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Jul - DecDAVIE RECORD, Wednesday, July 10,1912 Rufus Spry P . A ^^ Aociden t . . I^te'Wed&e^^ sdft^oon thj^two little sons of BIr. Mi L. Spry SHU. their goq^ Dewey &ry» a y^boy^oiitiayeatsold, were w with a shot gon at the home (n Mr. Gates Spry, on. Wilkesboro fltoSH. No one was in. the house biit ue-three boys. While Dewey had Ihbj^ he palled the trigger and the load of wadding was &hot into' tlm head of little Rofus Spiy, enter: ihg lust above the left'^e."'^ere wasjio shot in the gnn. Dr..Pepper wsahastily summoned and made ah examination. 'Ho hope was enter> tamed for the little fdlow,- bnt he Um through the nigh$, and on mOTningrhe..!!^ stall alive ahd Wasable^ take .hdurishment. He^yas carried hott^ .^nrsday. and P^,. P^E)er, Bcdwell op^ted-mi him, x^oving the wad- djifig-from his hey^. ,^e phyriciatra and friends.did.all. ih th^ power ^oc^e Uirie sufferer, but. to. no. a- vafl'..' After lingering for. n^riy rii^days the iitrie^boy died Saitur- daj^ ffft^oon, mdfout' haying. re- gai^ consciousness.. The bcidy was ^d^ to rest. Sundayihoming at cemetery. .The grief stricken pa^tshdve 'the sympathy' of th§ eh^'town :in thrir- ^ "a^ctaon; T^k'sad affair riiould be'- a warning to jail par^^'tn keep'gium - and pis^' to^ out of reach of chiT^en, .^ped* ally thpse that are loaded. Mrs. Charlie Wilson Mrs. Charlie ]i7^1son. of Winston, formeriy of this city, died Frid^r of typhoid fever. The remux^ Were carried to Chestnut Grove' chuirch and laid to rest Sunday. OhThui^ day one of her cbildrmi was Jaid to reit at Chestnut GroTO, having died Wednesday of fever, Ihe; family have the syra^thy of-the cdmmun- ity in this trying hour. Bio - Obituaries - 7/10/1912 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA MOCKSVILLE HERALD, Thursday, July 11,1912 J Little Rufos ^ry, the I(K year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Spry, died Sattoday evening from the ^ects of wounds received frmn a shot gun in the hands of his first cousin, Dewey Spxy, the IS- year-old son of and Mra Gates Spiy. The affisir yma is most deplorable on& The shooting took place at.t^ehfHme of Mr. Gates Spry, where Rufos and his little trothoc: Sbmrft^ had gone to play. In the coarse of the afternoon Oewey picked up a shotgun and inserted a shell from which the shot had been taken, leaving nothing but the powder and wads. It will prol^ly never .exactly, be known how the shdc^g oc; cured, but the most ajathentic stoi7isthat 06W6y|i^[ciBd ^e shell in the gon, ^^ed the hammer back, and t^. - Rd[h8 to look in the barrdr^^ irhe would see a raifi>it Rofns this and Dewey pulled j^e triif- ger and one of the boys eyes and some of his brains were blowed out. The gun wads were extracted from a place below the Seat of the bral^ No one in the neighborhood imard the report of the gun, and the jlittle fellow laid in a pool of blood for tiiree-quarters of an hour. Sherman retumed. home and b^ian ciying.* His mother ^^oned him, ai^d he toldhernothingwas the mat ter. • After repeated question ing he told her that Rofus was lying dead at Dewey's house. Mr. Spry ran down there and foui^ bis boy in a pool of blood, one eye blowed out and his brains oozing on the floor. Drs. Pepper and M|^in were hastily call^ and^ medical skill could acc<^pliah'ii^ done for the little fellow, hot to no avail. The iuneral services were conducted from the residence at 9 o'clock Sunday morning by fiev. Walter £. Wilson. Inter- i^pt waS^ R^ cemeteiy. Mrs. Chas. Graves A telephone message reached here limtSfatoniay baring the sad intell%9E«ce that Mrsi Chas. Graves, of Whu^oD, was dead. The body.wastB^bttoModo- vfile, and carried to Ghe^ut Stomp whereon Sunday the re- maina were {aid ."to zest Mrs Graves was a-^iter of Mr. Alex places .in whose sad hareavemept thp odtire jcommonit^e^^ds. symp^y* Mrs. Charles Graves Mra Qiarlffl Graves, of Wins- tbn-Safem,lbrmeH^'f tEm'mty* died Friday of typhoid fever. The remaira were carried to Chestoot Grove church and laid to rest Sunday. On Thursday one of her children was buried at the same place, having died Wednesday of fever. Bio - Obituaries - 7/11/1912 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE RECORD, Wednesday, July 17,1912 Infant Son Beam Robert Williams Robert WOliams, of Near Advance diedon July 5tb, and was buried at Fork Church July 7th, Rev..' L. L. Smith conducting: the funeral set" vices.