Deaths & Funerals: Mr. M. P. Watkins (1915)

Columbus Ledger - Enquirer, Georgia
26 May 1915
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

Mr. M. P. Watkins
Mr. M. P. Watkins, aged 76 years, died this morning at 12:30 o'clock, at his home, 2812 Fourth avenue, following a lingering illness with complication of diseases.

The deceased has lived in this city practically all of his life and has a large circle of friends who deeply regret to learn of his demise. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. M. R. Watkins, three sisters, Misses Mary and Josephine Watkins and Mrs. G. Thomas.

The funeral will take place Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the late residence. Rev. L. W. Mann will officiate and the interment will be at Double Churches, about eight miles north of the city.

Deaths & Funerals: Doris Ione Meadows (1915)

Columbus Ledger - Enquirer, Georgia
26 May 1915
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

Doris Ione Meadows
Doris Ione, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl K. Meadows, died at the residence of her parents, 1325 Fourth avenue, last night at 10:30 o'clock, following a short illness.

The funeral will be held this afternoon at 5 o'clock from the late residence. Rev. T. M. Christian, pastor of St. Paul Methodist church, will officiate and the interment will be in Riverdale cemetery.

The following will be the pallbearers: Messrs. Walter Meadows, Same Turner, J. E. Bradford and Raliegh Dorrough.

Deaths & Funerals: Mrs. S. A. Autry (1915)

Columbus Ledger - Enquirer, Georgia
26 May 1915
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

Mrs. S. A. Autry
Mrs. S. A. Autry, aged 38, died at her residence yesterday afternoon at 4:14 o'clock, after an illness of several months with a complication of diseases.

The deceased was the wife of Police Officer Autry and was well known and had a large number of close friends. She was a member of the Tabernacle Methodist church, and was very active in the affairs of her church and her many friends and church workers will deeply regret to learn of her demise.

Surviving Mrs. Autry are her bereaved husband and three small children, Hugh, Earline and Jerrell, all of whom have the deepest sympathy of their many friends.

The funeral services took place this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, from the late residence. Rev. G. F. Austin officiated and the interment was in Riverdale cemetery.

Deaths & Funerals: Mrs. Martha White (1915)

Columbus Ledger - Enquirer, Georgia
26 May 1915
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

Mrs. Martha White
The funeral of Mrs. Martha White whose death occurred Monday, took place yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock from the residence of her son, W. D. White. Rev. Floyd Walton officiated and the interment was in Girard cemetery.

The following were the pallbearers: Messrs. George McGill, A. Wadsworth, F. T. Haden, R. C. Riddle, James T. Pigg and J. T. Knight.

Deaths & Funerals: Mr. C. B. Lumpkin (1915)

Columbus Ledger - Enquirer, Georgia
26 May 1915
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

Mr. C. B. Lumpkin
The death of C. B. Lumpkin occurred yesterday afternoon at the home of his son, L. D. Lumpkin, about ten miles north of the city. The deceased was 76 years old and had been ill for only a short time.

Mr. Lumpkin was well known throughout the county and had a wide circle of friends, all of whom were deeply shocked to learn of his demise. He was a member of Pearce Chapel and is survived by three sons, Messrs. L. D. Lumpkin, of Muscogee county; T. A. Lumpkin, of Omaha, Neb.; and James Lumpkin, of Florida; also two sisters, Mrs. Fred Hill, of Rock Mills, Ala., and Mrs. Mattie Birns, of Butler, Ga.

The funeral took place this morning at 11 o'clock at Pearce Chapel, near Hamilton, Rev. T. Pharr conducting the services and the interment was in the church cemetery.

Deaths & Funerals: Miss Clara Walker (1915)

Columbus Ledger - Enquirer, Georgia
26 May 1915
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

MISS CLARA WALKER
The friends and acquaintances of Miss Clara Walker will be greatly shocked and pained to learn of her sudden death, which sad event occurred at her home, No. 1019 Fifth Avenue, this morning at 7 o'clock.

Miss Walker has been in declining health for the past several months, had undergone a serious operation some months ago, from which she recovered temporarily, but recently was suffering from a complication of diseases, and although she was considered to be quite sick, none expected the end to come so soon and so suddenly.

The deceased was known and greatly beloved by a large circle of friends for her bright and happy disposition, her kind and gentle manners, and many other noble and generous traits of character. To her aged mother she was the greatest source of comfort, being a patient and sacrificing daughter, a sweet and amiable sister, and to all others, she was charitable and kind.

She was a devout member of Trinity Episcopal church, and will be sadly missed from its every phase of church life and work.

