Jr., the wedding to take place at the home of the
bride’s parents on October 29th, 1918. No cards.—Montgomery Journal
Father
and Son Accidentally Killed- Andalusia, Ala., Oct. 21 Special to the
Journal- SJ Houghston and his son, George Houghston were
killed by an L and N passenger train six miles south of Andalusia Saturday.
Resolutions- Whereas, Our Heavenly Father, has seen fit to call home our
beloved Dr. Phillips we resolve that The Women’s Missionary Society of
Florala ME Church, extend to our loved President and children our deepest
sympathy in this dark hour.
A Card
of Thanks- We take this method of publicly extending our
thanks to everyone who administered to us in the darkest hour of our lives in
the death of our husband and father, Dr. James P. Phillips. Mrs. Benie Phillips and children.
Dr. JP
Phillips Dies Thursday- In the death of Dr. James P Phillips at
his home on North 5th Street, last Thursday afternoon, Florala and
the Florala section suffered the first loss from Spanish Influenza. Dr.
Phillips attended quiet a number of cases of this disease before he was
attacked a week prior to his death.
Dr. Phillips was born in Dale County, 49
years ago. His early childhood and young
manhood were spent there. Twenty years
ago he was married to Miss Benie Doster, a daughter of Prof. Simeon J Doster. Mrs.
Phillips together with four children, Mabel, Edith, Ralph and Benie
survive him.
He was a member of the Masonic order and the
Woodsmen of the World here. On account
of the ban on public burials neither order officiated at his burial Friday but
each will hold services at his grave at a later date.
Andalusia,
Ala., Special to the Journal- The body
of what was supposed to be a negro soldier by the name of Johnson was
shipped to Andalusia, Saturday from Richmond, VA., Johnson’s family received
the body from the express company and carried it to their home seventeen miles
from Andalusia for burial. When they
arrived at home the casket was opened and the body was found to be that of a
white soldier from New Jersey. The body
was returned to the express office here and the authorities at Richmond
notified of the mistake.
Wounded
in Action- Sept. 12, 1918
Mrs. SR Jones, Florala, Ala.
Dear
Madam: This morning as your son went
gallantly over the top with his regiment, he was wounded by machine gun
fire. I want to congratulate you on the
manner he answered the call to duty, and assure you his wound is such he will
be back on the fighting line again.
Sincerely Yours; Dr. OA Lambeth, YMCA Secretary
Notice has
been received of the wounding of EL Hunt in France.
Mr. Hunt is a son of Mrs. Hosea Cawthon of Florala.
News has
been received here of the death of Rev., DR Parker at Munson, Fla. Rev. Parker was pastor at the Baptist church
here for two years.
Mrs. JR Matthews received a telegram last week to the effect
that her nephew, Horace Clark, died in Philadelphia of influenza. He belonged to the Marine corps and was
buried with military honors at Forsyth, Ga.
A
Golden Wedding- Captain and Mrs. William Hughes who have
been residents of Florala for the past year, have gone to Electric Mills, MS.
Where today (November 5th) they will celebrate their 50th
Wedding Anniversary.
Both are natives of Ohio where they were
married, though the have spent almost the entire fifty years in the Sunny
South, with the exception of several years residence in Havana, Cuba.
Captain Hughes is a hero of two wars- the
Civil War and the Spanish American- and if the Government would listen to his
pleading he would now be leading a company in France.
Death
of Mrs. GA Marshal- News has just been received of the death of
Mrs. GA Marshal at Akron, Ohio, Monday.
Mrs. Marshal was a former resident of Florala. Her burial occurred at Georgiana, Ala.
Wednesday.
Zach Henderson
and Miss Gipsy Kinsaul of Hartford, surprised their numerous friends
when they were quietly married at Geneva Sunday.
Born unto
Mr and Mrs AL Rosenberg- a daughter, Monday.
A Good
Woman Gone- Mrs. Alice Irene Dunn, wife of GW Dunn of Lakewood, Fla.,
died of pneumonia Thursday and was buried at Greenwood cemetery Friday. Deceased was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs DR Savage
also of Lakewood.
Mrs.
Sarah Doster- Mrs. Sarah Doster departed this life
October 24, 1918, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. JG Johnson, Foley,
Ala. Age seventy-nine years, eight
months and twenty four days. The body
was taken to Ariton, Ala. And deposited by her husband, SJ Doster. She leaves two daughters and one son,
Mrs. JG Johnson, Foley, Ala; Mrs. Benie Phillips, Florala, Ala.
and Prof. JJ Doster, University of Alabama.
