Mrs. Ruth Peeke, wife of Prof. Carlyle Peeke of the Georgia Tech faculty, died at her home in Atlanta Saturday night, after a three months illness of acute bright’s disease and paralysis. Interment was yesterday in an Atlanta cemetery beside the grave of her one child.
Mrs. Peeke was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F.D. Matthews of Hamilton, a sister of Mrs. Fannie Council of Morehead City, Mr. D.G. Matthews of Hamilton and Mr. Edward Ransom Matthews of Norfolk, a niece of Mrs. Fannie Biggs of Williamston. Her family have spent several weeks with her in Atlanta during her serious illness.
Mrs. Peeke, as Miss Ruth Matthews, was one of the most brillian women Martin County ever produced. She graduated with the highest honors at Salem Academy in Winston-Salem when very young, went to Chicago University and afterwards studied architecture at that school. While in Chicago she did social settlement work in the slums and was active in the social life of that city.
Peeke taught in the local schools in 1905 when 18 years of age and is pleasantly remembered by the people of Williamston.
Mrs. Amanda Williams
Mrs. Amanda Williams died at her home yesterday morning after a short attack of pneumonia. She was 79 years old and the last member of a family of nine children.
She was the widow of the late Wm. Williams, who died several years ago. She leaves only one child, Mr. W.H. Williams, of this city, with whom she resided.
She was buried at the Skewarkee Cemetery today, the funeral services being conducted by Elder Sylvester Hassell. She had long been a faithful member of the Primitive Baptist Church and was a woman of splendid christian character.
From the front page of The Enterprise, Williamston, N.C., March 15, 1921
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