Miss Walker was the only daughter of Mrs. Ella Walker and is survived by her mother and two brothers, Messrs. Flournoy and Will Walker, to whom the deepest sympathy is extended.

The funeral will occur from the residence, 1019 Fifth avenue, tomorrow at 10 o'clock a.m., conducted by her pastor, and the following gentlemen will act as pallbearers: A. A. Wilbur, A. C. Chancellor, Sr., George Sheram, H. C. Freeman, Charlie Lovelace and R. K. Mann.

Drowning Victim Found (1916)

Oregonian, Oregon
17 February 1916
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DROWNING VICTIM FOUND
Body of Paul Watson is Discovered at Cherry Grove
VANCOUVER, Wash, Feb 16 -- (Special) -- The body of Paul Watson, aged 22, son of Robert Watson, a sawmill owner and operator on the Lewis river, was found today after being in the water ten days.

More than a week ago young Watson and some friends took a trip on the river in a rowboat, which overturned. Unable to swim, young Watson drowned.

Owing to the high waters since it was impossible to drag for the body, and it was not until today that the body came to the surface at Cherry Grove.

Athens Man Dies from Week-Old Shot Wound (1911)

Macon Weekly Telegraph, Georgia
28 March 1911
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ATHENS MAN DIES FROM WEEK-OLD SHOT WOUND
Charles Walker Put Bullet in His Cousin Because He Paid Attentions to His Sister -- Now in Jail
ATHENS, GA, March 27 -- A week ago Henry Walker was shot by his cousin, Charles Walker, near this place, because, the shooter asserts, Henry persisted in paying attention to the sister of Charlie.

Since the shooting the injured man has lain in uncertain condition and the shooter has been in hiding, eluding successfully the officers till this morning, when the wounded man died.

Today Sheriff Jackson, with a bailiff, captured him in a house five miles from Athens, near Hamilton Springs, and dragged from under a bed, where he was hiding. Walker, in the Clarke county jail today, admitted the shooting, and states that he shot his cousin for the reason above stated.

Pathetic Funeral of Charles A. Walker (1907)

Macon Weekly Telegraph, Georgia
29 October 1907
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PATHETIC FUNERAL OF CHARLES A. WALKER
ATLANTA, Oct 28 -- The death of Charles A. Walker, of the Southern Railway, who was killed in the yards last Thursday afternoon and whose funeral occurred Sunday, was rendered particularly sad from the fact that he was to have been married on Wednesday of this week and had made all preparations for the ceremony.

His finacee was Miss Josie Harding, of Keysville, VA, and he was to have gone there the first of this week to claim her as his bride. While in the performance of his duties late Thursday afternoon in the north yards of the Southern, he was run down by a freight car and was crushed to death. While Miss Harding was at her home in Keysville planning for the appraoching wedding, she was shocked to receive a telegram informing her of the fatal accident.

The grief-stricken young woman then quickly boarded a train and came to Atlanta. She arrived in time for the funeral and saw the body of her fiance placed beneath the sod in Westview Cemetery Sunday afternoon. Miss Harding is a friend of Mrs. Sims, wife of former Alderman George H. Sims, and is stopping at the Sims home. She will probably remain in Atlanta several days.

Died Near Roberta (1896)

Mr. Charles H. Walker, Sr. was laid to rest in Roberta City Cemetery. Obituary from the Columbus Daily Enquirer, Georgia -
26 August 1896
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DIED NEAR ROBERTA
Hon. Charles H. Walker, Father of Mr. J. A. Walker, Died Monday
From a private telegram received yesterday, information has reached the city of the death of the Hon. Charles H. Walker, of Crawford county, this state, which event occurred Monday morning at his residence, near Roberta. Mr. Walker was the father of Mr. J. A. Walker, of this city, and died of extreme old age, being nearly 90 years old at the time of his death. He had many relatives and acquaintances in this city who will mourn his loss. He was a prominent citizen of his section, and died "full of years and honors."

Jessie Blackwell Peel (2001)

Jessie Black-
well Peel (1907-2001) obituary abstract from The Macon Telegraph, Georgia, 19 October 2001, page 4:

- Funeral services held in Roberta Baptist Church; Roberta, Crawford County, Georgia. Burial in Roberta City Cemetery.
- Mrs. Peel was born in Cobb County, Georgia.
- Preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Moseley Peel (1897-1955) and three daughters, Opal Claudine Peel, Betty Jane Peel Rigdon and Juanita Peel Goodson.
- Mrs. Peel was a member of Roberta Baptist Church and a homemaker.
- Survivors include two daughters and three sons-in-law, a sister, fourteen grandchildren, twenty-four great grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
- Donations requested for the American Cancer Society.
- Goddard Funeral Home of Roberta had charge of arrangements.

