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| Mrs. A. A. Fambro Mrs. Clarence (English) Fambro M. U. Fletcher Mrs. Georgia Floyd Mrs. J. A. (Ella) Floyd Mrs. Sarah Floyd James Walter Fomby Miss Kate Ford Judge Fred C. Foster O. G. Frazier Samuel Albert Free Walker Franklin Freeman, Sr. Jesse Lee Fuller |
| Mrs. Gladys Mae Parker Gainer Benjamin Randolph Gardner James L. Gardner Jesse Frederick Gardner Kate Cauthen Gardner Richard Gardner Thomas Jefferson Gardner W. Z. Gardner (Birthday) Mrs. Donie Gibson Mrs. Martha Hanson Gibson Mildred Gibson Jim Goggans Jim Matt Goggans J. M. Goggans R. W. Goggans Mrs. Annie Mae Snow Goodrum Mrs. Hattie Byars Goodrum Mrs. C. O. Goodwynne Mrs. O. E. Goodwyne Mr. Burwell Green John W. Green Preston F. Green Mrs. Nancy Greene Greer, Dr., Len Pattie McMullan Gregory Mr. T. S. Grigg |
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R. Habersham Mrs. S. V. Habersham Belle Benson Ham Mrs. P. J. Ham Miss Ruth Hammock Pierce Hammond, Sr. Mrs. P. B. Hampton [Daisy Florence Cason] T. M. Hanson Mamie Perkins Harbuck Hattie Hardin Ida Hardin Frank M. Harp Lamartine Smith Harp Mrs. Loyd Harp Lloyd M. Harp Martha Davis Harp H. B. Harrison Capt. "Tip" Harrison, James P. Mrs. H. H. Harvey (Miss Ingram) Mrs. G. W. Harwell Mrs. B. M. Hathorn Mr. B. M. Hathorne Mrs. J. M. B. Haygood John J. Haygood, Sr. George Washington Head Roy Head J. F. Heard, Sr. Mrs. A. A. Heath Mrs. B. L. Henceley W. D. Henceley John Thomas Hickman Mrs. B. F. Hill, Sr. Mrs. L. O. Hollis (Mattie Peurifoy) Tom Hollis Mrs. J. J. Holloway Mrs. J. O. Holmes (Acheah Holloway) Mrs. Elizabeth Roquemore Holmes Mrs. C. M. Hooks John Howard Mrs. J. A. Huddleston Frank M. Hunt |
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| Local and Personal,
Culloden Society, from The Monroe Advertiser, Dec. 20, 1907 ** Mrs. A. A. Fambro, sister of Mr. W. H. Parker, died Friday and buried in Barnesville Saturday. |
| Obituary of
Mrs. Clarence (English) Fambro as written in "The Monroe Advertiser"
dated October 20, 1932. Mrs. Clarence Fambro Dies in Warwick Mrs. Clarence Fambro passed away at her home in Warwick, Wednesday, September 28, at the age of 35 years. She was a native of Monroe county and leaves many friends to mourn her death. Mrs. Fambro is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pierce English of Macon; her husband; eight children, and one brother, Mr. Edmund English of Monroe county. Funeral services were conducted at Rocky Creek church Friday, and interment was in the church cemetery. |
| M. U. FLETCHER
(The Monroe Advertiser, June 16, 1911) M. U. FLETCHER PASSES AWAY, The Funeral Services were conducted at his Home at 11l O'clock Monday by Rev. Mr. Juban A pall of sadness has been cast over this and surrounding communities by the death of Mr. M. U. Fletcher, which occurred at his home here Sunday morning at five o'clock. Mr. Fletcher has been in ill health for some time, but has been confined to his bed for the past two or three months. During this time he has suffered intensely, but bore it bravely and calmly to the end. Mr. Fletcher was one of the county's most highly esteemed and respected citizens, and because of his genial disposition, and christian character, was loved and honored by all who knew him. The funeral services were conducted at his home at eleven o'clock Monday morning by Rev. Mr. Juhan, assisted by Rev. A. Chamblee. The interment was in the Forsyth cemetery. The high esteem in which the deceased was held was attested by the scores of friends who assembled at his home to pay the last tribute of grief to their departed friend and to drop a tear of sympathy to those so near and dear to him. He is survived by his wife, two brothers, Messrs. William and James Fletcher, and two sisters, Mrs. Duncan McGowan of Forsyth and Mrs. Camp of California, all of whom have our heartfelt sympathy. |
| Obituary of
MRS. GEORGIA FLOYD, from the Monroe
Advertiser March 2, 1917
LAMONT: Mrs. Georgia Floyd died Friday at home of her daughter, Mrs. A. S. Moye, Funeral and burial took place at Fredonia Church Saturday. 82 years old. Survived by one daughter, Mrs. A. S. Moye, and a sister, Mrs. F. L. Hudgins |
| Obituary of MRS. J. A. FLOYD, from The Monroe Advertiser, Oct. 9, 1914 ** Mrs. J. A. Floyd, before her marriage she was Miss Ella Prater. 49 years of age. Passed away Saturday. Interment in Oakland cemetery in Forsyth. Survived by husband and three children, John, Mary Fanny and Sarah Floyd. |
| Mrs. Sarah Floyd
(The Monroe Advertiser, Feb. 17, 1911)
Mrs. Sarah Floyd dies in 88th year. After a short illness Mrs. Sarah Floyd expired at the home of her son, Mr. J. A. Floyd, in this city Friday night. Mrs. Floyd as in her 88th year and ws the widow of the late W. W. Floyd. She ws born in Putnam county and move with her father, Mr. Mabrey, to this county when a small child. Her father was a soldier of the revolutionary war and for efficient services drew a lot of land from the government. This lot was located near Colliers, where Mr. Mabrey moved and lived until his death. Mrs. Floyd joined Shiloh church when a young woman, but after her marriage to Mr. Floyd in 1849, her membership was transferred to Maynards church. She was a noble christian woman, who had lived a life of loyalty to her church and family. The deceased is survived by only two children, Mr. J. A. Floyd and Mrs. J. D. Little, both of Forsyth. The funeral services were conducted from her late residence in this city Saturday afternoon and the interment was in the old family burial ground hear Venture. |
| Obituary of
James Walter Fomby as written in "The Monroe Advertiser" dated
January 1, 1953. J. W. Fomby Dies At Home Here James Walter Fomby, 67, died Monday at his home in Forsyth. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Northside congregational Holiness Church, with the Rev. H. P. McDonald officiating. Burial will be in the Ft. Valley Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Gertrude Phillips Fomby; three sons, Cecil and James of Forsyth and Frank of the U. S. Air Force; four daughters, Mrs. J. R. Motley, Tampa, Fla.; Mrs. Don Morris, Mineral Wells, Tex.; Mrs. J. E. Ryon and Mrs. Thomas Jones, both of Forsyth. Ash-Dillon Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. |
| Obituary of MISS KATE FORD, from the Monroe Advertiser, April 9, 1915 **Miss Kate Ford passed away at home of Mrs. A. M. Zellner; from small fever blister became infected and blood poison set in. Miss Ford was the daughter of the late James Ford. Treasurer of local chapter of Daughters of the Confederacy, Recording Secretary of the D. A. R.'s. Funeral held from residence of Mrs. E. D. Rudisill Wednesday. interred in Oakland cemetery. |
| Obituary of
JUDGE FRED C. FOSTER, from The Monroe Advertiser, Apr. 28, 1916 ** Judge Fred C. Foster, of Madison, death occurred last week at John Hopkins was native of Monroe county. Born on October 25, 1845. former Judge of the Superior Court and member of the State Legislature from his home county. |
| Obituary of
O. G. FRAZIER, from The Monroe Advertiser, Nov. 14, 1914 **O. G. Frazier, born at Irwinton, Ga., June 20, 1948, Moved to Forsyth in 1891. Survived by his wife and four children; Mrs. Mary L. Collins, Messrs. Jessie, Henry and Hansell Frazier; three brothers, Messrs. R. B., W. N., and J. M. Frizier and one sister, Mrs. Ruff Sparks. |
| Mr. Free Interred.