A Card
of Thanks- We wish to thank our friends for their many
acts of kindness during our recent bereavement.
Mrs. Augustus Henderson and family
Mrs. MS Cawthon
was called to Mobile Sunday by the
illness and death of her brother.
Mrs. Walden,
mother of Mrs. TH Edney, died
at her home at DeFuniak Springs, Monday.
We have
just learned of the death of Dan Parker, which occurred at Chapel Hill Wednesday.
WT Henderson
died at his home south of Florala Tuesday afternoon after a lingering
illness. Deceased was 66 years old and
leaves a wife and five children. Funeral
services were conducted by Rev. NH Gibson at Greenwood Cemetery Wednesday.
John
Taylor Smith departed this life Saturday, Nov. 16th. He leaves besides hosts of friends, his wife,
Eva Register Smith, a dear baby daughter, Kathryn and his mother, Mrs.
Mollie Smith, sister Mesdames, Johnston, Loman, McDaniel
and Miss Mary Ida Smith and a brother Martel, to mourn his loss.
John lived nearly all his life in
Florala. Mrs. Register of
Graceville, Fla.; Mrs. Walter Stokes of Chancellor, Ala., Mrs. WB Williams
if Graceville, Mrs. JH Burgess of Florala, mother and sisters of Mrs.
Smith and Mrs. McDaniel of Mobile were at his bedside when he passed
away.
He was laid to rest in Greenwood Cemetery
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Smith will make her home in Graceville
with her mother.
Blackwell
Brothers- Panama City, Fla. November 19th- The trial of Will and Robert Blackwell
has been postponed. They have been
charged with the murder of Nancy Davis and Mr. Davis.
Miss Ruth Walton
, of the Florala City School, was called to LaFayette by the illness and
death of her brother.
Death
of Captain JH Bannister- Captain James H Bannister, Inf. USA
Camp Green, NC Commanding Officer Quarantine Camp was killed Thursday November
21st by the accidental discharge of an Army service rifle. Remains escorted from Camp Green to final
rest at Greenwood Cemetery, Florala, by his friend and Masonic brother, Capt. O
Baxter. Deceased was 40 years of age and highly
honored and respected by his command and officers with whom he associated. Funeral conducted at Florala Baptist church
at 2 pm Sunday by Dr. WH Bradford, after
which the Masons paid their last sad tribute of respect to a departed brother.
Rev NH Gibson
was called to Coffee Springs Saturday by the illness and death of a son,
who was a victim of influenza. Details of the funeral will be given next week.
A Good
Woman Gone- Mrs. CO Wilson died at her home in Troy
Saturday morning after a lingering illness.
The remains were shipped to Florala Sunday where the funeral occurred at
2pm from the home of her sister, Mrs. Minnie Shepherd, conducted by Rev.
DC Allen and the Woodman Circle. This
good woman had lived in Florala for many years, where she did a faithful part
in rearing an excellent family of children, all of whom, with the exception of
one, she leaves with her husband, six sisters and two brothers.
Death
of Miss Wilson- Friends were greatly shocked last Saturday
when a telegram was received here announcing the death of Miss Ruth Wilson
at her home in Lafayette, Ala. Miss
Walton, who has had charge if the grade in the City School, left here two weeks
ago to attend the funeral of her brother-in-law at LaGrange. Directly after the funeral two of the dead
brother’s children were attacked by influenza and Miss Walton was called upon
to nurse them. A week later she
developed the same disease, which was fatal to her in seven days.
William
Earnest Gibson, eldest son of Rev. NH Gibson, died at his home near
Coffee Springs, in Geneva County, Nov. 29th and was buried at Coffee
Springs cemetery the following afternoon at 3:30. Mr. Gibson was 43 years of age and leaves a
wife and two children. Twenty years of
his life had been spent in the ministry.
Mr. and
Mrs. JO Morris were called to Dothan Tuesday by the illness and death of
a nephew.
Helms-
Ward- The marriage
of Miss Lula Mae Helms of
Florala, to Mr. Joel Ward took place Thursday evening at 6:30, in
Savannah, Ga.
Fisher-
Lutrell- Danville, Va., December 13th- A
marriage was solemnized at the residence of Rev. Clyde Holland, pastor of Keen
Street Baptist Church, evening last at
six o’clock when Grace Lutrell of Florala, Ala. became the bride of
James Houston Fisher, of Richmond, Virginia
A telegram
from Adjutant General Harris to JK Everett of Florala says: Your son, Corporal Malley Everett, officially reported released from German
prison camp at Rastatt and returned to France in good health.