The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-01-09

O'Clock. he h2d been sick TOR
several days and his death was
quite sudden. MFR. Cooke was the
Oldest son of the late Thomas z.
Cooke, Esq, and was forty-six
years old. He was married about
two years ago and leaves a wife and
one child. Mr.. Cooke has been
engaged in the mercantile business
at Middleburg for the past eighteen
months, and was considered by all
who knew him as an expert bust
ness man. His talents were many
and varied, but chief among which
was his skill with figures and pen.
At one time he was deputy county
court clerk. A brave, true soldier
during the war, he fought through
those dark days, receiving "A wound
which came near proving mortal.
He had no enemies and Was loved
by many friends, who mourn his
loss. His remains were buried in
LaGrange cemetery Sunday after
noon.-Somerville Reporter and
Falcon.
On the last day of the old year,
as If rounding mp a useful and no.
BILE lite, just preparatory to enter
ing upon the enjoYments of a new
existence and a we'll deserved re-
ward, were laid to rest in Elm wood
the remains of man who was one
of the landmarks of Memphis, and
whose career was as upright and
honorable as his good and beDefi-
cient works and deeds were nu-
merous. Though he sleeps in the
beautiful city of the dead, beside
those he loved, in peace and quiet,
yet his memory will still remain
green in the hearts of those who
knew him in life; source of pride
to his friends, and q heritage of
lose and honor to his relatives. j.
| &. McCleIland died on the 30th of
December and was buried on the
31st. Mr.. Mcclellan was born In
Cabarrus County, N. O., in 1913,
near Rocky River. When the tide
of the sturdy and strong sons of the
| Old North State set toward the
country known as Western Tennes>
see, mt that time for the most part
a wilderness, Mr.. McClelland was
among them and helped by his
sterling integrity and generous up
rightness OF character TO develop
and make the county of his choice,
Hardeman, where he settled in
1885, one of the wealthiest and
most refined in this section, He
resided in Hardeman until 1872,
when he moved to Memphis. where
he had engaged in the mercantile
business in 1865 under the firm
name of Guy. Mcclellan u Co. He
was married three times. his first
wife being Miss McAnulty, OF Har-
deman, oy whom he had FIVE chill
dren, none of whom survive him.
HIS second wife was Mrs. r. b.
Humphreys, of Hardeman county,
who was the mother of John l..
Mcclellan, a young business man of
this city, and his third wife was
Mrs. Malone, daughter of Col. Nj.
w. Guy, by whom he had five chll :
dren, two of whom survive hi a.,
Mary Lee, wife of Mr.. Hugh
Buckingham, rising young BUSH
ness man, and Frank Ii. Mcclellan,
prosperous farmer of Hardeman
county. Mr.. Mcclellan was a mem
Der OF the Presby terrain church
from early childhood, and was a
ruling elder of that church for for
ty~seven years. He vas sell
made man Of common sense, SOUND
judgment and great energy, and
unim peachabIe integrity of charac
ter. BY good management and
close application as farmer he
amused quite fortune, which un-
fortunately was swallowed up in
the mercantile business in this city.
Several years ago he experienced q
stroke of apOplexy, which unified
him for business@ He will always
be lovingly remembered by those
who knew NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.