Death of Mrs. Inman; Mitchell-Thompson Family Reunion, July 21, 1924

Fairmont Letter. . . Death and Funeral of Mrs. Robert Inman—Twelve Towns and Three States Represented at Mitchell-Thompson Reunion

By Mrs. H.G. Inman

Fairmont, July 18—Tuesday morning at 4 o’clock death claimed the wife of Mr. Robert Inman, two miles south of town. Mrs. Inman, had been in bad health for several years, having been confined to her bed most of the past year. Her condition became critical just a week ago and the end was expected any time. She was a consecrated Christian, having joined Pleasant Grove Baptist church in her early teens and later moving her membership to the Baptist church in Fairmont.

Maggie Davis Inman was the daughter of Archie and Sallie Davis, deceased, of the Iona community, where she lived all of her life until she married Robert Inman January 27, 1896. Of this union 10 children—five boys and five girls—were born: Misses Sallie, Fonie, Maggie, Bernice and Martha, Messrs. Oscar, Fred, Ben, Dan and Graham, Graham being only 5 years old. She is survived by two brothers, Messrs. Frank of Fairmont and Arthur of Iona section, and one half brother, Mr. Tommie Davis, also of the Iona section.

The funeral was conducted at the home by her pastor, Rev. J.E. Lanier, Wednesday at 10:30, interment being made in the Inman cemetery. The beautiful floral designs attested in a small way the esteem in which she was held. Aunt Mag was a woman of unusual patience, kindness and goodness, and it was always an inspiration to hear her talk of the future, and of the wonderful blessings sure to come.

With the heart-broken husband we deeply sympathize, and to the children we understand and know what they have lost and what they are suffering and can sympathize more fully with them, and the community has lost one of its best friends. All of the family were at the bedside when death came except Sallie, who was attending summer school at Greenville, and Oscar, who lives in Washington, D.C. He and Mrs. Inman came Wednesday morning.

Reunion

Friends and relatives of the Mitchells and Thompsons came together yesterday at the Chambers-Reeves warehouse and inaugurated what is hoped to be an annual reunion. High Point, Hickory, Asheville, Fayetteville, St. Paul, Lumberton and Rowland, N.C., Bennettsville, Latta and Dillon, S.C., Dallas, Texas, and Delano, Calif., were represented. Everybody seemed to have a good time in the July-istical manner, even the picture man was there taking “shots.”

Dinner was served at 1 o’clock, thanks being returned by Rev. J.E. Lanier, after which “Blest Be the Tie That Binds” was sung and then everybody tried to do justice to the bountiful supply of eats.

From the front page of the Lumberton Robesonian, Monday, July 21, 1924

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