( Monroe County Reporter, July 24, 1979) Samuel Albert Free, 59, of Waynesville, North Carolina was interred at Rogers Cemetery in Forsyth Saturday. Memorial services were held Sunday at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Canton, N. C. Mr. Free worked for Champion International for 39 years. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of VFW. He was also a member of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Nell Ham Free, a son, Ronald Free of Ashboro, N. C., two granddaughters Wenzil and Twila, two brothers, Charles and Ed, three sisters Mrs. Mary Burnett, Mrs. Ruth Ball and Miss Estelle Free of Canton. Dillon and Son Funeral Home in Forsyth was in charge of arrangements. |
| WALKER FRANKLIN
FREEMAN, SR. (Monroe Advertiser, March 29, 1973, file submitted by
Jane Newton, transcribed by E. Robertson) Funeral services for Walker Franklin Freeman, Sr., 62 who died last Wednesday (March 21, 1973) in the Spalding County Hospital after a short illness, were held at 11 a.m. Thursday in the chapel of the Andrew A. Dillon and Son Funeral Home. Burial was in the Paran Baptist Church cemetery with the Rev. H. P. McDonald officiating. Mr. Freeman was a native of Monroe County, a retired dairyman. He was a member of the Cabaniss Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Maude Higgins Freeman of Forsyth, a son _______, two brothers ____(names intentionally omitted by transcriber) The pallbearers were Merrell Peters, C. G. Culpepper, Brad Freeman, John Pigg, Rae English and Russell King. |
| JESSE LEE FULLER
(The Monroe Advertiser, Sept. 17, 1897) In Memoria. On the 28th ult., at l:30 p.m. of typhoid fever, Jesse Lee Fuller passed peacefully away. He was 27 years of age; was born and reared near his final resting place at the old Salim church, 4 miles west of Pope's Ferry. He pursued farming till the past few years when he became engaged in merchandise at his old home. He was thus brought more closely in touch with the public heart and through honest and liberal dealing with the public he won universal admiration, attested by a constantly enlarging patronage and friendship. From every source the writer hears but one expression, "We will miss Jesse Lee." Deserved tribute---and that grateful public will ever delight to keep green the chapter to his memory. The writer has known him from childhood as the modest, assuming gentleman, and it is sad to know wuch a career of usefulness has been untimely ended. Through making no public profession of religion, yet from late expressions we are led to hope he is now among the redeemed above. The tenderest symphathies of the entire community go out to the stricken father, sister and relatives. 'Till we meet again, Jesse". A friend. |
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| Mrs. Gladys Mae
Parker Gainer (Monroe Advertiser, Aug. 23, 1973 submitted by Jane Newton) Graveside services for Mrs. Gladys Mae Parker Gainer, 76 who died in the Hilltop Nursing Home Monday after a long illness were held at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Westover Memorial Park in Augusta. The Rev. Daniel K. Shaddock, Jr. officiated. Mrs. Gainer was a native of Fairmont West Virginia moving to Augusta when young and living there most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Charles O. OParker. She was the widow of Lorrine Gainer of Augusta. Mrs. Gainer was a member of the Highland United Methodist Church of Augusta. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. John Bowcock of Augusta, a grandson of Dr. John O. Bowcock, Jr., and a greatgrandson, Clark Bowcock both of Forsyth. |
| Obituary of
Benjamin Randolph Gardner as written in "The Monroe Advertiser"
dated February 22, 1934. Mr. R. B. (sic) Gardner is Burned Fatally Mr. Benjamin Randolph Gardner, 60-year-old Atlantan, was fatally burned Wednesday morning at the country residence of his daughter Mrs. V. G. Turner, near Macon. Mr. Gardner was visiting his daughter and had arisen early Wednesday when his bathrobe caught fire as he stood before an open grate. His daughter extinguished the flames by smothering them with a blanket, but the burns proved fatal Wednesday afternoon when he died in a Macon hospital. For many years a prominent farmer and merchant in Monroe county, Mr. Gardner had resided in Atlanta since his retirement several years ago. Another daughter, Mrs. Guy Armstrong, was at the Turner home at the time of her father's death. Funeral services were held at the graveside in Cole Cemetery near Forsythe at 5:30 p.m., Thursday. Dr. J. Ellis Sammons, pastor of Vineville Baptist church, conducted the services. The funeral cortege left Hart's mortuary at 4:30 p.m. Pallbearers were J. B. Potts, E. L. Butler, R. K. Manley, J. K. Zellner, D. P. Zellner, and W. K. Rhodes. |
| Obituary of
James L. Gardner as written in "The Monroe Advertiser"
dated September 12, 1929. Former Monroe County Citizen Dies in Griffin GRIFFIN, Ga. - Funeral services for Mr. James L. Gardner, who died late Monday as the result of a fall from an elevator shaft on which he was working, were held Wednesday morning from the First Methodist church. Rev. Horace Smith, pastor, assisted Rev. L. M. Latimer, officiated. Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery. Mr. Gardner had been an employee of the Gresham Manufacturing Company here for twenty-five years. He was working on the elevator shaft in the new building being erected for Montgomery-Ward when he lost his balance and fell. He fell only eight feet but the fall proved fatal to his advanced age. He was the son of the late William Gardner and Sara Littlejohn Gardner, well-known residents of Monroe County. He moved to Griffin in 1892 and had made many friends here. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. A. L. Mehaffey and Miss Annie Ora Gardner, of Griffin; three sons, W. E. Gardner, of Cedartown, Homer Gardner, of Toronto, Canada; Julius Gardner, of Griffin; (rest of obituary not copied). |
| Obituary of
Jesse Frederick Gardner as written in "The Southern
Baptist Messenger (as found in Georgia Genealogical Magazine, Vol. 29, No.
1-2, pg. 110). Died, Frederick Gardner, (date not given). He was born in Cheraw District, SC October 28, 1801, and married there to Martha Fleming on November 29, 1821. They moved to Georgia in 1829 and joined the Primitive Baptist church in the summer of 1832. He was baptised by Elder Bossey at Shiloh Church, Monroe Co., Ga. and in 1853 moved to Scott County, Miss. and joined the Mt. Olive Church, where he preached. Reported November 1, 1860. (Note from submitter: d: 28 Sep 1860, Scott Co., Mississippi.) |
| Obituary of
Kate Cauthen Gardner. Last Rites for Mrs. Kate C. Gardner Wed. Funeral services for Mrs. Kate Cauthen Gardner, 92 of Forsyth, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Liberty Hill Primitive Baptist Church near Milner. Elder C. L. Waldrop and the Rev. Edgar Pritchett will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Gardner died Tuesday in the Monroe County Hospital after a short illness. She was a member of the Liberty Hill Church. Mrs. Gardner was daughter of the late Henry D. Cauthen and Sallie Coates Cauthen. She was the widow of W. T. Gardner. She was born in Henry County but had been living in Monroe County for the past 46 years. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. J. K. Ellis of Griffin, Mrs. A. C. Willingham of Hapeville, and Mrs. J. C. Starr of Forsyth; five sons, Oscar W. Gardner of Atlanta, J. Frank Gardner of Marietta, J. Marvin Gardner of Hapeville, Dan W. Gardner and Wiley T. Gardner, both of Forsythe; two sisters, Mrs. B??? Blackmon, Jacksonville, Fla and Mrs. S. H. Lane, Atlanta; two brothers, S. A. Cauthen, Cedartown and J. E. Cauthen, Gadsden, Ala., 39 grandchildren and 63 great-grandchildren. The grandsons will serve as pallbearers. |
| Obituary of
Richard Gardner as written in "The Monroe Advertiser"
dated January 17, 1929. Native of Monroe County Dies at Louisiana Home Goggins, Ga. - Word has been received by relatives here of the death near Plain Dealing, La., of Mr. Richard Gardner, former Georgian, who was born and lived for many in this community. The parents of Mr. Gardner, the late Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Gardner, moved to Mississippi in the sixties in an ox wagon. En route one of their small children died and after burying the child by the side of the road, they continued to their destination, remaining there for one year, when they decided to return to Georgia. Afterwards, Mr. Richard Gardner went to Bellview, La., to join his uncle, the late Judge Dick Turner, judge of the superior court of Bellview circuit, with whom he made his home, and after the death of Judge Turner continued to live in Bellview, a small village near Plain Dealing, where he operated a general merchandise business. He had never married, but is survived by a sister, who resides at Sebastopol, Miss. A number of nieces and nephews also survive. |
| Obituary of
Thomas Jefferson Gardner as written in "The Monroe Advertiser".
Funeral Services for Mr. T. J. Gardner Thomas Jefferson Gardner, 87, a well known educator of Barnesville, died in St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta Tuesday night, December 4. He was born in Monroe County, but had made his home in Barnesville for a long number of years. He taught in a number of schools in middle Georgia and at one time was county school superintendent of Lamar county. He was a member of the First Methodist Church. Mr. Gardner graduated at Emory at Oxford in 1902. He had attended every alumni meeting until this past year and he was not physically able to go. He is survived by several nieces, and nephews, J. P. Gardner, Mrs. O. J. Farmer and Mrs. Frances Suarez, all of Tampa, Fla., Miss Verna Dumas of Barnesville, Mrs. Irma D. Langford, Atlanta, Mrs. Durward Holloway of Thomaston, Mrs. Sessions Weaver of Jackson, W. E. Gardner of Griffin, Mrs. Annie G. Upchurch of Locust Grove; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Sara Gardner of Thomaston and Mrs. Etta Gardner of Tampa, Fla.; several great-nieces and great-nephews. Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the First Methodist Church in Barnesville. The Rev. Sam Coker officiated. Burial was in the Shiloh Bapitst Church cemetery. Halsten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. |
| County News Item. Monroe Advertiser, May 16, 1913. Elder W. Z. Gardner of near Orchard celebrated his 74th birthday May the sixth. His brother, Mr. Willey Gardner, of Dallas, Tex., and two sisters of Eddy, Tex., and the other of Meridian, Miss. were also at the reunion. There were 25 relatives of Mr. Gardner's present and 40 friends. They all had a big time with the barbecued shoat and mutton. |
| Obituary of Mrs. DONIE GIBSON, from The Monroe Advertiser, Dec. 1, 1905** Monday at seven o'clock....wife of Mr. Daniel Gibson and daughter of Mrs. Joe Johnson. 37 years old... Survived by husband and five children. (not named) Cabaniss Baptist church. |
| Obituary of
MRS. MARTHA HANSON GIBSON, Monroe Advertiser, October 27, 1911. Contributed
