Mrs. G.W. Owens, 74, Dies Following Appendicitis Operation, Feb. 24, 1922

Mrs. G.W. Owens, 74 years old, died at the Community Hospital Tuesday night following an operation for appendicitis Saturday night. Mrs. Owens, who had lived at this city for the last 31 years, is survived by two daughters, Mrs. B.F. Swindell and Mrs. O.R. Wolford, both of Baltimore; five sons, Amos, R.L., T.S., F. and R.B. Owens, all of this city, by 12 grandchildren, and by one brother, T.M. Sanderlin.

From the front page of The Independent, Elizabeth City, N.C., Feb. 24, 1922