B.L. Jay, prominent real estate man and well known in Shelby, met sudden death Wednesday afternoon in an automobile accident that occurred while he was traveling rom Augusta to Monticello, Ga. Mr. Jay was on his way to see his wife when the accident occurred, details of which have not as yet been received in Shelby.
Mr. Jay was for some time local sales agent for Wildacres Developments, belonging to Thomas Dixon, and in this capacity was a familiar figure to Shelby people. He had previously been connected with the Laurel Park Estates as manager of the Asheville office, and at the time of his death was with Thomas E. Thrower Inc., selling Folly Beach, at Charleston.
Mr. Jay was a member of a prominent New York family, being a nephew of Ambassador Jay, who represented the United States at the British court during the Cleveland administration. He had been a resident of the western North Carolina district for some time before his death. He married a southern girl, Miss Bessie Pope, of a prominent Georgia family, living in Monticello. They had no children.
The funeral took place at Monticello Thursday afternoon at 4 p.m.
From the front page of The Cleveland Star, Shelby, N.C., Monday, Aug. 9, 1926
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