The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-01-08
DEATH OF DIR. WALTER
BRODIE.
A Good Man and Highly IS
tecmed Citizen Passes AWAY
at His Home in Wilson.

tecmed Citizen Passes AWAY
| at His Home IN Wilson.
This community was shocked lasi
Saturday by the sad and unexpected
announcement that DIR. Walter Brodie
a native of this county. had passed
faway at his home in Wilson, at An
early hour that morning. He had
been sick but short time. having
taken his bed Oh Christmas eve. lie
died of pneumonia. DR.. Brodie was
born and reared to manhood near this
town and was held in warm esteem by
a large circle of friends who will be sin
| cerely panied at his death. He was a
well furnished physician, a successful
man of offairs, and an honorable. up
| right gentleman. in whom nature had
SO lovingly combined the gentler and
manlier elements that all who came in
contact with him were attracted by his
nobility of heart and character. DR..
Brodie was brother of Capt. E. G.
Brodie, of Henderson, and was in the
46th year Of his age. He leaves wife
and three children, two daughters and
son, of tender years. The remains
| were brought to Henderson on the
early train Sunday morning and were
inferred at the old family place near
town. The Wilson Mirror says this of
the deceased gentleman
DR.. Brodie was native of Granville, that
part nowVance county, but moved to Nash
several years ago; married Miss Ella
Kicks, lived at Hilliardston and Whita-
kers where he practiced medicine and car
ried on large farming operations. During
the last five years he has been a citizen
of Wilson. A physician of fine ability, he
retired from the active practice of medi-
cine several years ago, devoting his time
to his farms and the various enterprises
in which capital and public spirit were es-
sential, yet such was his ability as ply
stefan his brother physicians frequently
called him in consultation. He was a
most devoted husband, kind father and
an excellent neighbor. He was member
of the Episcopal church and a vestryman
of st. Timothy's OF this place. 1t may
be said truly of him that his life was gentle
and the elements SO mixed in him that
nature might we'll stand up and say ''this
is man." But inscrutible wisdom has
seen fit to cut him off, and we exclaim:
While Williams ripen gray with time;
Must then. the noble, gentle, great,
Fall in bold manhoOds hardy prince"
Yes, in the midst of his usefulness and
from circle in which he moved with
such gentle dignity and delightful man
Ders and charming suavity this upright
citizen and spotless Christian and blame
less gentleman has been removed, and
many hearts are now throbbing with ten
derest regret at this untimely and unex-
pected DEATH The end was indeed unex-
pected and sent shock through our
whole community, for none dreamed that
he was so near his end. He was taken
sick with pneumonia on Christmas Eve,
and though he received the benefit of the
finest medical skill, and the tenderest
nursing that the most devoted affection
and loving ministry could bestOw, yet
nothing could avert the stroke of death
and on early Saturday morning he passed
away as softly and as peacefully as a
snowflake that mets into the bosom of a
gently flowing river.
On Saturday night his remains We're
taken to the depot under the escort of
Mayor Green, Al Branch, T. J. Hadley.
W. P. Simpson, r. S. Barnes and w. H.
Blount, who acted as pail bearers, and
were sent to Henderson where they were
laid down to rest where other loved ones
are sleeping. F. W. Barnes, A. w. Row
land, J. T. Virgins and Sheriff Kicks of
Nash accompanied his grief stricken fam
lily to Henderson, and thus testified to
the exalted esteem in which he was held
by our whole community. Peace to his
ashes, and may the soft mellow waves of
a God given solace flow in soothing rip
pies DER the torn and lacerated hearts
of his bereaved ones, and spread DER
their wounds that precious balm of resig-
nation found alone in the blessed comfort
OF the Christian religion