Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Funeral Service for Mrs. Brownlee Held at Her Son's Home, Aug. 2, 1923

Funeral Service for Mrs. James Brownlee

Funeral services for Mrs. James Brownlee, who died last Sunday night at 11 o’clock at Oak Hall, were held Tuesday morning from the Congregational Church, the Reverend W.A. Black officiating.

Six weeks prior to her death Mrs. Brownlee was taken ill with pneumonia. After a prolonged fight, she recovered only to suffer an attack of heart trouble during convalescence and died Sunday night.

The body was taken by her son, Eugene Brownlee, to the old family home, Cobleskill, N.Y., for interment.

Mrs. Brownlee is survived by four sons, Eugene Brownlee, proprietor of Oak Hall, Tryon; Clayton Brownlee of Birmingham, Ala.; Dr. Harris Brownlee of Danburg, Conn.; and Clarence Brownlee of Vancouver, B.C.

From the front page of the Polk County News, Tryon, N.C., Thursday, Aug. 2, 1923

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