Obituaries for Mrs. Bruton, Rev. Rogers, Feb. 3, 1922

MRS. BRUTON DEAD

Mrs. J.B. Bruton, widow of the late J.B. Bruton, died Thursday morning about 4 o’clock. The deceased had been feeble for quite a while. The funeral services will be conducted from the Central Methodist Church this afternoon (Friday) at 3 o’clock, by Rev. Dr. Ware, the deceased’s pastor.

Interment will be made in the Fairview Cemetery immediately after the funeral services. The following relatives of the deceased have arrived in town for the burial:

Mesdames M.C. Morris, Norwood; D.M. Lowder, Albemarle; Mr. L.A. Bruton, Thomasville; T.A. Batten, Alabama; James Batten, Candor. We hope to get a more complete report for the next issue.

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REV. JESSE PINKNEY RODGERS

The following account of the death and funeral of Rev. J.P. Rogers, formerly pastor of Central Methodist Church of this place, which we clip from the Salisbury Evening Post of Wednesday, will be of interest to Stanly County readers.

Rev. Jesse Pinkney Rogers, 56 years old, died at his home 1013 South Fulton Street last night at 10:36 o’clock of cancer, from which he had been a sufferer for some time. The funeral took place from the South Main Street Methodist Church this afternoon at 4:30 o’clock conducted by Rev. J.F. Kirk of the First Methodist Church and Rev. Woolsey of South Main Street Church, and the interment will be in Chestnut Hill Cemetery.

Surviving is the widow; one son, Mr. J.B. Rogers of Salisbury; four daughters, Mrs. E.L. Turbyfill of Asheville; and Misses Pearl, Blanche and Edith Rogers, all of whom lived with their parents. Three brothers, N.A. Rogers of Salisbury and Stamey and Samuel Rogers of Kannapolis, also survive.

Mr. Rogers was a member of the Western North Carolina Conference of the M.E. Church and had been a resident of Salisbury for more than four years. His last regular station was as presiding elder of the Waynesville district, but on account of failing health he had been relieved of regular active work, but had been assisting in superannuated endowment fund work in the W.N.C. conference. He was a consecrated worker in the Lord’s vineyard and had many friends throughout the bounds of the conference who will learn with sorrow of his death.

Rev. Mr. Rogers not only aided greatly in the work raising funds for the aged and infirm ministers, but as financial agent for the Children’s Home at Winston-Salem, succeeded in raising $60,000 for equipment. He had served as pastor of churches at Mocksville, Asheboro, Albemarle and Henrietta-Caroleen in addition to his work as presiding elder of the Waynesville district.

From The Stanly News-Herald, Albemarle, N.C., Feb. 3, 1922. The last name was spelled Rodgers in the headline in the newspaper and then Rogers throughout the obituary.