Deaths & Funerals: HOOD (1912)

17 May 1912
Macon Weekly Telegraph, Georgia
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

HOOD
ATHENS, May 16 -- The funeral of Mrs. Beulah J. Hood, formerly Miss Venable, of Jackson county, was held here today. The interment took place at Jefferson this afternoon. Mrs. Hood was a granddaughter of the first patient whom the late Dr. Crawford W. Long operated upon with the use of sulphuric ether as an anaesthetic, the operation which established the claim of the former Jefferson and Athens physician as the discoverer of this form of anaesthetic. Several weeks ago before her death, Mrs. Hood underwent an operation in which the same form of anaesthesia was employed.

Deaths & Funerals: JENKINS (1912)

17 May 1912
Macon Weekly Telegraph, Georgia
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

JENKINS
EATONTON, May 16 -- Alex B. Jenkins, a well-known citizen of Putnam county, died Tuesday night at his home here, after a very brief illness. His death was wholly unexpected to his family and friends, as he was on the streets apparently in his usual health several days ago. Pneumonia was probably the direct cause of his death. His wife, who was with relatives in Macon, was summoned home Monday, arriving a short while before his death. Mr. Jenkins was a member of one of Putnam's oldest and most honored families, and a graduate of the state university. In early life he married Miss Clara Prangling, by whom he is survived, together with seven children -- four daughters, Mrs. J. B. Daniel, of Griffin, Mrs. W. C. Wright of Macon, Mrs. Janie Jenkins Norris of Macon, Miss Annie Laurie Jenkins; and four sons, Louis Jenkins, Andrew and Prangling Jenkins, all of Eatonton; also one brother, D. L. Jenkins, of Atlanta. The funeral services, conducted by Rev. G. W. Garner, took place from the family residence Wednesday afternoon, after which the remains were interred in Pine Grove cemetery.

Deaths & Funerals: ANCHORS (1912)

17 May 1912
Macon Weekly Telegraph, Georgia
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

ANCHORS
HADDOCK, May 16 -- This entire community was shocked and grieved at the announcement Wednesday morning of the death of Mrs. Clara Walker Anchors, wife of Dr. H. L. Anchors. She had been ill only a few days. Just one week ago she was out driving with friends in her usual happy spirits, and apparently fully recovered from a recent attack of measles.

The high esteem in which Mrs. Anchors was held was attested by the large attendance upon her funeral and the profusion of flowers sent in by her sorrowing friends. A very handsome floral piece was sent by the local lodge of Knights of Pythias.

She was an active member of the Methodist church at this place, and her gentle ministrations to the sick and many acts of kindness had endeared her to the community in a peculiar way.

The funeral sermon was preached by Rev. A. Ernest, her pastor. Her six brothers-in-law acted as pall-bearers.

Deaths & Funerals: FOLDS (1912)

17 May 1912
Macon Weekly Telegraph, Georgia
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

FOLDS
EATONTON, May 16 -- An unusually sad death here was that of Luther Folds, a young man only 33 years of age, who, arrived home from Arizona two days ago, after several months stay in the west in an effort to check the ravages of an early attack of tuberculosis. After leaving college, G. M. C., where he graduated, Mr. Folds taught school with success at Bainbridge and other points. Going west after his marriage, his health improved rapidly, and he came back 500 miles nearer home to live in hopes of a complete restoration to health, and ultimate return to Georgia. Sunday night he arrived home to die with little thought that the end was so near. He is survived by his parents, his two sisters, his widow and other relatives. The interment took place Wednesday afternoon at the family burial ground.

Deaths & Funerals: STRICKLAND (1912)

17 May 1912
Macon Weekly Telegraph, Georgia
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

STRICKLAND
REIDSVILLE, May 16 -- Mrs. Francis Strickland, wife of Henry Strickland, a prominent farmer of Tattnall county, died at her home one mile north of Reidsville early this morning after an illness of three weeks from pneumonia. She was 68 years of age and had lived in this county practically all her life. The family is a prominent one, being connected with some of the best known people in this part of the state. She is survived by her husband and seven children: Mrs. J. J. Easterling, Mrs. J. J. Kennedy, G. E. and E. C. Strickland, of Reidsville; Mrs. H. E. Purvis, of Lew; Mrs. Tootle of Highland, and Dr. H. M. Strickland, of Live Oak, Fla.

