Mrs. R.C. Simmons died last Friday evening, June 17, at the home of her brother, Thos. S. Gash, of Etowah. She had stopped there on her way from Hendersonville, returning to Brevard, when she was attacked with colitis, death resulting in a few days.
Mrs. Simmons had spent the winter in Hendersonville with her only daughter, Mrs. W.C. Jordan. For a number of years her home has been in Brevard with the family of O.L. Erwin, her cousin. She was also an aunt of Mr. Erwin’s first wife, and after her death had done a mother’s part in the home in rearing of the children.
Mrs. Simmons was born in October 1839, being at the time of her death in her 82nd year. Her early childhood was spent in the Etowah section, but her parents dying when she was quite young she was taken into the home of her uncle, O.L. Erwin, father of Mr. Erwin of Brevard. The Erwin home at that time was near Cherryfield, at what is now known as the Brook’s place. She grew up into late womanhood in the Erwin family and from their home went forth as a bride just before the civil war, leaving this county and living for a while in Georgia. Her husband was a Confederate soldier, was taken prisoner, and it was supposedly died in prison. They had only one child.
After the death of her husband Mrs. Simmons returned to her old home, and has since been identified with this section. Of a large family of brothers and sisters only two survive: T.S. Gash of Etowah and Mrs. Hattie B. Moore of Macon County. The funeral services were held Sunday morning at the Brevard Methodist church, of which she had been a member for years. The services were conducted by the pastor, Rev. A.S. Raper, assisted by Rev. J.R. Hay, who paid a brief but eloquent tribute to the life and character of the departed lady. Mr. Hay condensed into a few words the description of a Christian life spent in doing good for others, closing with the statement that if she could now speak, she would ascribe the praise to Christ.
Interment followed at Oak Grove cemetery. The pall bearers were R.H. Eachary, D.L. English, John Maxwell, Fred Johnson, F.P. Sledge, E.E. Lewis.
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Mrs. B.T. Egerton Died Last Friday. . . Death Occurred at Merriweather Hospital—Leaves Record of Christian Character
Mrs. B.T. Egerton died on Friday of last week at the Merriweather hospital in Asheville after a long illness. Funeral services were held on Saturday afternoon at Shaws Creek Methodist Church near Yale, conducted by Presiding Elder W.H. Willis, assisted by Rev. W.A. Thomas of Rosman. Interment followed at the cemetery of the church.
The pall bearers at the funeral were all members of the brotherhood of locomotive engineers, of which Mr. Egerton himself was a member. They were: J.H. Sullivan, J.F. Hendrix, Joe Daugherty, Troy Muse, R.G. Handley (?), and H.C. Ranson.
Mrs. Egerton was buried at her old home church cemetery and the large congregation of people from that community bore testimony to the esteem in which she was held there. The same testimony was borne by the large number of Brevard people attending the ceremony. The occasion was one of more than usual sadness, many of the congregation being affected to the point of weeping.
Mrs. Egerton was born May 31, 1873, and was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Bronson Broyles of Yale. She was married to B.T. Egerton 20 years ago, spending the greater part of her married life in Brevard. About three years ago her place of residence was changed to Lake Toxaway.
It was during the 17 or more years passed here that Mrs. Egerton formed some of her closest friendships and did the greatest work of her life. She was a consistent member of the Methodist Church, and was actively engaged in its every department. A brilliant Bible student, a teacher of excellence qualifications and a liberal giver to every church cause, she became a leader in religious activities and left a record of inspiration among her acquaintances.
Mrs. Egerton is survived by her husband, one sister, Miss Addie Broyles, and one brother, Albert Broyles, the two latter residing in Henderson County.
From the front page of The Brevard News, June 24, 1921
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