^ A wife and one child survives. The infant son of fifi^.'Beam, who was bdng: eared for by tir. and S&s. Frank UeCcbbins, died Saturday and was buried Sunday'at ^rd Chredc church. The babe's mother, who wasMr-McCubbins' rister^ died a short time ago. Bio - Obituaries - 7/17/1912 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA MOCKSVILLE HERALD, Thursday, July 18,1912 Hearty Verner Rev. Hearty Verner died at his home near New Union church last Saturday nbout 12 o'clock in the 81st, ycai of his age. The enterment was at New Union, funeral exercises conducted by the pastor, Rev. D. D. Bailey, Rev. Vestal made a few remarks concerning the life of the deceased. Mr. Ver ner had been a great sufferer for quite a while and death was not unexpected. He was at. one time an itinerant preacher of the M. E. church and was a man of ability. This removes one of the oldest men cf the community. One by one we'll all be gathered home. He is survived by a wife and one daughter. Mrs. Oscar Booe I Mr. Oscar ^oe's wife who I had been sick all the spring died Saturday night the 6th, and was buried at Pino Grove Monday ' the Stb. Bio - Obituaries - 7/18/1912 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE RECORD, Wednesday, July 24,1912 J. W. Ba3ey Dead* many friends of J. W. throughout the 'town.: and county will be pained to learn of his death, which occurred at his homo in this city at 6 o'clock Satiurday monHw* Bailey beeni in bad h^^ for the past'two yei^ growingc^ tinually wor^ the end. cai^ He had beeu activdy engaged ih ^e mercantile bosiiiess-for the past eral years, being ^e senior member of the firm of Bailey & ftiartiii. n for some years-he was salesman for the firm <]$ WdliamdA'^deison; prior to that time he., served for teveral years as.doputy'isfaeriff under Sheriff V^. A/B^ley. Mr^ Bailey was;60 years of ^age, and wa8> a cotffiisfcent member of tiie Methodist church Ihe burial smiees were conducted by his pastor, Bev. R: E. Atkinson, on Sunaay morning ai 11 o'clock, apd the body laid gently to rest in Jop< pa cemetery to-awMt the final;te^ anrrectloD. 'Mr. Bailey is survived by his wife and one si^r, Mxs«i J. T. Parnell, who'have the sympathy of the entire community inlheir ^ bereavement. ^ ( Bio - Obituaries - 7/24/1912 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA MOCKSVILLE HERALD, Thursday, July 25,1912 -Mh Junios "W, B^ey died 8atdtday mornii^ after a long illness with tuberculosis. .His dea^, while not ultexpected, came as a shock to^hls^ many fnends here. ^ Mr. ^ley hiul been -In declinug 6<^|th for sometim^ thoui^ he'had raUed considerable in the 'part few weeks. Most all of the near re latives were at his bedside when the end came. Mr. Bailey has been a resid- dent of this city for many years; coming herd- with hte mother from Virginia when he w^ quite ja young mto and has engaged In the mercantile busi ng for many years; ' The deceased leaves a wife and one sister, Mz& J. T. Par- nell, and a number.of' relati^ to mouih their losa. '' Mr. Bail ey was a constant Inen^r' of the Methodist church here and the funeral services ^ere con ducted by Rev. R. E! Atkinson, his pastor, and the interment was in Joppa graveyard. That Mr. Bailey was held in high esteem by all who knew him was attested by the largo at tendance at bis funeral which was held Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. Bio - Obituaries - 7/25/1912 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA DA VIE RECORD, Wednesday, July 31,1912 Weldon Foster WeidoD Foster, of near Bethl^em church, ^ed last Tu^ay, ased boutSO vears. Mr. Foster was ft member of the Methbdlst chufctr* The funeral and burial service tobk place W^nesday. Awifemtd sev eral children survive. James Allen J^es Allen, of near Farmington, about 66 years, died lUesday, and ^as buried at Smith Grove on Wednesday. A wife and two dahgh- tera'suTvive. , Bio - Obituaries - 7/31/1912 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA MOCKSVILLE HERALD, Thursday, August 1,1912 James Roberts snootily atfair at Ad?iui$e Sbo^ day. James Roberts, aged aboac j 48 years, was