Selma, Jan. 14—Mr. Thomas Ruffin Fulghum, prominent in business interests in Selma and vicinity for many years, died at his home here last Thursday evening of pneumonia, after an illness of only a few days. The deceased was 68 years of age.
Thirty-one years ago he was married to Mrs. Lucinda Brady and had always lived at the old home place about five miles from Selma until nearly two weeks ago when he and his family moved to Selma.
He began surveying at the age of 18, and was county surveyor for about 30 years. He continued to survey some until his recent illness, having done work of this kind on a damp day just before being confined to his bed, which probably caused him to contract pneumonia. He was always well and strong, never needing a physician, except once after a slight automobile accident, until his final illness.
Mr. Fulghum was one of the directors of the Citizens Bank at Micro, also a director of the Pine Level Oil Mill, besides being vitally identified with the agricultural, industrial and business affairs in general of this section, having accumulated much property in and around Selma.
He had been a consistent member of the Pine Level Primitive Baptist church for about 26 years, from which church the funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at 1 o’clock by Elder C.F. Denny of Wilson and Elder J.T. Collier of Micro, pastor of the deceased, after which the remains were carried to the old home place for burial.
The pall bearers were Sheriff W. J. Massey, Messrs. E.F. Ward of Smithfield, James Woodard of Kenley, Archie Edwards of Princeton, W.B. Roberts of Selma and H.J. Corbett of Micro.
The floral offering was beautiful, the flowers being carried by the high school girls, class mates of his daughters, Misses Sadie and Ruth Fulghum.
The deceased is survived by his wife, nine children and five grandchildren. The children are Messrs. Chas. B., T.R. Jr., and Harold Fulghum, Mrs. W.R. Britt of Garner, Mrs. W.L. Stanfield of Micro, Misses Ruth, Sadie and June Fulghum. Two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Hicks of Selma and Mrs. T.E. Wellons of Micro, also survive.
From the front page of the Smithfield Herald, Jan. 15, 1924
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