by Jane Newton. AN AGED LADY PASSES AWAY Mrs. Martha Hanson Gibson is claimed by Death...leaves aged Husband and Several Children. A deep pall of sadness was cast over Forsyth and Monroe county by the announcement of the death of Mrs. Martha Hanson Gibson, which occurred at her home in this city Sunday morning at nine forty-five o'clock. Although she had been an invalid for the past seven years, and had been very ill for the past several weeks, and her death was momentarily expected, yet it came in the nature of a terrible shock to her many friends and relatives throughout the county who had grown to love Mrs. Gibson because of her many lovable traits of character. Mrs. Gibson was born in Monroe county on January 18, 1888, and at the time of her death she was one of the oldest, if not the oldest woman living in this county. If she had lived until December 7th, 1911, she and Mr. Gibson would have been living together fifty-three years, having married several years prior to the civil war. For over fifty years she has been a consecrated member of the Forsyth Methodist church and before she was stricken she was a regular attendant upon church services. She was a consecrated, zealous Christian in every respect, and ever ready to speak a word of comfort or cheer to her neighbor. She, as well as her husband, was one of the pioneers of Monroe county, and could recall the time when this thriving city of over two thousand souls was only a small place. Before her marriage she was a Miss Martha Hanson Driscoll. Than Mr. Gibson there is not a more highly esteemed or respected citizen in Monroe County, and his hundreds of friends and admirers through the county deeply sympathize with him in the death of his wife, who had been his life companion for over a century. If he lives until the 18th day of November he will be ninety-four years old, and probably the oldest man in this county. He is regarded as a man of uprightness, honesty and integrity, and is ever ready to lend a helping had to his fellowman. He served one year in the civil war in the First Georgia Regiment, being a member of the Quitman Guards of this city, and during the remainder of the war period he worked in the Confederate Government shop here. Though he was a man of much bravery, and faced the bullets in a fearless way, he never suffered any injuries while in the army. Since the war he has been a mechanic in this city. He has been a member of the Masonic Order here since 1868. He became a Knight Templar in 1873. The funeral services of Mrs. Gibson were conducted at the home of her husband Monday morning at nine o'clock by Rev. R. M. Dixon, of the Forsyth Methodist Church, and the remains were interred in the cemetery here Monday morning at nine o'clock in the presence of a large gathering of friends and relatives of the deceased, who had assembled from many sections of the county to pay the last tribute of love and respect to the beloved dead. The great quantities of flowers heaped upon the newly made grave indicated eloquently the deep esteem in which the deceased was held by a host of acquaintances whose hearts are now crushed with infinite sorrow because of her sad death. Besides her husband Mrs. Gibson is survived by the following children: James F. Gibson of Emerson, Mrs. Nancy Causey of Montgomery, Ala., Miss Georgia Gibson of Forsyth and Mrs. A. C. Britt of Forsyth. They have five children dead. |
| DEATH OF MISS GIBSON. A sad death was
that of Miss Mildred Gibson, second daughter of Mr. D. H. Gibson, of Juliette,
which occurred at her father’s home Wednesday evening about four o’clock,
after an illness of nine days with typhoid fever. Miss Gibson was a lovely
young lady just budding into womanhood and her death came as a shock to
her many friends. It was in the sunny month of June, just eighteen years
ago, that Mildred came to bless the hearts and home of her parents, and
in the same fair month she was laid to rest. Possessing a bright, sunny
nature she was the light and joy of her family, and sad indeed must be that
home since her going away. Her devotion to her aged grandmother, who preceeded her to a better land just one month and two days, was exceedingly beautify. The funeral services were conducted at Cabaniss Baptist Church Thursday afternoon at two o’clock by Rev. G. W. Hansford in the presence of a large number of sorrowing friends, interment being in the cemetery at that place. She leaves her father, two sisters, Misses Fannie and Ethel Gibson, and two brothers, Clarence and Hugh, and numerous friends and relatives to mourn her death. To there (sic) we extend sincerest sympathy. |
| Obituary of
Jim Goggans, from the Monroe Advertiser, February 4, 1916. **Jim Goggans of Glovers, died Saturday. Funeral services conducted at the Methodist church at Juliette. Interment in the church cemetery. He was about thirty years old. Survived by his wife and three children. Caused by pneumonia. |
| Obituary of
JIM MATT GOGGANS, from the Monroe Advertiser, December 24, 1915. **Jim Matt Goggans died in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Funeral services at the Baptist Church Wednesday; interment at Cabaniss. Survived by his mother, three sisters. Mrs. J. D. Darby, of Walhalla, S. C., Miss Joy Goggans, Miss Mary Goggans, and one brother, William Goggans. |
| Obituary of
MR. J. M. GOGGANS, Monroe Advertiser, October 1911, Contributed by Jane
Newton. MR. J. M. GOGGANS PASSED AWAY. The people of Forsyth were inexpressibly shocked Tuesday afternoon when the announcement was made that Mr. J. M. Goggans was dead. He had been complaining for several days, but was at his place of business on Monday. His condition was not considered serious until just a few minutes before death claimed him at five o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Goggans was one of the best known men in Monroe county and had a large family connection in the county. He is survived by his wife and five children, two boys and three girls. The funeral of Mr. Goggans took place at his late residence in this city Wednesday morning at ten o'clock, conducted by Rev. R. M. Dixon, assisted by Rev. Aquilla Chamblee. The body was taken to Cabaniss for interment. |
| R. W. GOGGANS
WAS A GOOD MAN (Monroe Advertiser, Apr. 8, 1910) Beautiful Funeral Services Conducted by Judge Drewery - Masons, Laid his Body to Rest. For fifty-five years, The Advertiser has chronicled the births, marriages and deaths in Monroe County. Last week, it was the tragic death of little Erstine Maddox, and now, it is the ___ of the life of a good citizen, Mr. R. W. Goggans. Next week, it will be somebody else. Who? No one knows but to the point purposed in this paragraph: There is something good to be truthfully said about every person in Monroe county and it is this something that The Advertiser delights to any, when in the evolution of time the deaths of all must report in these columns. In chronicling the death of R. W. Goggins, who died suddenly from a stroke of paralysis at his home near Colliers, Friday, April 1, The Advertiser pays him the highest tribute in saying that he was a Christian, His Pastor, Judge Drewery of Griffin and ordinary of Spaulding county, said with all sincerity that he knew Brother Goggans spiritually and felt confident that he was a Christian. If so, and those who known him best believe it so, he lived a great life in Monroe county,. The interment took place at Cabaniss Sunday. It was a beautiful spring day and there were many of his friends and acquaintances and relatives there from different parts of the county. Prominent citizens of Forsyth were there - Sheriff Holland, Judge Newton, John O. Ponder, Col. Willingham, Dr. Gibson, Col. Fletcher, Mr. McDowell, Judge Carson, Mr. Dick Fletcher and others. Judge Drewery read that beautiful Psalm "The Lord is my shepherd, etc.," and preached an able sermon. The two most appropriate songs, "Nearer my God" and Shall we Gather at the River?", were sweetly and tenderly rendered. The Masons laid his body to rest, threw upon his coffin a white apron (the badge of a Mason and an emblem of innocense), a white glove, a sprig of evergreen and leveled the grave with the "dust to dust", to which his body now returns. The deceased was forty-eight years old, is survived by a wife and a large family of children. He was a good citizen, a Baptist, a Mason, a true father and faithful husband. |
| Mrs. Hattie Byars
Goodrum, (Monroe Advertiser May 14, 1964. File submitted by Jane Newton,
transcribed by E. Robertson) Last Rites for Mrs. Goodrum. Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie Byars Goorum 69, of Route 1, Forsyth, will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, at the First Baptist Church. The Rev. W. R. Jones, the Rev. Cecil Spoon and the Rev. James Burleson will officiate with burial in the Forsyth City Cemetery. Mrs. Goodrum died Tuesday in the Monroe County Hospital after a long illness. Mrs. Goodrum was a native of Monroe County, the daughter of the late James Robert Byars and the late Martha Elizabeth Ross, she was a member of the Rocky Creek Baptist Church. Survivors include her huband, W. P. Goodrum; seven daughters.......three sons..., twelve great grand children and one great-great grandchild, and one sister Mrs. G. C. Ivey of Forsyth. (Note: names of possibe living individuals intentionally left blank) |
| Beloved Boxankle
Woman's Death is Shock to Many. (Monroe Advertiser, Apr. 3, 1947.
File submitted by Jane Newton, transcribed by E. Robertson) The death of Mrs. W. Ponder Goodrum, one of the most beloved women of the Boxankle community, which occurred early Monday morning in a Macon hospital, came as a great shock to her many friends throughout the county. Mrs. Goodrum underwent an operation last week, was seemingly improving, and was planning to return to her home within the next few days. An unforeseen complication arose early Monday, and death followed almost immediately. Mrs. Goodrum, the former Miss Annie Mae Snow, was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Snow. She was born and reared in Monroe County, and was active in church and community affairs. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at Rock Creek Church of which she was member, conducted by her pastor, the Rev. A. A. Heath, Miss Julia Searcy, and C. H. Ashe sang "When they Ring the Golden Bells" and "Sweet By and By" |
| Obituary of SISTER C. O. GOODWYNNE, Monroe Advertiser, May 17, 1901, Contributed by Jane Newton (Partial) Sister C. O. Goodwynne, died March 30, 1901. Member of Shiloh Church twenty-four years; |
| Obituary of MRS. O. E. GOODWYNE, Monroe Advertiser, Aug. 9, 1918, Contributed by Jane Newton MRS. GOODWYNE PASSES SUDDENLY. Good Woman is Called to Her Reward Saturday. Mrs. O. E. Goodwyne, forty years of age, died suddenly at her home near Forsyth Saturday morning, August 3rd. Mrs. Goodwyne was a faithful member of the Colliers Station Baptist church and was buried in the cemetery there, the services being conducted by the Rev. J. A. Drewry of Griffin. Mrs. Goodwyne is survived by her husband and one son, Roland Goodwyne, and two daughters, Misses Hattie and Christine Goodwyne. In addition she leaves a large number of friends to mourn her departure. (see below) |
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IN MEMORIAM, Andrew Mortimer
Graham, from the Monroe Advertiser, July 19, 1912
**Andrew Mortimer Graham, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Graham, was born in Monroe County, Jan. 20, 1910 and died July 3, 1912. |
| Burwell Green.
(The Monroe Advertiser, Fri. Aug 19, 1898. File submitted by Jane
Newton, transcribed by E. Robertson) Mr. Burwell Green died on the 13th inst. in the seventy-ninth year of his age, whilst on a visit to his daughter, Mrs. Thomas McCord near Holly Grove church. His beloved wife and three children had gone before him and he leaves three children, the above named daughter and two sons, Mr. Ed. Green of Monticello and Mr. Burwell Green, Jr., near Montepeller, to follow. Deceased was born in Pike and spent his last forty-five years in Monroe county. He was a good citizen, peaceably and industriously attending to his own affairs and beloved family on his farm. He was a worthy old veteran, bearing four honorable scars on his person, by two of which he was laid for forty-eight hours in the dead house. Love sweetened all the toils of a devoted husband and father and he was lovingly cared for in all his affletions. He was an humble Christian and member of the Baptist church, for years never murmuring at any affletion and died triumphantly, trusting in his Lord. Funeral services were held by Reb. Jesse Mays and his body was laid to rest, in Holly Grove Cemetery, till the resurrection. |
| Obituary of Mr. John W.
Green as Published in the Monroe Advertiser May 3, 1901 issue.