brought herei I this morning on a cot from I Advance vith a serious wound •indicted in his nght thigh, I inflicted Sunday morning by ! a shot gun in the bands of old I negro named Jacob Flynt, age 87. I Roberts was accompanied here fay ids physician, Dr. Watkins, and one or two friends from Advance;. After arriving j here he was removed to the I hospital/where an operation will probably be performed. : Roberts has been in the employ I of Bailey & Bailey at Advance i for sevetal years, driving their : mill team. He has a family Und according to reports is held in high esteem by his em- ployens and in fact all who know him. According to a statement made by the wounded man, he went to the home o£ Fly tit Sun; day morning to see his wife about some insurance. She was absent and Roberts went in thehouse'and engaged in a conversation with theold man. He began joking with him and Flynt became a^iy at some thing that was'said and pro ceeded to get. bta double-barrel shot guni Roberts claims that j he had no Idea at iiist that the 'old man was going to shoot him.I The men w^. only a few feet apart when one barrel was fired. ! The entire lood of shot entered the thigh, inflicting a Jaige wound. • i^yni attempted to shoot again* but Roberts grab-j :lied theguA "AQd prevented it- jit from fi^g} j Flynt was'arrested a short] time after'theisliooting Und hel is now in jail at- MoeksviUe awaiting the outcome of the wound Inflicted by bis gun. The old man has been a cripple for several years and Is unable to work.. He allege that Rob erts was choking him when he shot and that both of them were on tho bed when the gun wBsflred. Flynt, acording to* repor^ has had an unsavoiy reputation for a number of years.—Winston Sentinel 29tb. LATER-The wounded negro died Tuesday at noon and the remains were shiplied back to Advance for interment. Rob erts claimed before his death that he was partly the blame in the affair as he had no busi ness carrying on with Flynt in the manner in which he did. Bio - Obituaries - 8/1/1912 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE RECORD, Wednesday, August 7,1912 James Roberts Advaace N^gro n Dead. James Robert^ eolored»r of Ad vance, ffho was shot by Jacob Ft^t, also ^lored, on July 28tb, died- at the Winston ho^ital last Tuesday, after underffoina: an operation. 13ie was shot in the thigh, and it was at first thought that his would recover* Flyntis in Jail awaiting t le fall term ofcourt when he wfi] be tried for murder^ Hie i negroes were engaged-in a ifi^t v^hen- the shooting occurr^: Small Son Hendren '6 5-year-old son of Hall , of Salisbury, died Friday |,^^hody was brougU here Sal- laid to rest at Jbfpa , The relatives have the y y of The Record in their sad Bio - Obituaries - 8/7/1912 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA DA VIE RECORD, Wednesday, August 21,1912 Rev. S. B. Swaim Dead. StatesvHle, Aug^ ui'-Mr. wid Mrs. J; S, Leonard today recely^ a. message aonomicfaig the -deatb oi their aoh-m^aiv, Eey. S. D. Swiicbi at his home in Lexington, • jsif, Swaim had HI wit^ - cancer . of the stomach for two or tbjtee.mon^ and had bmn at the couit vf d^tb for. two week^, The body- w brongbt to Statedllb;^^ . n n Rev. Rwaim. .~pMtpr ^ sonie time, :^L;;[hias^;t^ here to'le^vF deatihu^-f Bio - Obituaries - 8/21/1912 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE RECORD, Wednesday, August 28,1912 Id Memoiy little Maiy E. Saflor. -Little Mairy, daughter of D. F.i and Bena fi^ey was horn Feb.: IStb. J905 and died Aug. U 1912. , While we r^lize we will never see her little faee ou eatth. again yet! we know she is ^fe in the arma ' o(| jesns. Her sweet loving dlB^sl- tioD was such that to know her was to love hsr. -And while we deeply feel aQd monra her death, we eao lefer (o her life with joy, and sot^ row Qolr eveu as otbers wbiC^ -haTe iio boj)e. It is-BO sad to have to part firoin her, yet **The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken a- way." And now. father, mother, and little brother, grieve not for little Mary, who is baeking in the ennligbt of GOds love, but so live that yon too may be permitted td strike ha^s with her on that bliss- fnl shore whdre sorrow add sadness shall be never more." One Who Lov£d H£^ Bio - Obituaries - 