Funeral services for Donald McLeod Wanchope were held Saturday afternoon in the Second Presbyterian church of this city at 5 o’clock. The body was taken to Albemarle from Whiteville, N.C., where he was drowned Friday evening in Lake Wacamaw. It was met there by an undertaker, Mr. and Mrs. Gip Sherrill and other friends, and brought to the home of the late Mrs. J.C. Thompson to await the hour for burial.
The funeral services were conducted by Dr. J.C. Rowan of the First Presbyterian Church, assisted by Rev. Mr. McIver of Poplar Tent. A quartet composed of Mrs. J.B. Womble, Miss Hattie Thompson, Messrs. C.H. Long and R.E. Ridenhour Jr. sung two selections, accompanied on the piano by Mr. John Goodman.
Special friends of Donald acted as pall bearers. They were: Macan Holbrooks, Edward Martin, Albert Freeze, Roy Sanders, Roy Sides and Lewis White. Many beautiful offerings attested the high esteem in which Donald was held, not only in concord but in Whiteville among new-found friends. Outstanding among these were the following: a pillow from the Second Presbyterian Sunday School ; another handsome design from the Intermediate Christian Endeavor Society of the same church; a wreath from McKinnon Presbyterian church, another from the Concord Choral Club, an immense heart sent by the ninth grade of the Concord High School, former classmates of Donald, a cross given by the Thompson sisters, Mrs. Gip Sherrill, Mrs. C.H. Long, Mrs. A.M. Turner, Miss Hattie Thompson and Mrs. R.P. Thompson, a design from Mrs. Compton of charlotte, designs from Miss Estelle Hayes and Mr. and Mrs. Carson of Whiteville.
Donald was born April 23rd, 1909, having just passed his 16th birthday. The latter part of his life was spent in Concord, as his father, Rev. W.C. Wauchope, had been pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church here for more than seven years and had resigned his pastorate here April 1st, to take up his new work at the Presbyterian Church of Whiteville. Most of Donald’s school days had been spent in Concord, and no student ranked higher in the hearts of his classmates and with the faculty than Donald. The younger set loved him for his unselfish heat, his ready wit, his spirit of good fellowship pervaded every group of which he was a member, the high standards and ideals which he upheld naturally made him the center of any group. The older set loved him for his gracious, gallant manner, police and courteous on all occasions. This coupled with an unusually brilliant mind, made him the favorite of both old and young.
The untimely death of Donald is being mourned all over Concord and wherever Donald and his parents are known.
Lake Wacamaw, the place of the accident, is known as the “wicked” lake. A party composed of the Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian Church of Whiteville was picnicking Friday night at the lake, chaperoned by Donald’s father, Rev. W.C. Wauchope. Donald got beyond his depth in the lake and was carried down by the undercurrent.
Rev. and Mrs. Wauchope will be in Concord for several days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gip Sherrill. Both are bearing up nobly, showing more clearly than ever the depth of their faith, and even in such a dark hour as this has been, were able to say, “It is all right, God never makes a mistake.”
Donald was the only child of Rev. and Mrs. Wauchope.
Out of town friends here for the funeral were Mr. Wilbur Boyce and Mr. and Mrs. Carson of Whiteville.
From page 3 of the Concord Times, Monday, June 8, 1925. Middle name spelled McLeon in headline and McLead in article.
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