The many friends throughout this and adjoining counties were grievously shocked when the news flashed over the wires Friday of last week that Mrs. T.F. Oates of Rutherfordton had fallen a victim to pneumonia. She had been ill for less than a week, her death coming with staggering swiftness and a shock to family and friends that will be hard to withstand.
She was Miss Nina Turner before her marriage to Mr. T. Frank Oates, prominent banker of Rutherfordton. Mrs. Oates, who was in her 29th year, was a social and civic leader and one of Rutherfordton’s most prominent and popular young women. She was a most lovable woman of Christian character and during her residence in Rutherfordton had gained a wide circle of friends. She was a devote member of the Presbyterian church and was a leading spirit in all church work. She was widely known throughout this state and her native state of South Carolina. She was a native of Grover, S.C.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Oates leaves two young sons, Buddy and Phillip Oates; two brothers M??? and Ellis Turner of Charlotte; four sisters, Misses Bessie and Lucy Turner of Grover; Mrs. Charles Washburn of Shelby and Mrs. Martin of Richlands, S.C.
Funeral services were held last Sunday at 2:30 p.m. from her late home at Rutherfordton. The living room was almost filled with a profusion of beautiful flowers, and it was here that the Rev. Mr. Woodfin G. Harry, pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Newton, N.C., assisted by Rev. G.R. Gillespie, Forest City, and Rev. Mr. M.A. Adams of Rutherfordton conducted the simple and dignified services.
Mrs. W.C. Twitty, accompanied by Mrs. Arthur Harrell on the piano, sang the hymn “Abide with Me” at the opening of the services and at the conclusion Mrs. Twitty and Mr. Pippin of Shelby sang the hymn “The Christian’s Good Night.”
The interment was in the Presbyterian graveyard of Rutherfordton and was very short, simple and solemn.
The pallbearers were Mr. Claude Miller, Mr. Frederick D. Hamrick, Mr. Deck Wilson, Mr. Keal Simpson, Mr. Angus McFarland and Mr. M.Y. Tate. The honorary pallbearers were Mr. M.O. Dickerson, Mr. H.A. Kutz, Dr. F.H.W. Logan, Dr. Linwood Robinson, Mr. S.E. Elmore, Dr. Robert H. Crawford, Dr. L.B. Morse, Mr. Tan Harris, Mr. K.S. Tanner, Mr. Luther Edwards, Mr. J.H. Thomas, Mr. B.B. Doggett, Mr. N.C. Harris, Dr. Henry Norris, Mr. Charles Hambright and Mr. J.W. Beason.
Many people from Charlotte, Kings Mountain, Grover, Shelby, Forest City, Rutherford county and practically all of Rutherfordton attended the services.
As a mark of respect the Citizens Bank & Trust Company was closed Saturday and The Commercial Bank was closed at once after her death and remained closed all day Saturday.
From the front page of the Forest City Courier, Thursday, March 25, 1926
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