8/28/1912 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA DA VIE RECORD, Wednesday, September 11,1912 Small Daughter Wooten Mr. Jonas 'Wooten's little girPs clothes cau'gbt firs one day last week an 1 bnrn^ her so she died next dav. Thomas Stroud Thomas Stroud, of Couniar Line, died Friday and was buried at So-cietj-church Saturday. ^ Mattie Ijamcs . Miss Mattie Ijames, ofCooleemee. died last Wednesday of fever, and was buried at Oak Grove Thursday evening. . * Bio - Obituaries - 9/11/1912 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA MOCKSVILLE HERALD, Thursday, September 12,1912 Thomas C. Stroud The death angel has agaii visited our community, Frida\ morning the sad intelligenct reached us that Thomas C Stroud was dead. He had beei sick with the fever for three o- four weeks, but his cojiditioi was not thought 11 be serious Late Thuisday-evening he tol> his friends that ho felt betie than any time during his sick ness. |le took worse early Fn day morning and died befor« the Doctor got there. Death is always sad, but when fathoi ind mother arc both taken a- way it is doubly so. His wif« preceded him to the great be yond a little over two years ag<. He is survived by si.^ childFc-, 5 girls and one boy, one of th girls is critically ill with tb fever. He is also survived !>: I father, mother, 4 brothers a'd two sisters. He professed"faiih m Christ-in early ooyhood .. d joined the church at Clarksbun and when the new church vvj- organized at Pleasant View. lit iransfered to it. At the tin.e >f bis death he was Supt. of ihe Sunday school and a leader ii his church. It was our i>rivi !ege to mingle with htni i church work and we always found him kind and genial i. all. The enterment and funeral exercises took place at Pleasant View last Saturday at 11 o^ckck by Revs. D. D. Bailey. J. Q, Horn and B. F. Rollins Che pai- tor. Rev- B. F. Rollins preached an excellent sermon suitable for tne occasion. A pathetic scene it was when the Sunday school viewed the remains first witn tear dimed eyes. He was near ly *47 years of. age and his un- timly death is mourned by a large circle of friends. His body was buried beside his wife, she being first to be buried at Pleasant View church. Weep not children for some glad day we will strike hands with him onThe fields of never fading glory. Bio - Obituaries - 9/12/1912 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE RECORD, Wednesday, September 18,1912 Ifrs. G* P* Angdl Daa^ . Mra. G, P. Angell. of .R. '2, djed last Tuesday. Sept. 9ft, after a liti- Kerihg illness of more than nine months, at the age of 77years. Mrs. Angell leaves a hushand, four sons and four daughters. W. B.'and j Angellof R.2i J.:T. Angell. of this eitirand Hi F. Reese.of Union Star, Mo.; Meadaines'W. Iff/Davis and'd* G. Poster, oFGooleemee; Mrs^ ry Howard, of ^a,.dnd.Mr8. IV'lA.Wagoner'; olnj^Paimmg^m. Mir.jt Angell beena {insistent meml^ri bi the.Bap^t^btirch-fo^ ybeir^' Iq the abr^ce of tferrPastdip, "Rev. Walter Wiison, l^vl R..E,.Atldhsoii/ of thej.Moftodf^ .chprch j /^nducti^ thebn^^ whi^ o^urjred.at Row ^me^iy at 2 John A. Stlkeleather Gapt. John A. Stikeleather, for years one of the best known-dtizens of Iredell and a noted Confederate veteran, died Friday morning about 4 o'clock at his home at Olin. His condition had been critical for weeks, •^tatesville Landmark. . Bio - Obituaries - 9/18/1912 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE RECORD, Wednesday, September 25,1912 T. C. Stroud Death of Mc. Stroud. StatesviUe Landmark. Harmony, R. 1, Sept. 9—Mr! T. C. St^ud died at his home in • Turners- burg township early Friday morning of fever, in the 45th year of his age. He had been sick for three weeks or longer and was getting along' very well and stild to a neighbor the even- ing.before he felt better than he bad at any time, during his sickness. Early Friday morning he was taken worse and dsed before the doctor got there. He is survived by six- children five mrls and one boy. A tuaiYied daughteri Mrs. Padgett, lives* ne» Tabor church- One of the daugh! ters is dangerously ill with the fever and two other8:have just takeii their beds with the' fever. About; thr^ years ago their uiolher died. - He is also survived by father, mpther; four bx>thersaind two sisters. " • The interment was. at Pleas^t View Baptist church, of whj[ch he O-consist^t'inember, pertatendtot of the Sunday school at the time of his d^th.