(Some of this article is not legible)
A Monroe County Pioneer. John W. Green died at his home in this city on last Thursday afternoon and was buried at his residence on Friday at [sic] o'clock. Rev Duncan G. Mc------ officiating. He was one of the oldest and highly esteemed residents of the county. By all who knew him was respected for his high __ter and consistent life. _ _ nearly all his intimate friends ahd preceded him to that __ land, expressions of regret offered by all when it was learned that he was gone. Mr. Green was born ninety-two years ago in Lincoln county, Ga. As a youth of about seventeen he cast his lot with Monroe, _ _ more thatn three quarters of a century remained with us _ _owed the trade of a me---. He was a devout man, quiet and for sixty years he was a _ _ member of the primitive Baptist Church. In 1886 he _ _ Forsyth to make his home with his son, Dan H. Green, where he continued to live for fifteen years before his summons came. _ _ the children who survived are Mr. D. H. Green, of [sic] , and Mrs Mary Leach _ _ Jackson and Mrs. __ales of this county. _ _ man has gone home. (Obituary submitted by Jane Newton) |
| The Monroe Advertiser, 26 May 1949, Vol 95, Pg 1, Col 4 (Transcribed by Evelyn Bugg) Birmingham Man, Native of Monroe, Dies in Tuscaloosa Preston F. Green, of Birmingham, Ala., formerly of Monroe County, died in the Veterans Hospital at Tuscaloosa, Ala., early this week, at the age of 53, and his funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at the Dame’s Ferry Baptist Church. Although he had moved away 25 years ago, Mr. Green had many friends in this county who were saddened at his death. He was a veteran of World War I. He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Willie Walters, of Birmingham; two sons, Robert Green, of Birmingham, and Jack Green, of Sarasota, Fla.; three sisters, Mrs. Rosa Taylor, Mrs. Edward Brown and Miss Nina Green, all of Dame’s Ferry, and two brothers, L.D. and J.A. Green, of Macon. The Rev. J. J. Morrow, pastor, conducted the funeral services, and interment was in the church cemetery. Pall bearers were six of Mr. Green’s nephews, Bill Green, Curtis Green, Gerald Brown, Bobby Green, Herman Brown, and Martin Darity. Ash-Wilder Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. |
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The Southern Recorder, 26 January 1832
(Transcribed by Evelyn Bugg)
DIED, on the 6th inst. at her late residence
in this county, Mrs. Nancy Greene, consort of the Rev.
Miles Greene, in the 53d year of her age. Her death was sudden and unexpected, being at first only diseased by what was then believed to be a temporary disorganization of the stomach, which was succeeded by a total derangement of the system, and terminated in mortification. Twenty-five years of her life she had been a professor of religion in the Methodist Episcopal Church, where she enjoyed all the confidence to which a life of piety is justly entitled. It is with unspeakable comfort that her disconsolate friends can associate with the memory of her virtuous life, the dear recollection of her triumphant death. In her death has been dissolved all the tender ties known to nature. To surviving friends, dear is the memory of the virtuous dead. |
| Dr. Len Greer (Submitted by Jane Newton) Monroe Advertiser December 15, 1896 Dr. Greer dead Dr. Len Greer died yesterday in Atlanta after a protracted illness. Dr. Greer was for long time a resident of this city and has many friends who are pained to hear of his death. He was a brother of the late Mrs. T. M. White and an uncle of Dr. M. R. White and Misses Pauline and Lavina White. The remains were brought to this city this morning and interred in the family burying ground in Dillards District. |
| Obituary of
Pattie McMullan Gregory as written in "The Monroe Advertiser"
dated January 1, 1953. Mrs. T. A. Gregory Passes Sunday Mrs. T. A. Gregory, the former Miss Pattie McMullan, 71, died Sunday afternoon in Forsyth. Funeral services will be held in Paran Baptist Church at 11 a.m. Tuesday, with the Rev. T. D. Johnson and Dr. P. F. Davis officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Survivors include two sons, J. C. Gregory and A. G. Gregory, both of Forsyth; two brothers, C. McMullan, of Columbia, S. C. and W. M. McMullan of Gray; one grandson, Alan Gregory, at Forsyth. |
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Obituary of MR. T. S. GRIGG, from the Monroe Advertiser, April 19, 1907** Mr. T. S. Grigg died in Jacksonville, Fla., Tuesday and was buried in Forsyth Wednesday in the family burial ground in Oakland cemetery. Mr. Grigg married Miss Ward, daughter of Mr. Peyton T. Ward. He as a druggist and a prominent Mason and Woodsmen. Burial service by the Woodmen and Masonic orders. |
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| Obituary of
MR. R. HABERSHAM, Monroe Advertiser, December 3, 1889, Contributed by Jane
Newton. Died in this city on Thursday evening, Mr. R. Habersham, of Savannah, who came here some moths ago for his health. He was well advanced in life, having lived beyond mans allotted period. He was a brother of Mrs. John Milledge, of our city. He was a splendid artist, was possessed of a strong mind, and had stored away a large fund of general information, much of which had been gained by travel in this and foreign countries. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church Saturday morning, conducted by Dr. Branham, pastor of that church. At the conclusion of this service the remains were taken to and placed at rest in the Milledge lot in our cemetery. The Advertiser extends sympathy to those bereaved. |
| Obituary of
MRS. S. V. HABERSHAM, as Written in "The Monroe Advertiser", dated
March 1, 1912. Contributed by Jane Newton MUCH LOVED LADY PASSES AWAY - Mrs. S. V. Habersham Dies at her Home and is Carried to Eatonton for Burial. On last Saturday morning Mrs. S. V. Habersham, one of Forsyth's best loved ladies, passed away at her home on North Lee Street. For some weeks she has been in ill health and her death was not unexpected. The funeral services were conducted at the house by Rev. A. Chamblee and the body borne from there to the Central depot to be sent to Eatonton for interment beside the body of her husband. At the station, the entire student body of Bessie Tift College formed in two lines from the hearse to the entrance of the baggage car and the casket was tenderly borne through this line to the train. It was a beautiful tribute of love on the part of the college students for their art teacher, whose mother was being carried to her last resting place. In Eatonton the funeral services were completed at the grave, the ceremony being conducted by Rev. Garner of that place. Mrs. Habersham was, before her marriage, Miss Katherine Virginia Garner, of Augusta. There at the age of 14 she united with the Baptist church and until the hour of her death few were more devout and devoted Christians than she. Calm, gentle, sweet and tender always, all who knew her were her friends. A devoted, faithful and affectionate mother, it was to sit at her fireside with her children that brought her greatest pleasure. She was a woman of noble spirit and character, and the influence of her example throughout her long life of nearly four score years as a faithful, loving mother and a noble Christian woman will long be felt in the community. She was by nature reserved and possessed a gentle dignity and she was not so well known by all the people of Forsyth, but the nobility of her character is best attested by the fact that those who knew her best loved her most. She was related to the Milledge and Habersham families, two of the most prominent names connected with Georgia history. She passed away peacefully and calmly, as she had always lived leaving behind to mourn her death a daughter, Miss Sarah Habersham, and one son, John Habersham. A beautiful life is ended and the community mingles its tears with those of the sorrowing son and daughter. |
| Obituary of
Belle Benson Ham as written in "The Monroe Advertiser" dated March
26, 1936. In Memory of Mrs. Belle Benson Ham On February 4, 1936, a beautiful life was ended when God called from our midst to her heavenly home our beloved sister, Mrs. Belle Benson Ham. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Benson, and in 1921 was united in marriage to Mr. John W. Ham, who survives her. She was a devout member of New Providence Baptist church and ever took an active part in the social, intellectual and spiritual life of the community in which she lived. She was a devoted mother, loving, thoughtful daughter, and a good neighbor, her beautiful disposition winning for her friends wherever she went. Only 31 years of age and eight precious children so needing her tender love and careful guidance, it is hard for us to understand why she should be taken, yet beneath it all we know the wisdom and love of our Father God is directing and in Him we put our faith. A friend, Carrie Peyton. |
| The Monroe Advertiser, 26 Sep 1913 (Transcribed by Evelyn Bugg)
