The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-04-19
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DEATH OF Mr.. DfUKERs0N.
Impressive Funeral Services Over His Be
mains at Vine Bower.


DEATH OF Mr.. DfuKBRsoE.
Impressive Funeral Services Over His Re-
mains at Vine Bower.
| Col. w. r. Dickerson died at his
home near Bnfords last Friday
evening at 4 o'clock after nearly
six months of wasting sickness,
age 76 years, 5 months and % days.
He was born in Virginia and came
to Tennessee quite early where he
built up a fortune and raised q
family who idolized him for his ten
derness.and indulgent love. The fu-
neral took place at 3 o'clock Sunday
afternoon. Neighbors and friends
for miles and miles around were in
attendance, the spacious mansion
and the lawn being crowded. The
services were opened by song by
some Pulaski friends of the family
and a prayer and scripture reading
| by Rev. ID. L. Wilson, after which
Rev. w. H. Groves delivered
mastery funeral Grafton from He
brews xi, 16: "But now they desire
a better country, that is, q heavenly:
wherefore God is not ashamed to
be called their God: for he hath
prepared for them a CITY," 1t
sbounded in solemn and impressive
thought and was delivered with
much fervor and effect. The choir
sang ASLEEP in Jesus" "Shall we
Gather at the River" and "Sweet
By and By" the favorite songs OF
the deceased. During the singing
of the final hymn the friends filed
in and out the parlor to take last
view of the dead and Immediately
afterward the pall-bearers took
charge of the massive silver mount
ed casket and conveyed it to the
grave, appropriately located on an
eminence overlooking the beautiful
expanse of broad acres which have
beeo for about century the theatre
of activity of successful farmer
and stockman. The old-time friends
of Col. Dickerson we're chosen as
HONORARY PALL-BEARERs:
Messrs. David T. Reynolds, New.
ton White. Robert Laird, J. B. Chill
ders, j. B. Stacy, Robert Caldwell,
B. F. Carter, J. P. May, J. M. Far
mer, Jno. C. Brown, Thos. NJ.
Jones, Dr.. E. Edmundson, DR.. c. c.
Alternately. DR.. Jno. T. Steele and
DR.. Thos. B. Harwell. These pre-
coded the casket bearing the flowers
and garlands which had been pre-
pared to adorn the last resting
place of the dead. The active pail
bearers were Capt. j. D. Flautt,
Judge P. M. Babcock, DR.. Camp
bell, Capt. J. X. P. Blackburn,
Capt. R. A. Mitchell, Messrs. F. G.
Buford, W. c. Smith, j. NJ. Hill,
Geo. T.. Riddle and NJ. G. Fitzpat-
rick.
THE FLORAL DECORATIONS
were from Curry's Floral Conserva-
tory, Nashville. The largest and
handsomest was a "Gates Ajar,"
surmounted by a pure white dove
with wings outstretched heaven
ward. A handsome cross with an
Choir on it's base; a bible of pure
white flowers, edged with pansies
and bearing the words, "Asleep IL
Jesus" a pillow with the words
eat rest;;" a Maltese cross with the
words, "He is not dead, but sleep
eth," and a handsome floral Tyre
Other Aorals completely covered
0 the casket and grave. Near thu
casket was placed the vacant chsil
of the beloved husband and father
4 together with his cane. Upon thu
back of the chair was a sheaf o
wheat, emblematic of the grain rip
ened for the reaper. A picture o
) the departed also stood near thu
= casket, fower-trimmed and drapet
in crepe.
n The funeral proceeding through.
|. out was sadly impressive, nothing
being omitted TO testify of the I'M
;, speakable grief that had befa'len
Il happy household.
u Col. Dickerson was pre-eminentl.
" man of activity and business hat
its, exaeting to the last degree 70
!. all that was his, but equally a
: yielding to just Demands upon him
! He was q successful man, amassinI
fortune and leaving it intact. H
was a leader among men, being @
:. that caste of character that com
7. mands rather than invites, will c
It iron, vet withal as tender and affec
y tlonate in his home life as lovin
woman.
He never fully recovered from tn
severe shock of the death Of his or
) ly two sons who died within tw
g weeks Of each other some fiftee
: years ago. He leaves his wife sui
viving and six daughters, four {
If them married, aud all of them pres
q ent and tenderly watching and mir
r istering to him to the last momen
w He died in full faith of blesse
immortality.
Washington Eloora Aickersor
IS who since early manhood had bee
+ a prominent and well loved cit'-.
N of Giles on"-4v w.s horn !.
nynchburg. Va, Oct. Fl, 1911. H
re parents died when he was just
ed wears old and he was reared By b
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Roya
!. OF Richmond, Va. Being wealth
4 they INDUCED their favorite grant
On SON to a marked degree, giving hi
10 liberal education and every a
n vantage that money could COME
When he was q very young chi
they emigrated to Tennessee, brin
ire ing with them this household ps
BE At the age of 10 or ls years the fe
'de tune that had given him luxury "
',y swept away and he was LEFT to b
-. 81 gin life's struggles upon his own .
count, living with his tv"