* Theiun^al exercises were., conducted by; Revs; B. P.-Rollins, jl. G. Horn ed ^ileyi • In..tx>ki^ of hish^.este^in e to .Tia''v''"lliA Isifft' .r~. Mr. WiUiam M. Davis Dead. Mr. W. M. Davi^;, < £ Cooleemee, died Friday morning at 9' o'clwk, after a lingering illness with st^- ach trouble, aged ^out 68 years. The body was brought to this city Saturday and laid to rest at ;^se cemetery at 2 o'clock, "Rev. Chas. H. Utiey, his pasitor conducting the fi- neral services at the Baptist church here. Mr. Davis leaves'a wife and. eight children, a number of^rothers and sisters, and many friends and re latives to mourn bis death* The be reaved ones have the sympathy of The Record in this sad hour. . Mrs. David Perai .Mrs. David Peral died suddenly Sept 7th, She was 74 years old. and leavesan aficd hpsband ^d several children. i Bio — Obituaries - 9/25/1912 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA MOCKSVILLE HERALD, Thursday, September 26,1912 W. A. Davis Mr W. A. Davii formerly a citizen of this place died at his home at Cooleemee on Friday, Sept. 19th. Mr Davis lived a long time after he got so he could not eat anything, he lived on soups and raw eggs for sev- eial months fi nally getting so h'! could not eat anything at ail just perished, he was 58 years uld and leaves a wife and 8 children to mourn their loss, he was laid to rest on Saturday 3ept 20 at the Rose Cemetarj in Mocksville, peace to 'hu- ashr?. Bio - Obituaries - 9/26/1912 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE RECORD, Wednesday, October 2,1912 Ko Memory of Lois Long. . Oa the night of September 14,1912 ^ the death angel visited the home of | Mr. and Mrs. Johi} W Lo ig and to^k: f -om their midst a beloved daughter Lois. Everything that earthly hands: c >uld do was done during her brief. i|lnes8» but God in His wisdom saw! fit to take her home. Her place here can never be filled, a voice is stilled that will never .again bo heard oa earth. Lois was born and raised in Davie eouuty, and died in Winston at the age of axteen. Just oneyear ago in September 1911 she professed faith In Christ and joined the Smith Grove Methodist Church. Last No- vemoer she moved to Winston with her parents and while she was here made scores of friends, who so eanr ^tly watched beside her during her sickness. May God comfort the bereaved family and friends. May He give strength to the only b other who stood by faer bedside day and night for three long weeks, ^d help him so to live that he may be able to take her by the hand in the great beyond. May God cooifort'the dear father and mother and three sisters and may her going be but another tie over voiider to i^d them to the Lamb of-Cod. in whom all may find rest. / Mrss Blackwal, Perrie Anderson Little Perrie, the 7-year.old daugh ter of Mr..^d Mrs. Nelson T. An deraon died of -ap^dicids at' Long's Sanatoriom in Stetesville on last Thtirsday. The funeral and burial took place at Center on Friday'at 12 m. Mi. and Mrs. Anderson have the sympathy of a large circle' of friends. Bio - Obituaries - 10/2/1912 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA MOCKSVILLE HERALD, Thursday, October 3,1912 Virgil James The body of .Virgil James of Farming^n was brought here and laid to rest in the Cemetery at the M. El Choreh, Saturday at 10 A. M. He died Friday at his home after a lingering ill ness of several months with tubercoioais. He was 23 years of ago. He lived a beautifi/I life and died a triumphant Christian death. Virgail bailno enemies. He made friends of all with whom he come in con tact. He taught school in this county the last three years and all his pupils dearly loved him. He leaves behind three brothejrs, and many relatives and irientte I to moum their loaa. May they realiz<i that be has a mansion in the skies not made with haud:< but eternal in the heavens and may they so live as ipj meet him iht re. Katie Ward Miss Katie Ward daughter of Mr. John Ward of .Jerusalem, died last Friday at 1^'clock of fever, she was 18 ye^ of age just bloohaing into ^manhood was a fine young lady she was hurried at Jerosakm Baptist church on Satord^ evening. She is gone but n<k forgotton Rev. C* H. Utiey the buriel servicea Bio - Obituaries - 10/3/1912 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA DA VIE RECORD, Wednesday, October 9,1912 Death of {Hiss Katie . On Friday morning, 27.1912at II o'idock the dea^ Anirels came and claimed Miss Katie Ward, age 18 years. She was-converted when she was fourteen and joined the church and lived a Christian life: She was :J . 