MRS. P. J. HAM DIES. Mrs. Carrie Ham, wife of the late Mr. P. J. Ham, at one time Coroner of Monroe County, died on Sunday morning about 10:00. Her death was altogether unexpected and has caused universal sadness. At the time of her death she was staying with her nephew Mr. R. E. Smith. She had passed the seventy third milestone on life’s journey when the end came. She was buried at the old Smarr Burying Ground, the services being conducted at the grave by Dr. A. Chamlee of Forsyth. She leaves no children, but other relatives and host of friends mourn her death. |
| Obituary of MISS RUTH HAMMOCK, from The Monroe Advertiser, Nov. 20, 1914 ** Miss Ruth Hammock, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Hammock. 18 years of age. Interment in the Culloden cemetery. |
| Pierce Hammond,
Sr. Is Claimed by Death. (Monroe Advertiser, June 1, 1933. File submitted
by Jane Newton, transcribed by E. Robertson) Barnesville, Ga., May 30th. ---Mr. Pierce Hammond, Sr., 53, for years one of the leading citizens of Barnesville, died at his home here early Tuesday, following a short illness. Mr. Hammond was the son of the late Dudley Hammond, a prominent attorney of Forsyth. He came to Barnesville in early childhood, and was educated at Gordon Institute, from which school he graduated as a captain in the R. O. T. C. He also served as captain in the Barnesville Blues local military company. He conducted a mercantile business here, and later a haberdashery. He also served as city alderman for several terms,. He was a devoted member of the Methodist church and for a long number of years was the superintendent of the Sunday school and a steward. |
| The Monroe Advertiser, 5 August 1937, Vol 83, Pg 2, Col 4 (Transcribed by Evelyn Bugg) Mrs. Hampton Passes in Monroe The following account of the death of Mrs. P. B. Hampton is taken from the Thursday edition of the Macon Telegraph: Mrs. P. B. Hampton, 76, died at 9:15 o’clock last night at the home of her son, R. L. Hampton, in Bolingbroke. She had been in declining health for several years, but had been seriously ill only a week. Mrs. Hampton was born in Charleston, S.C., Jan 11, 1861. She was before her marriage Miss Daisy Florence Cason. She had been a resident of Macon 47 years , and was a member of the Free Methodist church on Belmont avenue (sic). She is survived by her husband, the Rev. P.B. Hampton, Bolingbroke; one daughter; Mrs. W. C. Turlington, Macon; one son, R. L. Hampton, Bolingbroke; 19 grandchildren, two great grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. W. E. Burnett, Gladewater, Texas; and a brother, E. J. Cason of Macon. Funeral plans will be announced later by Hart’s mortuary. |
| The Monroe Advertiser,
7 Jan 1910 (Transcribed by Evelyn Bugg) PIONEER CITIZEN HAS PASSED AWAY—Like the Ripe Wheat T. M. Hanson dies After Living His Allotted Time. Christmas took away from our midst a citizen who had lived nearly one hundred years. Mr. T. M. Hanson, an uncle of Misses Mattie and Annie Hanson and a cousin of Major Hanson, the great railroad financier. Mr. Hanson was ninety years of age, May 1909, and perhaps the oldest citizen of Monroe county. He died poor in this world’s goods, but today occupies as much space in Oakland cemetery as will his wealthy cousin when he shall have to pass through the dark shadow of the valley of death. He was a consistent member of the Methodist church and lived his religion as best he knew. Peace to the old man’s ashes. |
| Mrs. Harbuck's
Funeral Held. (Monroe Advertiser, July 1933, File submitted by Jane Newton,
transcribed by E. Robertson) Roberta, Ga., July 24 - Funeral services were held today at Russellville church near here, for Mrs. Mamie Perkins Harbuck, 23, who died Sunday at Oglethorpe private infirmary in Macon. Rev. P. P. Moseley officiated. Besides her husband, James Harbuck, two children, James and Jean, two sisters, Mrs. Edward Shanks and Mrs. Jimmie Kaid of Eufaula, Ala., and two brothers, Lynn and John Perkins of Georgetown, survive. Interment was in Russellville Cemetery. |
| The Monroe Advertiser,
7 Jun 1890 (Transcribed by Evelyn Bugg) SUDDEN DEATH. On Saturday the 28th ultimo, Mrs. Hattie wife of Mr. Edgar Hardin, of Russelville, died suddenly at the home of their neighbor, Mr. M. J. Huguly. Mrs. Hardin, together with some friends, was in attendance upon a holiday dining at the home of Mr. Huguly, and about 1 o’clock when dinner was announced, as she was preparing to repair to the dining room she was stricken down suddenly and died in five minutes, it is presumed from heart disease. The deceased was in the vigor of womanhood and bade fair for a long life. Thus is it shown that “while in life, we are in the midst of death.” She leaves a grief-stricken husband and infant babe, besides other relatives and friends, to mourn her death. Our heart-felt sympathies go out to the bereaved husband in his sad affliction. |
| Mrs. Ida Hardin
Is Claimed By Death Mrs. Ida Hardin of Holton, who had lived out her four score years, passed away at her home Sunday, October 18. She spent a great part of her life in Monroe county and was a good christian (sic) woman. She was one of the oldest and most faithful members of Old Salem church and was always eager to minister to those who were sick and in need. She is survived by three daughters, one of whom is Mrs. Bob Davis of Holton. Funeral services and interment were at Old Salem church on October 19 with the Bramblett Funeral Home in charge. |
| Obituary of
Frank M. Harp as written in "The Monroe Advertiser" dated July
22, 1971. Funeral services for Frank M. Harp, 67, Forsyth, who died Monday in the Monroe County Hospital after a short illness, were held at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Forsyth United Medothist church. The Rev. James J. Sneed, Jr., officiated with burial in the Forsyth City Cemetery. Mr. Harp was a native of Monroe County, the son of the late Lloyd M. Harp and the late Lamartyne Smith Harp, and lived here all of his life. He was an auto parts dealer. He was a member of the Forsyth Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Marth Davis Harp of Forsyth, three aunts, Mrs. E. J. White of Forest Park, Mrs A. M. White, Cordele and Mrs O. W. O'Neal of Clearwater Fla.; a sister-in-law, Mrs. J. R. Dawsey of Decatur and a number of cousins. The pallbearers were R. Frank Smith, Wiley Allen, John Carden, Barnes O'Neal, James Evans and Carl Hopper. |
| Obituary of
Lamartine Smith Harp as written in "The Monroe Advertiser" dated
December 19, 1940. Mrs. Lloyd M. Harp, formerly Miss Lamartine Smith, passed away at her home in Forsyth, Sunday, She was 65 years of age and passed after an extended illness. Mrs. Harp was a prominent and beloved citizen and prior to thr failure of her health was active in church and U. D. C. work. At one time she was engaged in teaching and was well known for her service in education. She was highly reguarded as a neighbor and a friend by all who knew her. Survivors are one son Frank M. Harp of Forsyth, and three sisters, Mrs. E. J. White of Atlanta, Mrs. A.M. White of Cordele and Mrs. O W. O'Neal of Clearwater, Fla. The funeral was conducted at the Gramblett Funeral Home Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock by Rev. Paul J. McKnight of the Forsyth Methodist church and intermnent was in the city cemetery. The pallbearers were W. M. Tribble. Sidney Renfroe. J. K. Zellner, Jr., R. L. Bittick, Holmes Zellner, and R. A. Carden. (Married Dec. 15, 1901) |
| Obituary of
Lloyd M. Harp as written in "The Monroe Advertiser" dated November
15, 1918. Mr. L. M. Harp, who has for ten years been in the grocery business in Forsyth, died Thursday morning, being a victim of pneumonia, which followed a case of influinsa. Mr. Harp spent practically his entire life in Forsyth and had farming as well as mercantile interest here. His death is especially sad as he was barley fourty years of age and suddenly cut off in the mist of a useful and successful business career. Mr. Harp is survived by his wife, his father, who was associated with him in business, and by one son, Frank. Funeral arrangements had not been announced at the time the Advertiser went to press. |
| Obituary of
MRS. LOYD HARP (her name not given), from The Monroe Advertiser, no date
included. ** Mrs. Loyd Harp died at her home south of Forsyth Tuesday night at 12:30 AM. Survived by husband. Age 57. Serviced conducted at Smyrna Baptist Church Thursday at 11 o'clock. Interred at Oakland Cemetery. |
|
Obituary of Martha Davis Harp as written in "The Macon Telegraph"
dated Friday, February 28, 1982. |
| H. B. Harrison.
(Monroe Advertiser, Aug. 26, 1954, Thursday, file submitted by Jane Newton,
transcribed by E. Robertson) Death Come to H. B. Harrison. Juliette lost one of its oldest and most respected citizens Tuesday when death came to Henry Bryant Harrison after an illness of about two months. He was 90 years of age. Mr. Harrison was born in Monroe County and had lived here all of his life. Most of his years had been devoted to farming. He is survived by a niece, Miss Pollie Chambliss, and a number of other nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at the Juliette Methodist Church on Wednesday afternoon (Aug. 25, 1954) with Rev. LeRoy Smith officiating. Pallbearers were Frank Williams, Harold Williams Sr., Homor Chambliss, Green Chambliss, Marvin Bowdoin, and James Hardin, Sr. Burial was at the Juliette Methodist Church yard. The Ash-Dillon Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. |
| CAPT. "TIP" HARRISON.
