Mrs. John Carriker, 65, Died Friday, Oct. 23, 1925

Mrs. John W. Carriker Died at Home Friday. . . Had Been Ill for Three Years with Heart Trouble and Death Was Not Unexpected.

Mrs. John W. Carriker, aged 65, died Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock at her home in No. 10 township, death being due to heart trouble with which she had been ill for three years.

Funeral services will be held tomorrow, Sunday morning, at 11 o’clock at Bethel Church, and interment will be made in the church cemetery. The services will be conducted by rev. D.C. Ballard.

Mrs. Carriker had been seriously ill for several days, and her death was not unexpected. Her husband and five of her six children were with her when the end came.

Mrs. Carriker was born in Cabarrus county on September 15, 1860, being a daughter of the late Joe R. and Margaret Long McClelland. She was married in 1880 and had spent her entire life in this county. She was a member of Bethel Church.

Surviving are the husband, 10 children and 27 grandchildren. The sons are: C.L. Crriker of Charlotte, J.H. and A.O. Carriker of Cabarrus County; S.C. Carriker of Stanfield; W.A. and H.D. Carriker of Charlotte. The daughters are: Mrs. C.L. Taylor and Miss Margaret Carriker of Cabarrus County; and Mrs. Lola Helns and Miss Ada Carriker, both of Charlotte.

From page 2 of The Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, October 24, 1925

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