81^ biJy a iew^^s. ahd allV that cobld be done was done for her re covery but the'dear Savior thought best to take her to. that home that is prepared for all bis children. Her funeral was conducted by Rev. C. H. Utiey; of Gooleemee at 4 o'clock Saturday evening and then she was 'laid to rest in the cemetery at Jeru> salem church.- When the messsgd came to us that she was dead our hearb were saddened. She leaves a father, mother and seyer^ brothers and sisters and many friends who mourn her death. A loved one has gone from them. May they look to the dear Savior who can comfort , them in all of their trouble and may ^the great source of all comfort jje. i the rich portioa of each one. • Bio - Obituaries - 10/9/1912 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA MOCKSVILLE HERALD, Thursday, October 10,1912 Milas Campbell Mathlas Sharpe Mr. Mathias Sharpe, one of the oldest men of the communi ty and possibly of the State died l^t week. This man was about ninty-eight years old and is ^urvived by a numb r of children and great great grand children. Perry Anderson The little daughter Perry of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Anderson )f Calahain was burned at Ounter last Friday. The Lord comfort the bereaved ones. Mr. Milas Campell died at his ItonM near Clarksbury last Tisesday Jiighc Oct. 1, in the 81 year.o€h^age^ Forthree weeks :ie most of the time unconsiBibua.of his s^e.nng all the children ^re at his bed side when: the end come. He Was harried beside his wife in the churchyard at Clarkebuiy Wednesday ev^ing .tfiirgewd condtt^t^;^ Rev. ^ P,' 6 .his tein^a Ti;o.aa onr midst ».he oldest tn^Tn t^e communi- cy. Mr. Cami^ll was a good cii^zen and his demise is to be deploied. -He is survived by four children three daughtms and one son. Young Child York The youngest child oard York died last Thttigd^,; evening in S^teavUIe burried s(f Clarlcsbaiy Pridfty syening, Tftey. H. F. Hsvptt, the- paator"^ Race St.. chm^cb! 'come with the pai^ and con- I ducted a short scrvice at the' 1 grave- Bio - Obituaries -10/10/1912 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA DA VIE RECORD, Wednesday, October 16,1912 Infant Caudell Mrs. Jesse Hill Oct lOtb. at :her hdfiid yfa& tbe daodhter. of Mc& v^diedafewdkys alOh , Sho Teav^ a hoBband, and serial BoidQ ddldxi^-K ' • *^18 ':dt ^ix^. c'elock, • tbe fi/ptnodtor Mr.' and ttirp C^^ell died at &eir hoipe on iWest.Sixth Blrat, after a f The femaim will he '£^en'to'Adi^ce tomorrow morn* iiiff^at 6:SjO)« and the ftme^ will be h^atFbrkCaiiircb, l^vie ooonty, tomprrdw.-r-Wihiston S^tinel, Oct. 9th. ' : Bio - Obituaries - 10/16/1912 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA DA VIE RECORD, Wednesday, October 30,1912 Jobn vPn$oner». Stot > ^ By .Gwd,, 'Johir.Scqtt,' obe of-tbe piisonerB recent^ Da^ie county to wof^ on! tbe^nblio.roads attempted from Oamp Vtliis. moiaing: aboat 11 clock and nraasbot'^and killed by one pi the Holder, after Spd^ ^d rnn some dis^nee. ^tt was commanded to hsilt by the gna^, 'it'jB\imi(l, and be refus ed xo obey when'the goard-fired- at bim and stro^pk him in tbe bapk, caueiog'hls death. V ^6:.rem^8'i>ere bronght to this city, where they were propar- ed.for^hn^nl' nDd. were ^ken to the hdrne of bis parents.—>WiiiatpD Sentin^f'pct; 26th. - - ' n Bio - Obituaries - 10/30/1912 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE RECORD, Wednesday, November 6,1912 Virginia Elizabeth Cope At 4.80 this morning, little Virgin-, ia Elizabeth.,the one year-old daugh ter of 'Mr. and Mrs. W. T,. Cope, died.at their home on Mulberry street after an illness of several weeks. The remains will be taken rt? Mocksvllle tomorrow morning at 6.30; and from there conveyed to" the home of Mr. Gopb's father imDavie county, where the funetal.win take place tomorrow afternoon. 