(Monroe Advertiser, Dec. 14, 1917. File submitted by Jane Newton,
transcribed by E. Robertson) In the recent death of Capt."Tip" Harrison, Georgia not only lost a loyal and able public servant, but there passed a man whose wholesome influence had been felt in many sections of the state. At one time, Capt. Harrison was editor of the Monroe Advertiser and had Joel Chandler Harris as his co-worker. Since those days, Capt. Harrison was an occasional visitor in Forsyth, at one time delivering a memorial address. His departure will be regretted especially by the older citizens of the town, and the following tribute from the Macon News will be read with interest and approval: " The death of Capt. "Tip" Harrison removed one of the oldest of the state's public servants and one of the most virile characters in the South. "For practically thirty years he had been in the service of Georgia for the greater part of the time in the comptroller general's office where his special fitness and ability were universally recognized. He had been so long identified with the machinery of government that the capitol will never seem the same without him. " But after all he was best known perhaps, by reason of his unwavering loyalty to the South and to the Confederacy. His own career was in every way worthy of the great soldier whose name he bore, and from whom the familiar soubriquet by which he was known was borrowed. "He was not only a brave and loyal officer in the Civil War, but he had mastered every detail of the great conflict and had the gift of visualizing it for his hearers more graphically than any man of his times. " He had a host of friends all over the state, and his death will be sincerely mourned" [Notes added by transcriber.] Publisher of The Monroe Advertiser in 1860. MONROE COUNTY, GEORGIA, A HISTORY, PAGE 123 Publications: IN ITS 155 YEARS OF HISTORY, FORSYTH HAS BEEN THE HOME OF MANY PUBLICATIONS AND JOURNALISTS, THE MOST FAMOUS of whom was Joel Chandler Harris, creator of the immortal Uncle Remus. That beloved story-teller did his first editorial work with The Monroe Advertiser at the age of twenty. He worked for that paper from 1867 to 1870, coming of age here in 1869. James Harrison was The Advertiser's publisher at that time, and it was he who employed Harris. ------------------------------ 1850 BALDWIN COUNTY CENSUS PAGE 204-205, August 12, 1850, City of Milledgeville 39 George W. Harrison 37 M Secretary of State Georgia 40 Frances Harrison 43 F North Carolina 41 Georgianna Harrison 15 F Georgia 42 John T. Harrison 10 M Georgia 1 Zadrack Harrison 8 M Georgia 2 James P. Harrison 6 M Georgia 3 Elnora Harrison 4 F Georgia 4 George Harrison 1 M Georgia (Baldwin Co., Marriage Records: West, Frances married Harrison, George, July 20, 1834 Col. Geo. W. Harrison defeated Col. N. C. Barnett for Secretary of State position before 1850. Harrison, Z. D., F&S Private Adjutant, 6th Georgia Infantry (State Guards) Company F., Baldwin Co. 1860 BALDWIN CO. CENSUS FRANCIS L. (S) HARRISON 50 LANDLADY 4,000 2,000 NC ZADDOCK D 18 STUDENT JAMES B 16 PRINTERS APP. GEORGE W 10 In same household: EDWARD K ALLING 34 MAST.CARPENTER 6500 CONNECTICUT NELLY 23 MARY E .7 Mo. Baldwin County 1864 Census for Re-organizing the Georgia Militia 20th Senatorial District, 320th Militia District Census was for men 16-60 yrs old http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/baldwin/military/civilwar/census/gmd320.txt J. P. Harrison Age 19 years, State Printer, b. Randolph Co., GA. Year of birth believed to be 1845) 1870 CENSUS, MONROE COUNTY M593, ROLL 166, PAGE 100 HARRISON JAMES P. AGE 25, M W PRINTER/PUBLISHER B. HARRISON Mary L AGE 23 W F HARRISON JAMES AGE 1 W M LEE ALICE AGE 14 F W HARRIS G C 23 M W PUBLISHER MANRY TURNER? 19 M W PRINTER ---------------------------------- 1880 CENSUS FULTON COUNTY, GA CITY OF ATLANTA, PAGE 333D HARRISON JAMES P 34 PUBLISHER GA GA NC HARRISON MARY L 32 WIFE SC NC NC HARRISON ZEDDI E D 8 SON HARRISON FAMMIE M 5 DTR HARRISON NORA V 3 HARRISON JAMES L 1 BURDETTE MARY J 25 SERVANT KELLOGG EDWIN M 19 PRINTER BAMES DANIEL B 19 PRINTER SHACKLEFORD WM A 20 PRINTER HARRISON, FRANCES F 73 MOTHER BN NC NC NC --------------------------------- Other mentions of "Tip" Harrison File contributed for use by: Denise Murphy [email protected] August 14, 2004 The Atlanta Constitution The Atlanta Constitution, May 28, 1901 VETERANS MAKE REQUIRED PROOF Thirty-Six Applicants Admitted to Soldiers’ Home NOTIFIED TO COME JUNE 3D......The thirty-six veterans referred to may now be practically considered inmates of the home. Captain “Tip” Harrison, secretary of the board of trustees, wrote to each one of them personally yesterday notifying them that they had been admitted and requesting them to be in Atlanta on the morning of June 3d, ...They will be sent at once to the home on their arrival. The names of the thirty-six admitted and their counties are as follows: W. J. Aldred, Washington county; Peter B. Baughn, Oglethorpe; Curran Becton, Jefferson; Francis M. Bearden, Morgan; W. G. Clark, Sumter; John A. Clements, Talbot; W. B. Clements, Fulton; J. L. Collier, Gordon; Robert B. Davis, Dooly; E. F. Elliott, Putnam; James C. Ford, Fulton; Edward A. Furlow, Morgan; Martin Farries, McIntosh; D. C. Goza, Fulton; Edward Garvin, Chatham; W. H. Harris,Gordon;’ E. V. P. Harris, Whitfield; J. C. Harris, Forsyth; M. J. Haralson, Walton; W. F. Hayes, Polk; Alfred B. Holt, Whitfield; W. B. Hunter, Troup; John B. Hunnicutt, Gwinnett; Thomas M. Jones, Warren; Charles L. Lankford, Greene; F. M. Leveritte, Morgan; J. J. McConnell, Habersham; G. W. Miller, Cobb; J. M. Mills, Whitfield; Amos Moore, Fulton; James F. Murphy, Jasper; Nicholas Overby, Fulton; G. S. Paul, Fulton; W. E. Saunders, Johnson; James N. Stephens, Fulton, and W. D. Wade, Richmond. The committee is certain that at least fifteen others will have their proofs here before June 3d, so that the home will open with fifty or more inmates. ---------------------------------- http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/pike/newspapers/nw89vets.txt Pike County GaArchives News.....Veterans Meet July 24 1903 Pike County Times Zebulon, Ga. .........Captain Tip Harrison was then introduced. He delivered an eloquent address and was attentively listened to. He paid a glowing tribute to the unparalleled heroism of our Confederate soldiers both dead and living. -------------------------------- Fulton-Greene-Oglethorpe County GaArchives News..... Soldiers' Home Open to Georgia Veterans June 4 1901 Another of the veterans who entered yesterday, James F. Murphy, of Jasper county, had drawn his pension of $100, but through the efforts of Captain Tip Harrison the pro rata amount of $45 was raised and refunded. The other veterans who entered the home yesterday are: After the formal programme as over many of the ladies and gentlemen adjourned to the spacious memorial hall, where the famous veteran quartet, led by Colonel Tip Harrison, with Colonel E. P. Thornton and Colonel McBride, rendered “Old Time Confederates” and other stirring songs, in which the entire audience joined in the chorus. The accompanist was Mrs. Ellen Meade Clarke, ------------------------------------------------------------------------ http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/baldwin/history/other/gms246historyo.txt CHURCH RECORDS - BALDWIN COUNTY ARCHIVES CAMP CREEK CHURCH - PRIMITIVE BAPTIST Among those who attended worship in the Milledgeville church just prior and during the civil War was a young man by the name of James P. Harrison, who served his apprenticeship with the old Southern Recorder, under R. M. Orme and son, and later was connected with the work of the Federal Union, where he was engaged in the newspaper and public printing department. He later became prominent in Atlanta printing circles. He was converted in 1875 and joined the Second Baptist Church in Atlanta. He was a good business man, a consistent Christian and a useful citizen. ------------------------------------------------------------------- http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/hancock/bios/battle.txt Reference made in Biography of James Brown Battle: Transcribed by Barbara Walker Winge. Ref: The Christian Index, HISTORY OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION IN GEORGIA WITH BIOGRAPHICAL COMPENDIUM, 1881,Jas. P. Harrison & Co., Atlanta, GA, pp. 27-28. |
| Mrs. H. H. Harvey
(Monroe Advertiser, March 2, 1902) After a week's illness, Mrs. H. H. Harvey died on Monday. Pneumonia was the cause of her death. She was a Miss Ingram, and had been twice married, the first time to Mr. Fuller. Recently, her brother, Mr. Ben Ingram, was critically ill and she went to his home to help nurse him. While there she contracted a cold which rapidly developed into pneumonia. She was a noble Christian woman. To the sorrowing husband and brothers many friends extend sympathy. (Note by transcriber: Sarah F. Ingram married I. B. Fuller, Oct. 11, 1870.) |
| Obituary of
Mrs. G. W. HARWELL, from The Monroe Advertiser, Dec. 1, 1916 **November the fifteenth, Mrs. G. W. Harwell died. Wife of G. W. Harwell. 65 years of age. Mother of seven children, three of which have preceded her in death. Interment in the Forsyth cemetery. |
| Obituary of
MRS. B. M. HATHORN, as written in "The Monroe Advertiser", dated
March 29, 1912. Contributed by Jane Newton MRS. HATHORN PASSES AWAY. Estimable Lady Dies after an Illness of Some Weeks. Was Staunch Methodist and Much Beloved. At two o'clock on the afternoon of March 20th, Mrs. B. M. Hathorn passed away at her home on North Lee street after an illness of several weeks. Her death was not unexpected but was a distinct shock to her many friends in Forsyth and Monroe County. Mrs. Hathorn, who was before her marriage Miss Narcissa L. Maynard, sister of the late W. T. Maynard and T. B. Maynard of Dalton, was born April 18, 1834. On December 24, 1851 she was happily married to Mr. B. M. Hathorn of this place, and has lived here all of her life. She was for 63 years a member of the Methodist Church and was a regular attendant upon the Lord's service, until the latter part of her life, when she was prevented from doing so by sickness. She was a great lover of God's word, having read the bible through twice last year. Hers was a big heart and she was noted for her charity...... The funeral services were conducted at the home at 3:30 on Thursday afternoon by Rev. R. M. Dixon, assisted by Rev. A. Chamblee. The pall bearers were four of her grandsons, Messrs. H. C., Carl, and Louis Warlick of Macon and Maurice Hathorn of Atlanta and two sons-in-law, D. A. Warlick of Macon and J. Q. Smith of Cairo. The casket was buried beneath a mass of flowers Those attending the funeral from a distance were: Mrs. T. W. Rankin, Miss Minnie Rankin, Mrs. Roberts, Mr. and Mrs H. C. Warlick, Miss Vera and Inez Warlick from Macon, Mrs A. J. Suiedley, Mr. Maurice Hathorn of Atlanta, Mr. and Mrs. J. Q. Smith and Maynard Smith of Cairo, Mrs. T. J. Cheves, Messrs. J. H. and C. M. Hathorn of Iron City and Anniston, Ala. |
