The Macon Daily Telegraph
Bibb County, Georgia
20 December 1914
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS...
...FRANK STEGER
The funeral of Frank Steger, who died Thursday night, was held yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock from his late residence, 262 Jeff Davis street, Rev. R. Lee James officiating. Interment followed at Riverside cemetery.
The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen attended the funeral in a body, serving as an honorary escort. The active pallbearers were W. J. Garrity, Carlos Allen, W. M. Howington, J. N. Walker, J. C. Pool, W. M. Fitts, O. F. Faircloth, J. C. Sullivan.
WILLIAM JAY
TIFTON, Dec. 19 -- William Jay, aged 89, one of the oldest and best known citizens of Tifton, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. R. I. S. Blalock, in Tifton, yesterday morning at 5 o'clock. Mr. Jay had been a resident of south Georgia for about forty years and lived at Americus, Montezuma, Ashburn and Ty Ty before coming to Tifton. He is survived by his wife, who was Miss Emmie House before marriage, and three children, Mrs. R. I. S. Blalock, of Tifton; Mrs. A. B. Graham, of Douglas, and Lem Jay, of Arlington.
The funeral services were conducted at the home this morning at 9 o'clock by the Rev. C. W. Durden, of the First Baptist church, with interment at Oak Ridge cemetery.
BERT O. MILLER
AUGUSTA, Dec. 19 -- The funeral of Bert O. Miller, one of the oldest and best known citizens of Augusta, occurred from the First Christian church yesterday afternoon, Rev. Howard T. Creo officiating.
Mr. Miller was in his 74th year and had lived in Augusta all his life. At the age of 19 he joined the Oglethorpes and served throughout the war between the states. While engaged in business in his office Thursday he was stricken apoplexy, passing away about two hours afterward. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Anne C. Miller, and two daughters, Mrs. Harriet M. Andrews and Mrs. E. W. Filber, both of this city.
JAMES T. WHITLEY
LAGRANGE, Dec. 19 -- James Thomas Whitley, a Confederate veteran and an honored citizen of northwest Troup, died Thursday evening at the advanced age of 90 years. He had been confined to his bed for several weeks.
Mr. Whitley was a native of Walton county, but came to this section while a young man. In 1858 he was married to Miss Mary Ann Garrett, who survives him and has herself attained the advanced age of 78 years. Mr. Whitley, in the late Civil war, gallantly served in the Fifty-sixth Georgia regiment until its close.
Besides his widow, the deceased is survived by four sons, J. B., W., P. C. and G. T. Whitley, and one daughter, Mrs. J. M. Barrett, all of whom are residents of Troup county.
The funeral services were conducted at the Methodist church of Glenn and were conducted by Rev. C. B. Martin, pastor of the Baptist churches of Glenn and Antioch. A beautiful song service was led by Mrs. A. G. Crockett, Miss Nellie Cook and Mrs. I. Q. Adams. The body was interred at the cemetery at Glenn.
What a wide variety of men.
