N.T. Patterson, 42, Bank President, Commits Suicide, Dec. 6, 1920

Coats, N.C., Dec. 6—N.T. Patterson, 42, president of the Bank of Coats, committed suicide by firing a bullet into his heart in a barn at his home here. Worry brought on by heavy withdrawals of deposits from his bank during the last few weeks is believed to be the reason for his act. He leaves a widow and seven children. (From the front page of the Hickory Daily Record, Dec. 6, 1920)