The interment yesterday afternoon was in the cemetery at Shiloh church, five miles below Reidsville.

Deaths & Funerals: BICKLEY (1912)

17 May 1912
Macon Weekly Telegraph, Georgia
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

BICKLEY
WAVERLY HALL, May 16. -- Sampson Brickley, of this place, died last night of Bright's disease, after long illness. He is survived by three children -- Wellborn Brickley, of Atlanta; H. Truit, of Cataula and Mrs. Grover Cleveland Smith, of this place.

Deaths & Funerals: William E. Wilder (1912)

17 May 1912
Macon Weekly Telegraph, Georgia
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

WILLIAM E. WILDER
William E. Wilder, aged 57 years, died Thursday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at the family residence, 27 Montpelier avenue, after a lengthy illness.

Mr. Wilder was for a number of years connected with the Mansfield Dray Line Company and was also prominent in real estate circles. He had many friends in the city who will be grieved to learn of his death.

He is survived by his wife and three daughters, Mrs. A. J. Davis, Miss Ida and Miss Willie Wilder, of Macon. His father, J. J. Wilder, of Jacksonville, Fla., and E. L. Wilder, of Hastings, Fla., also survive him.

The funeral services will be held this afternoon at 4 o'clock from the residence. Rev. Mr. Tinley will conduct the services. The remains will be interred in the family burial grounds at Ebenezer church.

The pallbearers will be W. H. Mansfield, J. N. Birch, E. L. Brown, E. E. Valentine, W. A. Patillo, and Louis Thorpe.

Mr. Wilder was a member of the National Union.

Deaths & Funerals: T. A. Bollinger (1912)

17 May 1912
Macon Weekly Telegraph, Georgia
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

T. A. BOLLINGER
T. A. Bollinger, a prominent contractor, died yesterday morning at 9:15 o'clock at his residence, 1117 Hazel street. While he had been in ill health for some time, his death yesterday morning was entirely unlooked for and came as a great shock to his relatives and his many friends in the city. He became seriously ill suddenly early Thursday morning and the efforts of physicians to prolong his life were unavailing.

Mr. Bollinger is survived by his wife, three sons, T. U. Bennett, of Hawkinsville, and John W., and R. A. Bollinger, of Macon, and five daughters Mrs. Jud Cherry, Macon; Mrs. C. E. Holfes, Atlanta; Mrs. T. A. Porter, Pulaski county; Mrs. Annie Anderson, Cochran, and Miss Addie Bollinger, of this city.

Mr. Bollinger was a native of Pulaski county, but had lived in Macon for half a century, all of which time he was engaged in the contracting business. He was a member of the Tattnall Square Baptist church and was an active church worker.

The funeral will be held this afternoon at 4 o'clock from the Tattnall Square Baptist church. Rev. B. B. Bailey will conduct the services. Interment in Rose Hill cemetery.

Rev. J. G. Harrison will assist in the funeral services and the deacons of the church will act as pallbearers and as an honorary escort.

Deaths & Funerals: John W. Johnston (1912)

17 May 1912
Macon Weekly Telegraph, Georgia
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

JOHN W. JOHNSTON
John W. Johnston, formerly of Alexander City, Ala., but lately a resident of Macon, died early yesterday morning at the city hospital, after an illness of but a few days' duration. He was 24 years old and was a son of Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Johnston.

He is survived by his parents and two brothers, all residents of Alexander City. The body was shipped to Alexander City yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock, over the Central.

Deaths & Funerals: ELDER (1911)

23 March 1911
Macon Weekly Telegraph, Georgia
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Deaths and Funerals

ELDER
Mrs. George Elder, wife of George Elder, one of the best known traveling salesmen of the state, died at her apartments in the Navarro Flats yesterday morning about 11:30 o'clock.

Mrs. Elder had been sick only a few days, her death being caused by pleural pneumonia. She was noted for her beauty, and her charming manner and admirable traits of character made for her a host of friends, who are deeply grieved by her death.

Mrs. Elder's former home was in the Bloomfield district. Many expressions of sympathy were extended to her bereaved husband and relatives.

In addition to her husband, Mrs. Elder is survived by her son, Robert, aged one year; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Knight, and three sisters.

The funeral will be held at the home of her aunt, Mrs. R. Gardner Kimbrew, 207 Forsyth street, this (Thursday) afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, rev. John Hudson, pastor of Ebenezer Church and Bass' Chapel, officiating. The interment will be made in Riverside Cemetery.