Mrs. John Briggs of Washington, D.C., Has Died, June 2, 1926

Death of Mrs. Briggs

Telegram was received here Saturday afternoon announcing the death of Mrs. John Briggs in Washington, D.C. Her husband, Dr. John Briggs, is a native of this County and has many relatives and friends here who will mourn with him in the loss of his good wife.

Messrs. W.K. Moore, Arthur Whitfield, Tom Moore, and Miss Katherine Moore left Sunday morning in Mr. Moore’s car for Washington to attend the funeral of Mrs. Briggs.

From the front page of The Roxboro Courier, June 2, 1926

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