'Mr. Cope is one of the popular street car conductors and has many friends; who sympathize wil^ him and Mrs. Cope in their sor^ roWi—Winston Sentinel. Oct. 30th. Bio - Obituaries - 11/6/1912 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA DA VIE RECORD, Wednesday, November 13,1912 Wesley Eaton Mr. Wesley Eaton, of CrarUsvill^, Qged about 65. died last Monday of heart disease, and was burled Tuea* 'lay. A wife and several chi dren survive. The Record extends aym- rathy t> the bereaved ones. filrs. ClemcntiQe Strond Dead.. Btateeville Laudmaric. Mrs. Olementine. Strond, wife of J. B. Btroud, died'at her .bonie near Clarksbury last Wednesday, October 30tb, In the C7th y^r .of borage. She bad beeti ip, decIiD ipg health for some time aud .her death was not iiiiexpeoted.. She-is survived by huebaud aad. six obildren. aU of whom were at " her bpdaide when she passedaway, ^he was bnried at piacksbury Thursday, fuperal conducted by Rev. J, B. Davis and Rot. D. t>- Bailey. ' She prpfcaaed tcligibu ftf the age of 15, joined .the chu» vh 0iid lived ah eseb'plaTy:'Chr!«tla^^^ Henry Dim<^ Dead. Henry Dnncan,: a Confederate veterab of the Big .Iyy Beetionjdied a few days ago at the agOv of 105 ; years. The old man was without relativw,,bat he great many I riends.' In factj it is said that be never made an eo^y li.n all his onglife. The of his death was heart tionl le^ super-indnced )y d 'ibklDg coffee. He had drank coffee all his life, and at: last it undermiued his heahb, The de ceased drew a Boiall -peDSion from the state, on which he Iived"during bis last few years. ' |] Mr. puncan was a reiuMbablel in many respects. . By profession was a ditcher, and it is said that be worked at bis business practi cally every day of his working life, digging miles and -Miles ot ditches Specializing on this work'be Boom became very proficient at it. It is said be could dig 50.; yaids of or dinar., drain ditcb perd^y. Goaht log his working lile' at ioo years, jast for .evep fignr^, he 'worked for S6.500 days. Digging 50 yards per day, be woald have, excavated 1 826,000 .vbrds or 1050* and one fifth miles of ditching. Taking off the 50 and one • fifth :mUias;to cqnnt for Sandaye, we haTe'a.ditchT;OOQ miles long—-long enough to reach to Blaosaa City, althongh to be sure DO one would want a ditch toBLan- sas City. Bio — Obituaries - 11/13/1912 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA MOCKSVILLE HERALD, Thursday, November 14,1912 Henry A. Clement Mr. Hei^ A. Ciementr aged seveni^-seveD yeair^»x and one day, died a|t' fiis home Saturday November 9^th. Mr. Cement had been in very ill health for something like a year before the end came. He loaves five children And a hu.»i o' friends lo mourn. Bio - Obituaries - 11/14/1912 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA DA VIE RECORD, Wednesday, November 20,1912 J. W. Eaton The comnximity was pained to-heiv of the deaOi of J, W. EatoD, whieh ccconed Nov.Scd.. The body was laid to re«t at Eaton's cemetery, Sev. C. H.; .UtIey, of Cooleemee, coodQ.ctiDg'faiieial services.' Bio - Obituaries - 11/20/1912 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA DA VIE RECORD, Wednesday, November 27,1912 Wiley Safriet ■Died, at his home on Route 1. hear Thursday, Nov. 2l8t. Mr.Wil^:Safnet, aged about 70 years.A wife and several children survive.Mr. Safriet was a member .of St. Matthew • Lutheran church. TheWa to rest at Societycaiurch on Frjday; The Record ex-tends sympathy to the bereaved ones4 . Bio - Obituaries -11/27/1912 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA DA VIE RECORD, Wednesday, December 4,1912 Jas. L. Boger Mrs. W. W. Wilson of Jas. h» Boger, abo'ul; 60, of soar Holinliii's. died •\^'*>/. 24tti.. and was. laid'to rei;^ Nov. 25di. A wife andanu^el* of children survive. To them* the Bec^ extends Apa thy. Bio - Obituaries - 12/4/1912 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA MOCKSVILLE HERALD, Thursday, December 5,1912 Infant Daughter Aaron Died lit the age of 2 moniha, j Janfies BOger "n S'inday afternw^n at 3 p. m . . y iitile daughter of Mr. an«^ Mr. James Bogor was hirricd Mr.