| Obituary of
B. M. HATHORNE, from The Monroe Advertiser, Oct. 9. 1914 ** Mr. B. M. Hathorne died Sunday at home of his son, Mr. J. H. Hathorne, Anniston, Ala. Interment in Oakland Cemetery. Already passed the eightieth milestone on life's journey. Death caused by heart failure. Judge Hathorne , Judge of the Inferior Court of Monroe county many years ago. Survived by two sons, J. H. Hathorne, Iron City, Ala., and Mr. Maynie Hathorne of Birmingham as well as one daughter, Mrs. J. Q. Smith of Cairo, GA. |
| Obituary of
Mrs. J. M. B. HAYGOOD, Monroe Advertiser, August 2, 1923, Contributed by
Jane Newton (Partial trans.) Mrs. J. M. B. Haygood, aged 74, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. B. Williams, Sunday Morning at 9 o'clock and funeral services were held Monday morning at 10 o'clock from the Primitive Baptist Church. Conducted by Elder W. W. Childs of Yatesville, assisted by Rev. C. M. Verdel of the Methodist Church. Widow of John M. B. Haygood. Formerly Miss Laura Taylor. Member of Primitive Baptist church and the eldest member. Survived by seven step-children and three daughters and one son, several grandchildren, one brother and one sister in Texas. Six of her grandsons were pallbearers. (survivors not named) |
| JOHN J. HAYGOOD,
SR. (Monroe Advertiser, June 1, 1933)( File submitted by Jane Newton, transcribed
by E. Robertson) On last Monday, May 8, as the evening shadows were falling and the sun sank into the golden west, the death angel visited our home and took from us our beloved father, John J. Haygood, Sr. He was born July 21, 1862, making his stay on this earth nearly seventy-one years. He lived his entire life in Monroe county, always living in or near Culloden. In early manhood he married Miss Lena Bentley, also of Culloden, and to this union were born six children, four sons and two daughters, who with nine grandchildren, five sisters, four brothers and a host of relatives morn his passing. Father was peculiarly afflicted for the last three months and altho of a highly nervous nature, never a word of complaint passed his lips. He felt impressed from the first that the end was near and often expressed a willingness and desire to quit this world of sin and sorrow. To me his going is a personal loss, as well as to his children and lonely companion, who shared his joys and sorrows for forty-five years. His love for his children and "grandbabies" as he called them, was beautiful to witness, and altho "Papa" and "Grand-daddy" is no more, a precious memory of this devoted and indulgent father will linger in their hearts always. (Note: Buried at Culloden Cemetery. Haygood, John James Born 10 Jul 1862 Died 08 May 1933 Haygood, Lena Bentley Born 09 Feb, 1868 Died 28 Sept. 1941 |
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George Washington Head (Contributed by Lynn Cunningham) This obit is for George Washington Head. The obit mentions his sisters, Mrs. R[obert] F[leming] Strickland (Emily Eugenia) and Hattie Head (Harriet Henrietta). Descendants of George Washington Head Generation No. 1 1. GEORGE WASHINGTON4 HEAD (JAMES DANIEL3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born 18 December 1847 in Monroe County, Georgia, and died 09 September 1897 in Monroe County, Georgia. He married CARRIE E. PHINAZEE 14 March 1875 in Monroe County, Georgia, daughter of JAMES PHINAZEE and ELIZABETH STEWART. She was born 19 August 1853 in Monroe County, Georgia, and died 15 August 1905 in Monroe County, Georgia. Notes for GEORGE WASHINGTON HEAD: 1880 Census Place: Towalagga, Butts, Georgia Source: FHL Film 1254136 National Archives Film T9-0136 Page 326C George W. HEAD, Self, M, M, W, 31, GA, Occ: Farming, Fa: GA, Mo: GA Carrie HEAD, Wife, F, M, W, 26, GA, Fa: ---, Mo: GA Lucey HEAD, Dau, F, S, W, 4, GA, Fa: GA, Mo: GA Hattie HEAD, Dau, F, S, W, 2, GA, Fa: GA, Mo: GA James HEAD, Son, M, S, W, 1, GA, Fa: GA, Mo: GA More About GEORGE WASHINGTON HEAD: Burial: Rock Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Monroe County, Georgia Medical Information: In later years was afflicted with rheumatism and had to use an invalid wheelchair. More About CARRIE E. PHINAZEE: Burial: Rock Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Monroe County, Georgia More About GEORGE HEAD and CARRIE PHINAZEE: Marriage: 14 March 1875, Monroe County, Georgia Children of GEORGE HEAD and CARRIE PHINAZEE are: i. LUCY5 HEAD, b. 24 February 1876, Butts County, Georgia; d. 09 February 1954, DeKalb County, Georgia. ii. HATTIE EMILY HEAD, b. 13 December 1877, Butts County, Georgia; d. 04 August 1929, DeKalb County, Georgia. iii. JAMES PHINAZEE HEAD, b. 21 March 1879, Butts County, Georgia; d. 31 August 1957, Monroe County, Georgia. More About JAMES PHINAZEE HEAD: Burial: Rock Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Monroe County, Georgia iv. ROBERT THOMAS HEAD, b. 05 March 1882, Monroe County, Georgia; d. 19 December 1932, Monroe County, Georgia. More About ROBERT THOMAS HEAD: Burial: Rock Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Monroe County, Georgia v. NANCY ELIZABETH HEAD, b. 21 August 1884, Monroe County, Georgia; d. 17 December 1955, Monroe County, Georgia. More About NANCY ELIZABETH HEAD: Burial: Rock Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Monroe County, Georgia vi. GEORGE DANIEL HEAD, b. 26 May 1886, Monroe County, Georgia; d. 22 January 1967, Butts County, Georgia. vii. CATHERINE HEAD, b. 23 August 1888, Monroe County, Georgia; d. 14 December 1960, Spalding County, Georgia (Source: Georgia Death Index 1919-1998, Certificate 34076.); m. ROGER HEAD STRICKLAND, 14 February 1911, Monroe County, Georgia; b. 12 February 1887, Pike County, Georgia; d. 24 July 1970, Spalding County, Georgia (Source: Georgia Death Index 1919-1998, Certificate 024030.). More About CATHERINE HEAD: Burial: Hebron Cemetery, Pike County, Georgia Residence: Pike County, Georgia More About ROGER HEAD STRICKLAND: Burial: Hebron Cemetery, Pike County, Georgia Residence: Pike County, Georgia More About ROGER STRICKLAND and CATHERINE HEAD: Marriage: 14 February 1911, Monroe County, Georgia viii. PHILLIP FRANCIS HEAD, b. 09 June 1890, Monroe County, Georgia; d. 16 January 1961, Florida. ix. WILLIAM BENJAMIN HEAD, b. 30 June 1892, Monroe County, Georgia; d. 26 July 1946, Fulton County, Georgia (Source: Georgia Death Index 1919-1998, Certificate 17076.). More About WILLIAM BENJAMIN HEAD: Burial: Rock Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Monroe County, Georgia Residence: Spalding County, Georgia |
| Obituary of
ROY HEAD, from The Monroe Advertiser, February 4, 1916 **On January 20th, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Head, Roy. Young man of seventeen. Cut foot with an axe and death resulted from the injury. Funeral at Rogers church. |
| Obituary of J. F. HEARD, SR., from The Monroe Advertiser, January 3, 19__? **Jacob Foreman Heard, Sr., Age 61. died Saturday morning, December 29. Native of Bibb county. Parents were the late J. F. Heard and Estill Findley Heard of Bibb county. One of the organizers of the Forsyth Trade School which was organized in 1945 and closed in September 1951. Survived by wife, Mrs. Byrd Maddox Heard; two sons, J. F. Heard, Jr., Macon; John H. Heard, Thomaston; one sister, Mrs. J. M. Lord, Forsyth; three brothers, Dr. Llewyn Heard, Hammond, Ind.; John t. Heard, St. Louis; A. J. Heard, Valdosta; three grandchildren. Buril in the Forsyth City Cemetery. |
| Mrs. A. A. Heath
(Macon Telegraph, Friday, Dec. 19, 1958, submitted by Jane Newton, transcribed
by E. Robertson) Forsyth: Funeral services for Mrs. A. A. Heath, 72, will be held at 11 a m Saturday at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Edgar Pritchett and the Rev. James Burleson officiating. Burial will be in Forsyth Cemetery. Mrs. Heath, a member of the New Providence Baptist Church at Smarr, died Thursday in Atlanta. She was a native of Carroll County, the former Miss Doral Newman. Survivors include five daughters; two sons; two sisters. (names intentionally omitted) |
| Mrs. B. L. Henceley (The Monroe Advertiser, May 20, 1910) Dillards, My 16 - A sad death was that of Mrs. B. L. Hensley which occurred at her home near Maynards church Sunday morning. Mrs. Henceley had been sick for several months and her death was not unexpected. She was the wife of Rev. B. L. Henceley and the daughter of Mrs. Floyd of Forsyth. She was a good christian woman and for years a consistant member of the Missionary Baptist church and in her death Maynards loses one of the most devoted members. She leaves one son, Zenas Hencely, and four dughters, Mrs. C. C. Lunsford, Mrs. J. A. Speir, Mrs. John Williamson, Mrs. E. L. Bowden and Miss Lizzie Henceley. The remains were interred at Maynards cemetery Monday Morning. To her family we extend christian condolence. |
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The Monroe Advertiser, 26 Feb 1925 (Transcribed
by Evelyn Bugg)
W.D. HENCELY DIES AT HIS HOME IN FLOVILLA. Following an illness of several months, Mr. W. D. Hencely, a well-known and highly esteemed citizen, passed away at his home in Flovilla Saturday night at 8 o’clock. He had been confined to his bed for the past 11 months and suffered from a complication of ailments. Mr. Hencely was 80 years of age and a Confederate veteran He had been a resident of Flovilla for a number of years and had many friends who regret to learn of his passing. Surviving are his wife, who was a Miss Zellner, of Monroe county; four sons, Mesers. J. H. Hencely of Cuthbert, W. H. Hencely of Monroe county, E. T. Hencely of Gladesville, and B. H. Hencely of Flovilla; four daughters, Mrs. W. S. Lunceford of Juliette, Mrs. Goodwin of Vienna, Mrs. J. T. Thompson of Rockmart, and Mrs. Norris Mays of Flovilla; a brother, Rev. B. L. Hencely of Forsyth, and a sister, Mrs. Jim Chambliss of Macon. |
| John Thomas Hickman.
