The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-03-24
DEATH OF CAPT. EDMUND G..
BRODIE.
A Good Man and Valuable Citi-
zen Gone tn His Reward.


zen Gone to His Reward.
The serious illness of Capt. Z. G. Bro
die was noted in these columns last week,
and it was then thought that he could
not survive but short while.
He breathed his last, at his home in
HENDERSON at thirty-five minutes past 3
o'clock Friday afternoon, March 18th.
While his condition for several days had
been such as to prepare his family and
friends for the worst, his death was NONE
the less severe shock to them. Capt.
citizen, and his loss is serious one to
the community. No man was morcprom-
inent in county affairs or served his peo-
pie with greater fidelity. For many
years he was commissioner of Granville
| county, and after the formation of Vance
his services We're again invoked in behalf
of the public, and it was only when his
health began to fail less than a year ago
that he resigned this position and retired
to private life. His ripe experience, sturdy
character and conscientious devotion to
duty made him a most valuable public
officer, and to his superior Judgment and
excellent financiering the people are
largely indebted for the fact that the
county is out OF debt and the public in
situations established under his admins
tration are in such satisfactory condition
to-day. During Capt. Brodie's connec-
ton with the affairs of Granville and
Vance counties he had saved the tax
payers thousands of dollars, and the
GOLD LEAF goes upon record as saying
that his public services entitle him to q
monument, erected by the people he
served with SO much fidelity and courage
as a mark OF grateful appreciation and
, remembrance.
Capt. Brodie was Il man of the highest
character and integrity. He was good
mana Just man-conscientious and
upright in all his dealings, whose exam
pie will tend to lift up youth to the high
est and most useful plane of manhood.
Cnsullied honor, conscientious motives,
dauntless courage and unfagging perse-
verance in the right, may be written over
his tomb as fitting epitaph. He was .
kind and obliging neighbor, and his pri-
vate acts of charity were many. Quiet,
dignified and transformations in manner,
the outer world knew little of the gentle,
sympathetic nature of the man. He
never did anything for effect, but he car
ried within his breast heart that was
full of charity and love for his felowman,
and his acts of benevolence many can
testify to.
At his home no one entertain
ed with more generous hospitality
and it was one of Capt. Brodie's
chief pleasures to have his friends
visit him. Here the true character OF
the man showed itself as nowhere else
He was kind and generous, and warm
and trusted friend. In all respects he
was man of sound Judgment, safe
counselor and a good citizen, and one
whose place can not easily be filled. He
took an interest in whatever tended to
promote the best inteLests of the county
and in every position in which he was
place he was faithful and true, and dis
charged his duties in thorough and
creditable manner. In his death his
family have lost their best earthly friend,
and Henderson and Vance comfy one
OF it's best citizens. His memory will be
warmly cherished by wide circle OF &C.
quaintances.
Capt. Brodie was about 81 years old,
and leaves a wife and one child, son,
to mourn the loss of kind and gentle
husband and an affectiOnate, tender and
loving father. He was possessed of a
large estate, and up to short time back
carefully looked after all the details of
his business.
He had been in failing health for several
months but had so far recovered as to
cause his family and friends to hope for
his final and complete restoration to
his usual physical and mental condition
again, when he was stricken with paraly-
sis. He rapidly sank from the time he
was thus attacked about two weeks ago
until he died. The funeral was held
from the Episcopal church, of which the
deceased was communicate, at 3 clock
Sunday afternoon, the services being
conducted by the rector Rev. Julian E.
Ingle, assisted by Rev. W. s. Pettigrew
The attendance was large and the ex-
pressiOns of sorrow at the loss of such a
man were many and sincere. The re-
mains were inferred at the old family
homestead about two miles from town,
and were followed to their final resting
place by laIge concourse OF people.
Thus passes away q man whose life,
quiet and unobtrusive, was still life Of
good works, and whose death will be
sincerely mourned by many. How true
the saying, "A good name is rather to
be chosen than great riches; mark the
perfect man and behold the upright, for
the end OF that man is peace His was
grand, well rounded, we'll fulfilled life,
one deserving the greeting which it is the
aim OF every Christian to win in the life
beyond the grave: "Well done, thou
good and faithful servant
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