Samuel Hall Died of Pneumonia, Jan. 30, 1924

Death of Mr. Samuel Hall of Jobs Cabin Township

The death of Mr. Samuel Hall, one of the county’s well-known citizens, occurred January 20th.

Mr. Hall was sick only a few days and died at the home of a friend, Mr. Martin Hamby of Parsonville, where, for a few days prior, he had gone on a fox hunt with friends but became sick with pneumonia. He bore the attack a few days evidencing hope and then became worse when pneumonia in both lungs developed, his attending physician being Dr. Whittington.

For many years Mr. Hall lived at the foot of the Blue Ridge on the Philips Gap road where he had for several years been engaged in merchandising and farming. In religion he was of the Baptist denomination. He was the nominee of the Democratic party of this county in 1908 for the House of Representatives and canvassed the county against his opponent whose party being largely in the majority was the winner of Mr. Hall.

He leaves one sister, Mrs. W.F. Reins of Wilkesboro, and one brother, Mr. John Hall of Wilkesboro. Messrs. W.E., J.C. and Ralph Reins, and Mrs. Thos. M. Foster and Miss Maude Reins, of the two Wilkesboros, are his nephews and nieces, and others here and elsewhere. He was in his 72nd year. He was unmarried.

The funeral was preached by Rev. J.L. Shinn, the Baptist pastor in Wilkesboro, at Cub Creek church on Tuesday afternoon, the 22nd, his boyhood community, where the burial was in the graveyard nearby.

From the front page of the North Wilkesboro Hustler, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 1924