(Monroe Advertiser, June 5, 1930. File submitted by Jane Newton, transcribed
by E. Robertson) Funeral services for John Thomas Hickman, 24 years of age, were held at the Ensign Baptist Church Thursday afternoon of last week. Mr. Hickman died on May 24 (1930) at the Massachusetts Memorial Hospital in Boston, he having been carried to the hospital on May 20 suffering from injuries he sustained in a fall from a building on which he was working. Rev. J. C. Mays, of the Georgia Industrial Home, where Mr. Hickman was reared, had charge of the funeral services of the funeral services. The members of the Georgia Industrial Home band played several numbers during the service and four of his friends from the home, Ernest Stone, Harry Neace, Arnold Jones and Hulen Long, served as pallbearers. Mr. Hickman is survived by his wife, who before her marriage was Miss Alice Earnest, one three year old son, John T., Jr., his father, Mr. Jewel Hickman and two sisters, Mrs. W. M. Coyle and Miss Doris Hickman of Forsyth. Mr. Hickman served four years in the United States navy, his enlistment expiring on May 19, 1929. He returned to Macon to make his home until a few months ago, when he went to Boston. |
| Obituary of MRS. B. F. HILL, SR., from the Monroe Advertiser, March 17,. 1916 **Mrs. B. F. Hill, Sr., died Tuesday at home near Stuart's Mill. In seventy-third year. Funeral held from her residence and interment at Oakland Cemetery on Thursday. Survived by husband and by one son, B. F. Hill, JR. |
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The Monroe Advertiser, 9 December 1943, Vol 89, Page 1, Col 1 (Transcribed by Evelyn
Bugg)
Mrs. L. O. Hollis
Claimed by Death
Funeral services for Mrs. L. O. Hollis, aged 80, esteemed resident of Forsyth, who died early Tuesday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Loring Wadley, of Macon, were held Wednesday at 11:00 A.M. at the Bramblett Funeral home in Forsyth, and interment followed in the city cemetery. Mrs. Hollis was before her marriage to Mr. Hollis, who died several yers ago, Miss Mattie Peurifoy. She was an active member of the Forsyth Methodist church and of the Cabaniss Chapter U.D.C. so long as her health permitted. She is survived by two sons, K. Lyle Hollis, Forsyth, and H. P. Hollis, Cleveland, Ohio; one daughter Mrs. Loring Wadley, Macon; one brother, Stanley Peurifoy, of Abilene, Texas. The services were conducted by the Rev. Augustus Ernest, a former pastor, assisted by the Rev. Paul McKnight. Pallbearers were C. D. Hollis, Kirk Salter, L. R. Wadley, Jr., G. P. Whatley, John Thweatt and Ashley Phinazee. |
| TOM HOLLIS,
TOM BLISSITT AND T. J. ELLINGTON REPORTED KILLED IN ACTION. Monroe Advertiser, August 16, 1918. Contributed by Jane. Newton. Young Hollis, a Volunteer, Is the First Forsyth Man to Make the Supreme Sacrifice on Fields of France. The heroic deeds of the American soldiers in France have brought to this country a joy which has not been unmixed with sorrow. The Germans have been driven back, but the victory has been gained at the expense of many lives. A number of men from Monroe county have been listed among the killed or among the wounded. Private Tom W. Hollis, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Hollis, of Forsyth, was killed in battly on July 28th. He was a volunteer and was a member of Company A, 151st Machine Gun Battalion. Young Harris was 24 years of age. He has two other brothers in the service, one of them being Lieutenant K. I. Hollis, stationed at Waco, Texas, and the other Lieut. Howell Hollis, who is with the Canadian overseas forces in England. In speaking of his death on the battlefields Mrs. Hollis said: "Tommie was a brave, Christian soldier. He often wrote us that he was praying for his loved ones at home, and said he did not see how any able-bodied boy could stay away from their duty to help the people over there." Another reported as killed in action was private Thomas H. Blissitt, of Juliette, who went to the border with the old Second Georgia Infantry and stayed with the organization when it wen to France. He was the son of J. H. Blissitt, a well known farmer of Juliette. J. T. Ellington, who entered the army from Culloden, has been reported as killed in action. Two Monroe county soldiers have been reported as wounded, Privates Charley C. Hough, and H. W. Dickerson. |
| Obituary of
Mrs. J. J. HOLLOWAY, Monroe Advertiser, November 14, 1929, Contributed by
Jane Newton PARALYSIS IS FATAL TO MRS. J. J. HOLLOWAY Mrs. J. J. Holloway died at her home in Russellville Wednesday at noon following an illness of three weeks which was the result of a stroke of paralysis. Mrs. Holloway was 72 years of age and during her long life had manifested all the graces of a Christian and had won for herself a place of leadership and respect in the community. She is survived by her husband and six children, Mrs. J. E. Abercrombie, of Culloden; Mrs. B. F. Davis, Messrs. J. C. and R. M. Holloway, of Macon, and Messrs. R. L. and F. H. Holloway, of Monroe county. The funeral service was conducted Thursday afternoon at the Culloden Baptist church, in the presence of a large audience of sorrowing relatives and friends by Rev. W. W. Childs of Yatesville. Six grandsons of the deceased acted as pallbearers. |
| Obituary of MRS. J. O. HOLMES, from the Monroe Advertiser, April 5, 1907 Died Friday Night, March 29th at 12:15 at o'clock, at Culloden, Mrs Acheah Holloway Holmes, born near Yatesville, Ga., Feb. 21, 1862, associated with Prinitive Baptist church at Mt. Carmel and baptised in 1885. Married to J. O. Holmes February 10, 1895. Survived by one brother, Mr. J. J. Holloway and two sisters, Mrs. Thomas Jackson and Mrs. J. W. Pierson, husband and little daughter, Catherine. Services conducted from the Methodist church |
| Service Honors
Mrs. Holmes. (The Monroe County Reporter, March 23, 1973)(File submitted
by Jane Newton, transcribed by E. Robertson) A memorial service was held Sunday morning at the Culloden Primitive Baptist Church, during the regular worship service hour, honoring the late Mrs. Elizabeth Roquemore Holmes, who at her death, March 18, was the oldest living charter member of the church. Elder Ray Sims officiated at the service. Funeral services for Mrs. Holmes were held last week in Akron, Ohio at St. Paul's Episcopal Church with burial in the Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Holmes was born in Forsyth, March 12, 1884. She was a charter member of the Culloden Primitive Baptist Church, which formed in 1909, the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Huguenot Society of Charleston, S. C. Mrs. Holmes lived in Forsyth for a number of years, as dietician at Tift College, after which she retired to live in Akron, with her daughter and her husband. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. John Strozier; a grandson and three great-grandchildren in New York; two half-brothers, Joe and Jim Roquemore of Forsyth; a half-sister, Mrs. Mable Little of Decatur, Ga; and several nieces and nephews in Georgia and Florida. |
| Obituary of MRS. C. M. HOOKS, from The Monroe Advertiser, April 28, 1916 ** Mrs. C. M. Hooks, died Saturday morning. She was Miss Missouri Sanders. Born in Wilkinson County, 60 years ago. Survived by her husband; by one daughter, Mrs. H. M. Maddox, of Atlanta; by two sons, V. B. Hooks of Forsyth and C. R. Hooks of Winston-Salem, N. C.; by three sisters, Mrs. C. S. Powel of Gordon; Mrs. W. A. Jones of Gordon and Mrs. J. W. Hooks of Gordon; and by two brothers, D. F. Sanders of Houston, Tx. and Dr. J. W. Sanders of Hawkinsville. |
| Obituary of Mr. A. C. HOWARD, from the Monroe Advertiser, March 31, 1916 **Mr. A. C. Howard, of Bolingbroke died Tuesday. Funeral held at the residence of Mrs. Saunders at Bolingbroke Wednesday. |
| Obituary of John
Howard. Empire State- Griffin, GA., Week of March 19,1856.
Contributed by Don Bankston Died at his residence in Monroe County, on the 9th inst., John Howard, aged 71 years. Mrs. Howard died in the midst of his children, soothed in his declining moment by their affectionate and careful attentions. He was a member of the Masonic Order of Knight Templars and we believe, identified in religious faith with the Baptist denomination. Full of honors and ripe with years, his spirit has departed for that happy abode where the wicked cease from troubling, and weary are at rest. |
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The Monroe Advertiser, 29 January 1942 (Transcribed by Evelyn Bugg)
Mrs. J. A. Huddleston Dies At Tallapoosa Tallapoosa—Mrs. J. A. Huddleston, of Tallapoosa, died at her home here Sunday night after an illness of five months. She is survived by her husband; three daughters, Mrs. M. S. Word of Atlanta, Mrs. Frances Nixon of Birmingham, and Miss Faye Huddleston of Tallapoosa, Ga; a granddaughter, Mrs. W. P. Drew of Brunswick; three grandsons, Irving H. Sloan of Miami, Joe H. Sloan of Seattle, Wash., and Walker Jack Sloan of Atlanta; one sister, Mrs. G. W. Newton, Forsyth. Funeral services were held in Forsyth Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the First Methodist Church. |
| LETTER FROM
FRANK M. HUNT TO HIS MOTHER. Monroe Advertiser, August 16, 1918, Contributed
by Jane Newton. Was Written on "Mother's Day" and the young man was killed in action on French Front July 28. - Many friends of my nephew, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Hunt, of Milner, Frank M. Hunt who was killed in action on the French front July 28th, have kindly expressed to me their sympathy and appreciation of Frank's character. As a matter of confort to his friends and interest perhaps to others, I hand a copy of a letter to his Mother to The Advertiser for publication. Frank had been a member of the Methodist church since a boy. J. W. HUNT FRANCE, Mother's Day, May 12, 1918. My Dear Mother: Mother's Day - every day, mother mine, is "Mother's Day", but today I am to be occupied wholly with thoughts of you, and to tell you once again what you already know. I'm sure I should tell you oftener, but mother knows how her children are apt to think - their affection for her is so much a matter of course that it seems to be a waste of words. Daily I remember how you trained me to walk in the paths of righteousness, instilling into my mind and conscience the love of God and country. I have often wondered far from that paty, but the fault was none of yours. Today I am trying to profit by your teaching, and realize more, each day, that a man need fear nothing if he be guided by the precepts learned at mother's knee. The first simple prayer, "Now I lay me down to sleep," which you taught me - unconsciously I repeat it until this day, and always a prayer that you may be spared so that, some day, ours may again be a happy, reunited family, and if anything should ever occur to prevent my returning to you don't shed a single tear, unless they are tears of joy. Mama, I know that I'd at last meet you in a better land. There, now, I haven't any idea of anything happening. Am just as well and happy as can be, and oh, so homesick for a glimpse of you. But the homesickness won't keep any of us from doing our bit in making those homes and mothers safe against Prussianism. Let us home that won't take long. The hardest part of it all is going to fall on the dear mothers and folks at home. Our part, over here, is comparatively easy. I thank God for a mother such as you. With a heart full of love, Your son, FRANK M. HUNT, Co. A, 151st M. G. Ba., A. E. F. |
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