Sunday, April 13, 2025

Mrs. E.C. Johnston, 74, Died of Pneumonia, April 10, 1925

Mrs. E.C. Johnston Dies at Home in Mooresville

Mooresville, April 13—Mrs. E.C. Johnston, aged 74 years, died at her home two miles east of Mooresville Friday, after an illness of two weeks with pneumonia. She was a daughter of the late John P. Patterson of Cabarrus county and was one of the best known and most active women of the Coddle Creek Church neighborhood. About eight years ago Mr. and Mrs. Johnston moved to this city to live, but moved back to their country home some time ago.

Besides her husband, she is survived by the following children: Graham, Mason, Fred and John Johnston; Mrs. H.B. Emerson and Misses Carrie, Mary and Martha Johnston, all of this vicinity, and Mrs. L.M. Shedd, a missionary located in Bolivia, South America. Surviving sisters are Mrs. W.F. Smith, Mrs. John F. Gouger; brothers R.L. Patterson of this community; John Patterson of Texas; W.S. Patterson of Stony Point.

Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at Coddle Creek A.R.P. Church, conducted by Rev. I.N. Kennedy.

From the front page of The Concord Daily Tribune, Tuesday, April 14, 1925

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