Mrs. Laura Cairnes died in Hendersonville May 11 and was buried May 12 at the Baptist Church at Boilston. Services were conducted by Rev. W.A. Williams.
Mrs. Cairnes was raised in the Boilston section of Henderson County. She was the widow of W.H. Cairnes, who died 20 years ago. She was 82 years of age. Her maiden name was Miss Laura Brittain.
Mrs. Cairnes lived a quiet, gentle life, was a member of the Baptist Church, and a woman of Christian character.
She is survived by one daughter, the wife of Rev. T.C. Holtzclaw of Hendersonville, at whose home she died. Two other daughters, Mrs. Leila Shipman and Mrs. Lila Ledbetter, preceded her to the grave.
W.M. Henry of Brevard, a nephew of the deceased, attended the funeral service.
From the front page of The Brevard News, May 20, 1921
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