L.J. Pope Has Died, Aug. 5, 1924

Mrs. Riviere Goes to Funeral of Her Father

Mrs. Zollie Riviere left Shelby Sunday for Wadesboro, where she was called to the funeral of her father, Mr. L.J. Pope, who died there Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock after an illness of a year with high blood pressure. Mr. Pope lived many years in Shelby, where he was a well-known merchant. He left Shelby about 15 years ago and has been living in Wadesboro since. the funeral was conducted Monday afternoon at 4 o’clock and the interment was in Wadesboro, where he was well and favorably known. Surviving are his wife, five children, three daughters and two sons.

From the front page of the Cleveland Star, Shelby, N.C., Tuesday, August 5, 1924

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