-. Ed Aar.m. at Chapel on Tuesday the 26th. Bio - Obituaries -12/5/1912 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE RECORD, Wednesday, December 11,1912 Fred Blackwelder Mrs. Jacob Crotts Mrs. Jacob Grotts, of near Smith Grove, died last Saturday and was buried Sunday. A husband and s '■ veral children survive, amongr tiiiin bdnjr Mr. W, M. Crotts, of this city. The Record extends symimthy to t^e bereaved ones. Mrs. James Bowles J^es Bowles, of R. 5, died aged about SO and wasfioZ;®J?88dayat Center. Mis, ^^le. n inv^d^^n ; l9nghVe. °®®onaDd daugfater^r Fred Blackwelder, son of Mr. and Mrs. H* El. Blackwelder, of .near Bolman'a. died Fiidry after a thr^ week's illness of ml*' itis,iaged a- bout IS years. The funeral and bu rial services were held Saturday and the body laid to rest at Chestnut Crove chorch. The Record extends ^^pat^ to the bereaved parents and relatives. ■ Bio - Obituaries -12/11/1912 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA MOCKSVILLE HERALD, Thursday, December 12,1912 James Bowies Mr. James Bowles, of Route 6, died Jast Tuesday age about 80 years. Intcrroent Wedn'ea day at Center cemetery. Bio - Obituaries - 12/12/1912 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE RECORD, Wednesday, December 18,1912 C^as. Spridde Blewo to Atoms. . Charles Sprinkle, a Suny connty 'farmer viras blown to atoms by dyna mite Wednesday of last week. He was using dynanute to blow up stamps and one charge failing to go off; he went to the atnmp to see what the trouble was. As he approached the stump with 25 sticks of dynamite in his arms tb^ explosion occurr^. One foot and an arin was found 200 ya^from tlmstpmp. Mr.-Sprinkle was w^l known in this city, having married the oldest ^ugbter of cor townsman; Mr. C. S;.Brownl A wife and 3 children survive. To the. be^ reaved ones ^e Record eirten^deep sympathy in hour of- Isaac Shore IKej Ffomd Stab. Mr. Issac Shore, a prdmin^t citi zen of Goortney. Yadkin connty, was stabh^.in the shoulder on Nov. j 23rd. by two of his brother-imlawV Gates Shore, and "Boss" Plowmim, i who are now in jail nt Yadkinville. pending fnrilher action. Family mat-1 ters was the cause of the diificolty. j Mr. 3iore thought the wound was not serious, vbut it'kept'ble^ihg in ternally,'and h^^slowly bled to death beforei^iziog it, the end coming on Suiii^t^ Dec. 3th. Sophie Crotts Mrs. SopUe Ckotta. of nearSmith Gioveb waa hurled'at EibavUle chtncb Sunday, Dec. 8. Mrs. L. A. Myers ' Mrs, L. A. Myers, of Indian Terri tory, a sister of Mr. F. M. Hendrieks, of near Cana. died while vidtmgher dau^ter at Hickoiy last week, and her body was broo^t to this county lash Monday and laid to rest. Mrs. Mvers was on her way to vist her brother when taken ill at Hickory. Bio - Obituaries - 12/18/1912 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA DA VIE RECORD, Wednesday, December 25,1912 Mrs. C. M. Carver Mtsl C. M. Graver died Dee. 18th and was buried at Shilo. Elizabeth Myers Mrs. Rlizabdtb Myers died of I aueer and was bnried at the My ers burninggronnd last Sauday, George Tatum of nearCana, died 13th. of pellagra, and .was ^nedon the 15th, . .Rev. Hall.. ^urch, conducting bie funeral C. L. Kistler C. L. Kistler, of R. l,.died on Dec. 1st, aged about 50 yeiors,', He leaves one brother, two sisters and a nnno- ber of nephews and nieces to mourn' i^r lom. I take this method of tibnnlnng our neighbors and friends for their ^dness and help_ daring his sickness and death. ■M;L«'Kistler. Bio - Obituaries - 12/25/1912 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA MOCKSVILLE HERALD, Thursday, December 26,1912 Loutissue Myers I Mr?. Ix'iiJt.-'jue Myei*s who; •lived in Okialioma was visiting J relatives in N. C. and got sick I and died ul Hickory her re-' mains '.vas brought to the Hendricks family graveyard for bunirl iicr daughter who! was accompaning her ivill spend ' the winter here. I Lydia Neely Mis L\ dia was huri ied 'atChiipcl lust Wednesday. KvV. jV-Mk, of MocKiVilir, hvtd ilj<! 'servicv which was rendt*i\d most beautifully, h« made many good impressions and I endeared himself to the atlcn-: I tlve congrt gatiuii. C. L Kistler C, L. Kistler, of Route 1, died on December let aged about 60 years. He leaves one brother, two sisters, and number of !.op- hews andj;)ieee&, to mourn their loss. Bio - Obituaries -12/26/1912 DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA