Deaths
Death of Roy Lanning
Roy Lanning, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dock Lanning, died of
double pneumonia last Thursday, Jan. 24. The interment was at the Lanning
graveyard near Fruitland on Friday.
Death of Frank Morris
Shortly before going to press word was received here of the
death of Frank Morris, who had been ill for a long period, death occurring
yesterday morning at Fairview Cottage, Asheville. The deceased was 30 years of
age and leave surviving him his mother and brothers and sisters who are widely
known in the town and county.
The funeral services will be held at 3:30 this afternoon at
the home of his mother on Fifth Avenue, and interment will be in Oakdale
Cemetery.
Mr. Morris had been an invalid for a long time; ill health
forcing him to give up work in Cincinnati to come further South, and finally
making it necessary for him to cease work entirely and enter a sanatorium in
the hope of being benefited. He was formerly clerk at the New Charleston
Hotel, Charleston, going from there to Mobile, thence to Cincinnati, and from
there to Asheville, where he was employed at the Swannanoa-Berkley until he was
forced to cease work. Shortness of time prohibits in this issue fitting sketch
of Mr. Morris’ life, which will appear in next week’s paper.
Walter Gibbs
Walter Gibbs, about 20 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Theodore Gibbs, died from catching hold of a life wire last Thursday, Jan. 24.
About a year ago, lightning struck the post on which this electric wire was
fastened and the wire was left suspended several feet above the ground. Mr.
Gibbs and a friend were out on the hills near L.E. Rackley’s on the Willow road
and for some unknown reason he jumped up and caught this wire which held him
there until the companion could go to a neighbor’s for assistance.
Funeral of J.R.
Garren
The funeral of the late John R. Garren, who died at the
Merriwether hospital Wednesday night of influenza, was held at Liberty church
Sunday morning.
The deceased is survived by his wife, his mother, a brother
and a sister. He was 32 years of age and had been working for the firm of J.R.
Rich and Company of Asheville for many years, being one of their most trusted
employees.
Melvin Anders
Melvin Anders, son of Tom Anders on Shaw’s Creek road, died
of influenza Thursday, Jan. 24. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Mr.
Morris and the body was laid to rest at Shaw’s Creek Church on Friday. He is
survived by his father, three sisters and three brothers.
Death of Samuel Rau
Samuel Rau, aged about 75, was found dead in bed at his home
out on the “Ridge” early Monday morning. The deceased, who was a former
resident of Hendersonville, had been twice married, several children of the
first marriage surviving, but none of them living in this county.
Death of Mrs. John T.
Wilkins
A long period of illness and suffering closed Tuesday
morning when death came to Mrs. John T. Wilkins at a local sanitarium. The
deceased, who was 24 years of age, was married four years ago, and prior to
marriage was Miss Olive French Eury, and was a trained nurse being a graduate
of the Mission Hospital, Asheville. Funeral services were conducted by Dr. E.E.
Bomar yesterday at the grave in Oakdale Cemetery, all of the pallbearers being
Masons, but no Masonic ceremonial being used. The sympathy of the community
will go out in full measure to the bereaved husband and to the little girl baby
left motherless, and to the little stepchildren for whom she had so well taken
the place of mother.
Galileo Blackwell
Galileo Blackwell died of pneumonia Friday, Jan. 24. He was
buried at Dana on Sunday. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. A.W.
Farnum. Mr. Blackwell is survived by his wife, one child, and his mother.
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